Hand #1: Rasmus Glæsel opened for 135,000 with . Aleksei Opalikhin, in the hijack, called with . The flop came and Glæsel bet 150,000 with his flopped set. Opalikhin folded right away.
Hand #2: On the button, Michael Gentili found and raised to 130,000. Small blind Christian Harder woke up with and three-bet to 425,000. The big blind folded, and so did Gentili.
Hand #3: Aleksei Opalikhin was first to act and raised to 135,000. Rasmus Glæsel called from the big blind with and check-called 160,000 on . The turn came the and now Glæsel check-folded to Opalikhin's 290,000 bet.
Hand #4: Christian Harder raised to 135,000 from the button, followed by small blind Rasmus Glæsel who three-bet to 325,000 with . Big blind Aleksei Opalikhin found and glanced at his neighbor's stack. The Russian player eventually four-bet to 700,000. Harder folded, and so did Glæsel after some time in the tank.
Hand #5: Rasmus Glæsel raised from the button, making it 130,000. Both blinds folded.
Hand #6: Christian Harder was in early position with and raised to 140,000. Cliff Josephy was in the small blind and moved all in for 1,120,000 with . Harder folded, sending Josephy the pot.
Hand #7: Christian Harder raised to 140,000 from under the gun. Rasmus Glæsel moved all in from early position for his remaining 1,275,000 and Harder called.
Harder:
Glæsel:
Glæsel found himself in the midst of a classic race, hoping to hit one of six cards in the deck to stay alive.
The flop came , which was of no help to Glæsel.
The turn was the , and the river was the . Harder's pocket tens held, sending Glæsel to the rail in sixth place.
Hand #8: Michael Gentili raised from the button and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #9: Cliff Josephy raised under the gun to 135,000. Michael Gentili, right next to him, called with . Harder folded from the small blind, the big blind folded right away. The flop came giving Gentili a flush draw. Josephy checked and folded to a 140,000 bet by Gentili.
Hand #10: Michael Vela had just the showing and raised to 140,000 from the cutoff. Christian Harder flatted on the button, Cliff Josephy came along from the big blind with . The flop came and Josephy checked. Vela bet 210,000, Harder called and Josephy folded. The on the turn saw both players check and the completed the board. Vela bet 300,000 into 920,000, leaving himself 825,000 behind. Harder thought long and hard before he eventually let is go.
Hand #11: Michael Vela raised to 140,000 from under the gun with . Michael Gentili was in the big blind and defended with . The flop came . Gentili checked. Vela bet 200,000 and Gentili folded.
Hand #12: Christian Harder raised to 140,000 from under the gun with . Aleksei Opalikhin called with from the cutoff. Cliff Josephy was on the button and moved all in for 1,015,000. Both players folded and Josephy took down the pot.
Hand #13: Michael Gentili raised to 130,000 with on the button. Christian Harder defended his big blind with . The flop came . Harder checked. Gentili reached into his stack and bet 115,000. Harder called. The turn was the . Harder checked again. Gentili bet 325,000 this time. Harder looked back at his cards and decided to fold.
Hand #14: Michael Gentili raised to 130,000 from the cutoff with . Aleksei Opalikhin was in the big blind with and put in a three-bet to 300,000. Action was back on Gentili and he called. The flop came . Opalikhin looked back at his cards and put in a continuation bet of 460,000. Gentili quickly folded.
Hand #15: Christian Harder on the button raised to 175,000 and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #16: Christian Harder, now in the cutoff, raised to 190,000. Michael Gentili defended the big blind with and checked on . Harder, with trips, bet 160,000 into 470,000 and Gentili folded right away.
Hand #17: On a board of small blind Gentili checked . Vela with the bet 250,000 into 770,000 and Gentili folded.
Hand #18: Action folded to Michael Vela in the small blind and he limped in with . Christian Harder, in the big blind, checked . The flop came and Vela bet 100,000, Harder called. The on the turn saw Vela bet 200,000 and Harder folded.
Hand #19: Michael Gentili, in the cutoff, raised to 175,000. Christian Harder three-bet to 550,000 from the small blind. As the big blind folded, action was back on Gentili and he called. The flop came and Harder bet 425,000. Gentili called, growing the pot to 2,080,000. The on the turn was a blank and both players checked. The on the river saw another two checks and Harder took down the sizable pot.
Hand #21: Michael Vela raised to 175,000 from the cutoff. Aleksei Opalikhin three-bet to 410,000 from the small blind with . Vela said, "You know I'm gonna know what that hand is in a little while." Eventually, he folded.
