Hand #104: Dominik Panka raised to 400,000 from the button holding the and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #105: Valentin Messina raised to 500,000 from the small blind with the and Panka folded his big blind.
Hand #106: Messina raised to 400,000 from the button with the and Jean Montury called with the to see a flop of . Montury check-called a bet of 350,000, the dealer burned and turned the , and again Montury checked. Messina bet again, this time 1.05 million, and Montury took his time before folding the winner.
Hand #107: Messina received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #108: Montury opened the button for 425,000 with the and Messina three-bet to 1.15 million with the from the small blind. Panka folded from the big blind and then Montury followed suit.
Hand #109: Messina looked down at the on the button and raised to 425,000. He didn't get any action though as both his opponents folded from the blinds.
Hand #110: Messina received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #111: Jean Montury raised to 410,000 from the button with and Dominik Panka moved all in for 3.295 million with out of the big blind. The Frenchman gave it some thought but his cards founds their way into the muck.
Hand #112: Panka limped from the small blind with and Montury checked the big blind with . Montury paired his three on the flop and called a bet of 200,000. On the turn, Panka led again, this time for 500,000. The semi bluff went through as his opponent mucked.
Hand #113: Panka min-raised from the button with and Valentin Messina stared at his opponent before making the call out of the big blind with . The flop provided no betting action and the turn saw Messina lead for 450,000, pretty much half the pot. Panka released his cards into the muck.
Hand #114: Jean Montury opened from the button to 415,000 with and Valentin Messina took down the pot with a three-bet out of the small blind, holding the .
Hand #115: Messina raised to 425,000 from the button with and Dominik Panka shoved from one seat over for 4.075 million with without getting called. Montury had the in the big blind.
Hand #116: Unknown action.
Hand #117: Montury opened to 425,000 and Panka three-bet to 1.05 million before calling off the shove and create a coin flip scenario for his tournament life in a 10.5 million pot.
Montury:
Panka:
The PokerStars sponsored player had survived nine all ins yesterday and one today to stay in when he was at risk. With the flop, things were still looking good for the Pole. The turn now gave Montury 10 outs in total and the dealer burned and turned the on the river to bust Panka in third place.
The two remaining players will take a short dinner break before battling heads up for the title. There was talk of it being 30 minutes long but may stretch a little longer.
The two players talked about wanting a deal before they headed off for dinner and one has been agreed.
Valentin Messina will be guaranteed €615,000 and Jean Montury will be guaranteed €587,000. The remaining €100,000 left in the prize pool will go to the winner.
Hand #118: Valentin Messina raised to 425,000 from the button with and Jean Montury called with . A continuation bet of Messina was called on the flop before the on the turn got checked through. After the river, Messian checked and folded to a 775,000-bet of Montury.
Hand #119: A walk for Messina.
Hand #120: Messina opened to 425,000 with and Montury defended with the . The flop got checked, so was the turn. On the river, Messina again gave up and folded to a bet.
Hand #121: Montury limped with and Messina checked his option with . The flop brought no action and Messina bet the turn for 300,000 in order to scoop the pot.
Hand #122: Messina raised to 425,000 with and Montury defended with . The flop had both Frenchmen check before the fell on the turn. Messina followed up with a bet of 425,000 and Montury mucked.
Hand #123: Jean Montury had the button and raised and took the blinds.
Hand #124 Valentin Messina raised with queen-nine and Montury defended with queen-jack but check-folded on a flop.
#Hand 125: Montury raised with and Messina folded.
#Hand 126: Messina raised with and Montury called with . The flop fanned and Messina's 400,000 bet was check-called. Both players checked the turn to head to the river where they checked again. Montury opened his hand and Messina mucked.
#Hand 127: Montury called with and Messina checked with . The flop came and Montury bet 350,000 and Messina check-called. On the turn Montury bet again, for 675,000, and Messina came in check-raise to 1,750,00 to force a fold
Hand #128: Valentin Messina raised to 500,000 with and Jean Montury called with to see a flop of . The French duo checked and the turn repeated the same story. On the river, Montury wasn't willing to bluff and Messina checked behind to win the pot.
Hand #129: A walk for Messina.
Hand #130: Messina opened to 500,000 with and Montury folded his four-high.
Hand #131: Montury raised to 525,000 with the showing and Messina called with to see the flop of . Montury continued for 625,000 and was called to see the on the turn.
Messina checked again and Montury fired a second barrel of 950,000. It took some consideration but Messina released his cards into the muck.
Hand #132: Messina raised to 500,000 with the and Montury called with the . Again neither player connected with the flop and Montury quickly folded a 425,000-continuation bet.
Hand #133: Jean Montury limped the button with the only to have Valentin Messina raise to 630,000 with the . Montury folded.
Hand #134: Messina raised to 500,000 with the , and Montury three-bet to 1.19 million from the big blind with the . Messina opted to four-bet to 2.45 million, and that did the trick as Montury released his hand.
Hand #135: Montury folded the button and Messina received a walk.
Hand #136: Messia raised to 500,000 with the and Montury, who held the , called to see the flop. Both players checked, the appeared on the turn, and Montury checked. Messina bet 525,000 with his pair of eights, Montury called, and the completed the board on the river. Montury checked for a third time and Messina fired out 750,000. Montury made the call and mucked upon seeing his opponent's superior pair.
and took down the blinds and antes.
and Panka folded his big blind.
and Jean Montury called with the 
to see a flop of 
, and again Montury checked. Messina bet again, this time 1.05 million, and Montury took his time before folding the winner.
and Messina three-bet to 1.15 million with the 
from the small blind. Panka folded from the big blind and then Montury followed suit.
on the button and raised to 425,000. He didn't get any action though as both his opponents folded from the blinds.
and Montury checked the big blind with 
. Montury paired his three on the 
and Valentin Messina stared at his opponent before making the call out of the big blind with 
flop provided no betting action and the 
.
and Dominik Panka shoved from one seat over for 4.075 million with 
flop, things were still looking good for the Pole. The 
and Jean Montury called with 
. A continuation bet of Messina was called on the 
flop before the 
river, Messian checked and folded to a 775,000-bet of Montury.
. The 
flop brought no action and Messina bet the 
fell on the turn. Messina followed up with a bet of 425,000 and Montury mucked.
and Montury called with 
and Messina's 400,000 bet was check-called. Both players checked the 
on the turn.
and Montury, who held the