Nick Petrangelo opened the action with a raise to 135,000 from middle position. It folded around to Mike McDonald who moved all in for less - 55,000 to be exact - from the small blind. Ami Barer was in the big blind and he moved forward a three-bet to 375,000. Petrangelo moved all in over the top and Barer quickly let his cards go.
Petrangelo:
McDonald:
The two watched on as the board ran out , failing to improve McDonald's hand.
"Good game," said McDonald as he stood from the table and made his way out of the tournament area.
Petrangelo increased his chip lead to about 5.165 million with this win.
Ami Barer opened the cutoff to 120,000 and Christian Jeppsson moved all in from the button for approximately 750,000. The two blinds folded and Barer instantly announced a call.
Jeppsson:
Barer:
Jeppsson could not improve on the board and he fell in 11th place. Barer took down the pot and now holds about 2.63 million in chips.
From the button, Mustapha Kanit raised to 130,000. Nick Petrangelo called from the big blind, and the flop fell . Petrangelo checked, Kanit bet 130,000, and Petrangelo folded.
Ami Barer raised to 135,000 on the button. Nick Petrangelo reraised to 380,000 from the small blind. Barer came back over the top with an all-in shove for around 2.5 million, and Petrangelo folded.
The first hand of the nine-handed final table was won by the UK's Kuljinder Sidhu. He called a raise to 130,000 from Aliaksei Boika. Boika was operating from the under-the-gun position, and Sidhu was in middle position.
The flop was , and both players checked to see the pair the board on the turn. After Boika checked, Sidhu bet 180,000. Boika called.
The river was the , and Boika checked. Sidhu bet 400,000, and Boika folded.
Action folded around to Aliaksei Boika in the small blind and he completed. Ami Barer was in the big blind and he moved forward a raise to 180,000. Boika thought for a moment before dropping out a call.
The flop fell and Boika check-called a continuation bet of 240,000. The hit the turn and Boika checked a second time. Barer bet 390,000 which was enough to get Boika to lay it down.
Mustapha Kanit opened the action to 125,000 from the hijack and received calls from Ami Barer on the button and Kuljinder Sidhu in the big blind.
The trio took a flop of and Sidhu checked. Kanit opted not to continue, prompting Barer to bet 220,000. Sidhu called and Kanit let it go.
The turn was the and both active players checked to see the pair the board on the river. Two more checks occurred and Sidhu tabled for the win. This victory brings his stack up to 4.7 million while Barer's has dropped to 2.75 million.
Aliaksei Boika raised to 130,000 from middle position, and Kuljinder Sidhu reraised to 275,000 on the button. In the small blind, Matias Jansson tanked for a bit before he reraised all in for around 950,000. After Boika folded, Sidhu made the call.
Sidhu had the , and Jansson the . The board kept Sidhu in the lead with his queens, and Jansson was out the door in ninth place. He took home €85,900.