On the last hand of the level, Team PokerStars Pro Online Isaac Haxton fired bets of 18,000 and 45,000 on the turn and river of a board against Joel Nordkvist. The latter made the call and Haxton tabled a missed , Nordkvist showed and took the pot leaving Haxton with less than ten big blinds when they return.
Pablo Fernandez opened for 10,000 on the button and Sam Trickettt defended his big blind.
Heads up to a flop then of where Trickett check-called a 15,000 bet. They both checked the turn and when a completed the community cards Trickett led out for 25,000. Fernandez took his time but he did make the call.
Trickett turned over but lost out to the of Fernandez.
Joni Jouhkimainen check-raised all in for his last 50,000 on a board against Nicolas Chouity but the former EPT Grand Final champion called with . Jouhkimainen showed but couldn't improve.
Adrian Mateos was involved in a hand with Anatoly Filatov that prompted a few comments from another player on the table.
Filatov was on the button and bet a very small 9,000 on the turn of a board reading . Mateos looked a bit confused but nevertheless he made the call.
The river card was the and Filatov, who had 100,000 behind, bet 53,000. Now mateos looked even more put out but he threw out the call irritably. Filatov turned over his straight and picked up a decent pot.
“Dirty. Even bad players get lucky sometimes.” the player to Filatov’s right said, but he wasn’t bothered as he was getting a massage and staking chips.
With over 60,000 already in the middle, Sergi Lloveras and Marvin Rettenmaier both opted to check the turn of a board. Lloveras then checked the river as well and Rettenmaier thought for a minute before moving all in. Lloveras quickly called.
Rettenmaier:
Lloveras:
A big double for the German, who is one of only three Germans left in this event.