Seth Davies made it 110,000 to go on the button with 722,800 behind. Elio Fox in the big blind simply piled it in with the superior stack and Davies snap-called.
Seth Davies:
Elio Fox:
The flop all but sealed the second double for Davies on this final table which he then locked up with the turn, making the river a formality.
Joni Jouhkimainen made it 105,000 to go in the hijack and Sami Kelopuro matched that out of the big blind. The flop brought and Kelopuro check-called for 50,000. Both checked the on the turn and Kelopuro bet the river for 281,740.
Jouhkimainen called with the and was good, as his countryman only had .
Joni Jouhkimainen raised it up to 105,000 for Isaac Haxton to three-bet for 450,000 out of the small blind. Jouhkimainen then moved all-in for more than 4.8 million and Haxton as one of the medium stakes called for the 1,043,386 he had behind his three-bet.
Isaac Haxton:
Joni Jouhkimainen:
The pocket pair remained ahead on the flop and turn but Haxton got there with the river.
Sami Kelopuro made it 100,000 to go in the hijack and he was called by Isaac Haxton in the cutoff. Kelopuro bet the flop for 108,570 and folded when Haxton raised to 242,140.
One hand later, Haxton won a small pot off Joni Jouhkimainen to take over the lead.
During the first hand of the new level, Joao Vieira raised to 138,000 in the cutoff and Joni Jouhkimainen three-bet to 462,000 in the small blind. Andras Nemeth activated his time bank in the big blind to then four-bet jam for more than 1.3 million. Vieira quickly folded, Jouhkimainen did so after some consideration.
Vieira and Elio Fox then claimed the blinds and antes. Sami Kelopuro also got through with two jams and Jouhkimainen a few chips before the remaining nine players headed into the first break with 14 hands left in the level.
Joni Jouhkimainen won three out of five pots without resistance after the break and the other two went to Niklas Astedt.
Sami Kelopuro, however, dropped back even further after he was forced out by Astedt. It started with a min-raise by the Finn and Astedt came along out of the big blind. The flop was checked and Astedt led the turn for 116,375, picking up a call. Astedt jammed the river and Kelopuro let go.
Isaac Haxton raised to 140,000 from under the gun and Seth Davies three-bet to 336,000 from one seat over. Sami Kelopuro four-bet jammed for 962,122 and Davies called.
Sami Kelopuro:
Seth Davies:
It was a classic flip in which Kelopuro prevailed thanks to the board.
Sami Kelopuro three-bet successfully to then lose his profit in a small showdown pot against Andras Nemeth. The Finn kept the foot on the pedal and made it 147,000, which Joao Vieira in the small blind called.
Both players checked down the entire board of and Kelopuro prevailed with versus .