Tom Hall was all in for just 10,300 when we got to his table, and a player who opened for 2,000 made what was clearly a crying call. Hall turned over and was fading sailboats against . The board ran out , safe for a Hall double.
Will Kassouf bet 5,300 from under the gun on a flop and an opponent on his left made it 15,000. Kassouf eyed him suspiciously before calling and then checking the . This time, the talkative Brit was faced with an all-in shove worth about 46,000 and he folded after about a minute's thought.
Stefan Schillhabel was all in from the big blind for 32,300 when we got to his table. The board had come and he was facing a bet of 10,500 from Josip Simunic. Schillhabel won the pot with a Simunic fold, and Simunic asked him to show. Schillhabel smiled and obliged: .
Stieven Razab raised to 2,000 from the under-the-gun position and was called by Erich Kollmann, in the cutoff, and the players on the button and big blind.
The flop came , the player in the big blind and Razab both checked. Kollmann bet 6,100 and everyone else folded immediately.
The flop read and the pot had about 41,000 in it. Sam Grafton, sitting in the big blind, had checked. David Urban, on the button, decided to check too.
The turn brought them the , Grafton bet 16,000 and Urban went into the tank. After a while, he decided to shove. Grafton folded immediately.
"I should have known to not mess with you, David!" Grafton said while Urban was raking in the pot.
Zurab Ejibia opened for 2,500 under the gun and got four callers before Mustapha Kanit made it 16,000 in the big blind. Ejibia shoved for about 47,000 and everyone else folded back to Kanit, who called.
Kanit:
Ejibia:
Ejibia looked to have the flip in hand after the flop but Kanit turned him dead when the hit.
Jens Lakemeier opened to 2,000 in middle position and called a three-bet to 6,000 from Michael Bailey, who had the button. The flop came and Lakemeier check-called 4,500. He did the same for 8,200 on the turn. Both checked the and Lakemeier couldn't beat the shown down by Bailey.
Niall Farrell opened early to 1,800 and faced a three-bet to 6,000 from Laszlo Bujtas in the cutoff. Farrell came back with 14,200 and Bujtas peeled, seeing a flop. Farrell bet 10,800 and won the pot.
The tournament organization has just confirmed the final numbers of the Main Event. There were 529 entries in total creating a total prize pool of €5,025,500.
Of those 529 entries, 80 players will be in the money cashing at least €15,131. The winner will take €1,115,207 and the gold WSOP bracelet home with them!