Hand #22: Aleksei Opalikhin raised to 190,000 on the button with . Michael Gentili was in the big blind and defended.
The flop came . Both players checked.
The turn was the . Gentili checked, and Opalikhin bet 200,000. Gentili called.
The river was the . Gentili checked for a third time. Opalikhin went into the tank and after about a minute he bet 430,000. Gentili was now the one in the tank and he called. Opalikhin took the hand down with two pair, aces and nines.
Hand #23: Action folded around to Gentili in the small blind and he limped in with . Michael Vela checked his option in the big blind with . The flop came . Gentili checked, and Vela bet 125,000. Gentili folded.
Hand #24: Michael Vela limped in from the small blind with . Christian Harder was in the big blind with and raised to 275,000. Vela folded.
Hand #25: Christian Harder on the button raised to 175,000. Cliff Josephy defended his big blind with and flopped good on . Both players checked and the hit the turn. Josephy bet 160,000 into 440,000 and Harder called, growing the pot to 760,000. The on the river saw both players check and Josephy took down the pot to get back to twenty big blinds.
Hand #26: On the button, Aleksei Opalikhin raised to 185,000. Gentili called from the big blind with and checked on . Opalikhin bet 150,000 and took down the pot as Gentili instantly folded.
Hand #27: Cliff Josephy raised to 180,000. Michael Vela called from the big blind with and checked dark. The flop came and Josephy bet 180,000, prompting a fold from Vela.
Hand #28: Michael Gentili raised from the button for 175,000. Christian Harder called from the big blind with and the flop came . Both checked and they did so too on the turn and river. Gentili took it down with his pair of fives.
Hand #29: Michael Gentili raised to 175,000 from the cutoff. Vela called from the button with . The flop came , pairing both but they checked. The on the turn saw Gentili check before Vela bet 150,000 into 520,000. Gentili called and the completed the board. Both checked and they chopped the pot.
Hand #30: Aleksei Opalikhin was in the small blind with just the showing and raised to 190,000. Cliff Josephy was in the big blind with and decided to defend. The flop came . Opalikhin led out for 155,000 and Josephy called. The turn was the . Opalikhin checked. Josephy bet 220,000 and Opalikhin folded.
Hand #31: Christian Harder was in the cutoff with and he raised to 190,000. Michael Gentili was in the big blind with and he decided to defend. The flop came . Gentili checked. Harder bet 160,000 and Gentili folded.
Hand #32: Christian Harder raised to 190,000 from under the gun with . Everyone folded.
Hand #33: Michael Vela was in the small blind and raised to 215,000 with . Christian Harder was in the big blind and three-bet to 530,000. Vela folded.
Hand #34: Christian Harder looked down at in the small blind and limped in. Aleksei Opalikhin was in the big blind with and checked. The flop came and both players checked. The turn was the . Harder checked and Opalikhin bet 100,000. Harder check-raised to 310,000. Opalikhin folded.
. Aleksei Opalikhin, in the hijack, called with 
. The flop came 
and Glæsel bet 150,000 with his flopped set. Opalikhin folded right away.
and raised to 130,000. Small blind Christian Harder woke up with 
and three-bet to 425,000. The big blind folded, and so did Gentili.
to 135,000. Rasmus Glæsel called from the big blind with 
and check-called 160,000 on 
. The turn came the 
and now Glæsel check-folded to Opalikhin's 290,000 bet.
to 135,000 from the button, followed by small blind Rasmus Glæsel who three-bet to 325,000 with 
and glanced at his neighbor's stack. The Russian player eventually four-bet to 700,000. Harder folded, and so did Glæsel after some time in the tank.
from the button, making it 130,000. Both blinds folded.
, which was of no help to Glæsel.
. Harder folded 
giving Gentili a flush draw. Josephy checked and folded to a 140,000 bet by Gentili.
. The flop came 
and Josephy checked. Vela bet 210,000, Harder called and Josephy folded. The 
completed the board. Vela bet 300,000 into 920,000, leaving himself 825,000 behind. Harder thought long and hard before he eventually let is go.
. Aleksei Opalikhin called with 
on the button. Christian Harder defended his big blind with 
. The flop came 
. Harder checked. Gentili reached into his stack and bet 115,000. Harder called. The turn was the 
and put in a three-bet to 300,000. Action was back on Gentili and he called. The flop came 
and checked on 
. Harder, with trips, bet 160,000 into 470,000 and Gentili folded right away.
. Vela said, "You know I'm gonna know what that hand is in a little while." Eventually, he folded.
. Christian Harder was in the big blind with 
and he decided to defend. The flop came