In a battle of Scandinavians, Jorma Nuutinen was at risk for 516,000 and Alexander Ivarsson looked him up in a button versus big blind showdown for half his stack with . Nuutinen was at risk with and did get there on a board of .
Manuel Zapf was at risk for 114,000 chips only with from the button and Rudolf Wilhelm Zintel snap-called from one seat over with . The flop provided a hit for both players while the turn gave Zapf trips. The river bricked and the Austrian sat back down.
Javier Gomez Zapatero opened to 45,000 and Niccolo Ceccarelli called from one seat over before Fedor Holz three-bet out of the hijack for 150,000 in total, only receiving a call from the Italian. On the flop Ceccarelli check-called a bet of 130,000 and did so again for 214,000 on the turn.
The river saw a check of Ceccarelli and Holz moved all in for 404,000 in total. The Italian tanked for minutes and then eventually tossed his cards into the middle of the muck.
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Alexander Ivarsson raised from the button to what appeared to be 66,000. After the small blind folded, Jorma Nuutinen announced he was all in from the big, and Ivarsson wasted little time in calling off for 459,000 total.
Nuutinen:
Ivarsson:
Nuutinen had some kicker issues, and he paid the ultimate price as the board ran out to give Ivarsson the double.
Carlo Citrone, a former presenter for Sky Poker, received a double in the penultimate hand of the level.
On a flop of , Citrone checked from the small blind, Nir Levy bet 65,000, and Citrone check-raised all in for 163,000. Levy made the call holding the for an overpair, but he seemed frustrated to discover Citrone had flopped a set with the .
The peeled off on the turn followed by the on the river, and Citrone shipped a much-needed double.
Action folded around to a short-stacked Manuel Zapf in the small blind and he shoved all in for his last 210,000, which Rudolf Wilhelm Zintel called from the big.
Zapf:
Zintel:
The flop gave Zintel top pair with a flush draw, and Zapf was in a world of hurt. Neither the turn nor river helped him, and Zapf was ousted in 30th place.
. Nuutinen was at risk with 
and did get there on a board of 
.
from the button and Rudolf Wilhelm Zintel snap-called from one seat over with 
. The 
flop provided a hit for both players while the 
turn gave Zapf trips. The 
river bricked and the Austrian sat back down.
flop Ceccarelli check-called a bet of 130,000 and did so again for 214,000 on the 
turn.
river saw a check of Ceccarelli and Holz moved all in for 404,000 in total. The Italian tanked for minutes and then eventually tossed his cards into the middle of the muck.
, Citrone checked from the small blind, Nir Levy bet 65,000, and Citrone check-raised all in for 163,000. Levy made the call holding the 
for an overpair, but he seemed frustrated to discover Citrone had flopped a set with the 
on the river, and Citrone shipped a much-needed double.
