Antonin Duda is back on Fedor Holz's heels after he eliminated Koray Aldemir in 16th place.
The German raised from the hijack and was called by Antonin Duda and Hossein Ensan in the blinds. The flop fanned and Aldemir continued for 75,0000. Ensan folded after Duda check-raised to 160,000 but Aldemir called. He called another 190,000 on the turn and then called off his remaining 341,000 on the river.
Duda opened ace-jack for two pair beating Aldemir's .
Fedor Holz opened for 65,000 under the gun and Antonin Duda called Dominik Panka, who is celebrating his birthday today, proceeded to move all in from the button for 488,000, the blinds both folded, and Holz released. Duda opted to make the call and the cards were turned up.
Duda:
Panka:
Panka was looking to dodge an eight or other such tomfoolery, which is exactly what he did after the board ran out a clean . Ship the double to the birthday boy!
In a battle of the blinds, Valentin Messina opened to 75,000 from the small blind and Robin Ylitalo called out of the big blind while enjoying a massage. On the flop, Messina continued for 65,000 and was called before the Frenchman checked the on the turn.
Ylitalo bet 135,000 and the Frenchman carefully counted his stack before making the call. The river paired and the board and Messina checked for the second time in a row. Ylitalo moved all in and was snap-called by Messina, who flashed over his . The EPT10 London champion was caught bluffing with and dropped down to less than five big blinds for the next level.
Stefan Schillhabel had gotten away with two three-bets to increase his stack and take over the lead on the outer table. In the last hand of the level, the German opened to 65,000 and was called by Bart Kuiper as well as Mateusz Moolhuizen in the big blind. On a flop of , Moolhuizen check-raised from 105,000 to 255,000 and Schillhabel forfeited his continuation bet.
Robin Ylitalo stole the blinds once and then moved all in again for around 260,000 in chips from early position. The action reached to Julien Duveau in the big blind and he quickly called. "Too quick," Ylitalo added and turned over his .
The Frenchman was ahead with and the board ran out to eliminate the EPT10 London champion in 14th place for a payday of €40,100.
Fedor Holz opened to 85,000 from under the gun and was called by Hossein Ensan in the cutoff before Remi Wyrzykiewicz squeezed to 335,000 out of the big blind. Only Ensan called and the German proceeded to call a barrel worth 305,000 on the flop and did so again for 485,000 on the turn.
The [Kd[ river slowed down Wyrzykiewicz and he checked, letting Ensan make a bet worth 625,000. The Pole threw his cards into the muck and Ensan is now second in chips.