From early position, Mustapha Kanit raised to 125,000. Gerald Karlic made the call from the big blind, and the flop came down . Karlic checked, Kanit bet 135,000, and Karlic called.
The was added to the board on fourth street, and both players checked to see the land on the river. Karlic bet 240,000, and Kanit made the call.
Karlic rolled over the for a missed straight draw that was now just queen high. Kanit had the for a pair of jacks, and he won the pot.
Kuljinder Sidhu opened to 150,000 from early position and it folded around to Nick Petrangelo in the cutoff. Petrangelo announced a three-bet to 400,000, prompting the rest of the table to fold back to Sidhu. Sidhu came back over the top for one million total and Petrangelo released his cards.
Aliaksei Boika raised to 175,000 from the hijack and it folded to Kevin MacPhee who three-bet shoved for 595,000 from the button. The two blinds folded and Boika dropped out calling chips.
Boika:
MacPhee:
The board ran out , giving Boika a winning full house of kings full of queens. MacPhee became the first casualty of the official final table and took home €108,500 in prize money.
From the cutoff seat, Mustapha Kanit raised to 160,000. Kuljinder Sidhu called from the big blind and then led for 200,000 after the flop came . Kanit folded, showing , and Sidhu showed .
From early position, Nick Petrangelo raised to 180,000. Ami Barer called on the button, and everyone else folded before the dealer prompted the two players with the flop. Petrangelo checked, and Barer bet 195,000. Petrangelo called.
The turn was the , and both players checked to see the complete the board on the river. Petrangelo led with a bet of 340,000, one that would send Barer deep into the tank. After several long minutes of tanking, Barer folded, and Petrangelo won the pot.
Gerald Karlic open-shipped all in from under the gun for his last 1.31 million. Action folded all of the way around to Kuljinder Sidhu on the button who thought for just over a minute before tossing out calling chips. The blinds folded and the hands were turned on their backs.
Karlic:
Sidhu:
The flop fell , pairing Sidhu's ace and giving him the lead in the hand. Karlic failed to catch up on the turn () or the river () and he was eliminated from play 7th place.
From the cutoff seat, Ami Barer raised to 160,000. Nick Petrangelo called from the big blind, and the flop came down . Petrangelo checked, Barer bet 190,000, and Petrangelo called.
Fourth street brought the , and Petrangelo checked again. Barer bet 465,000, and Petrangelo stuck around once more by making the call.
The river was the , and Petrangelo checked. Barer thought for a little bit about what he was going to do, but in the end decided not to fire and checked behind. Petrangelo showed the , and Barer mucked.
Nick Petrangelo raised to 200,000 from the hijack seat, and Kuljinder Sidhu called from the big blind. Sidhu then check-called a bet of 260,000 on the flop, before the landed on the turn. Both players checked, and the river was the . Sidhu led with a bet of 360,000, and Petrangelo folded.