Tom Hall came in for a raise of 60,000 from first position before Chris Backhouse moved all-in for 379,500 from the button. Both the blinds folded, and the decision was on Hall. He thought a minute or two before making the call with , and he was in decent shape against the of Backhouse.
The board ran out , and thus Backhouse secured the important double on the unofficial final table bubble.
Right after taking a big hit on the feature table, Joao Simao raised to 65,000 and Govert Metaal defended his big blind. On the flop, Metaal checked and Simao continued for 55,000 before the Dutchman check-raised all in for 310,000. Simao snap-called and the cards were turned over.
Govert Metaal:
Joao Simao:
The turn and the river failed to improve Metaal and he was eliminated in 10th place for £20,000. After the next elimination, the remaining players will combine to the the unofficial final table.
Joao Simao raised to 60,000 with and Stefan Schillhabel in the small blind with as well as Laszlo Bujtas in the big blind called. On the flop, the action checked to Simao and he bet 65,000. Schillhabel called and Bujtas also came along with for a gutshot.
After the turn, the trio checked and Schillhabel then bet the river for 275,000. bujtas quickly folded, but Simao reluctantly called with his top pair after asking for the stack of his opponent before spotting the bad news.
Bartlomiej Machon raised to 70,000 on the button and Vojtech Ruzicka called in the small blind. Tom Hall then three-bet to 225,000 and that forced two folds.
One orbit later, Chris Backhouse moved all in for 160,500 from the cutoff and Ruzicka in the small blind as well as Hall in the big blind called. The two remaining active players checked down the board of entirely and Backhouse turned over . Ruzicka mucked and Hall's also ended up second-best to let Backhouse triple up.
In the hijack, Vojtech Ruzicka raised to 66,000 and Tom Hall three-bet to 171,000 in the cutoff, which Ruzicka called. On a flop of , Ruzicka check-called a bet worth 154,000 and did so again for 191,000 on the turn.
The river saw Ruzicka check and Hall check behind, then turn over . Ruzicka had that beat with and claimed a big pot.
Joao Simao is the last Partypoker Pro remaining, but the Brasilian just handed over a big chunk of his stack to Germany's Stefan Schillhabel.
Simao made it 60,000 to go from the cutoff, and both Schillhabel and Laszlo Bujtas called out of the blinds. The dealer fanned a flop, and after two checks Simao opted for a bet of 65,000. Both Schillhabel and Bujtas made the call. The rolled off on the turn and was checked around before Schillhabel went for a massive bet of 275,000 on the river. Simao hesitated but ended up calling, and threw his hand in the muck when he saw the of his opponent.
At almost the same time on different tables, Tom Hall and Laszlo Bujtas won significant pots to build their stacks.
Hand 1
Hall raised to 56,000 from the cutoff and Bartlomiej Machon defended the big blind. On the flop, Machon checked and subsequently check-raised from 38,000 to 140,000, which Hall called. The turn saw Machon lead for 180,000 and Hall called before the river triggered a check by Machon.
Hall now bet 380,000 and was eventually paid off to flip over for trips treys as winning hand.
Hand 2
In the small blind, Bujtas raised to 82,000 and Govert Metaal came along from the big blind. The flop saw Bujtas continue for 60,000 and Metaal called before doing so again for 180,000 on the turn. Bujtas then shoved the river for around 700,000 and Metaal folded with less than that behind.
Laszlo Bujtas and Stefan Schillhabel have battled a lot during the last couple of hours, but lately, Bujtas seems to have gotten the better end of the deal.
First, he took a nice off Schillhabel when he bet 110,000 into a pot of almost 300,000 on a board, and the very next hand the two of them were at it again.
Schillhabel limped from the small blind, Bujtas checked in the big blind, and they saw a flop. Schillhabel bet 25,000, Bujtas called. The turn was the , and Schillhabel continued for 75,000. Bujtas called. The hit the river, and Schillhabel fired a third bullet, this time a bullet worth 165,000 chips. Bujtas quickly double checked his cards and made the call with for two pair, enough to take the pot off the of Schillhabel.
, and he was in decent shape against the 
of Backhouse.
, and thus Backhouse secured the important double on the unofficial final table bubble.
flop, Metaal checked and Simao continued for 55,000 before the Dutchman check-raised all in for 310,000. Simao snap-called and the cards were turned over.
river failed to improve Metaal and he was eliminated in 10th place for £20,000. After the next elimination, the remaining players will combine to the the unofficial final table.
and Stefan Schillhabel in the small blind with 
as well as Laszlo Bujtas in the big blind called. On the 
flop, the action checked to Simao and he bet 65,000. Schillhabel called and Bujtas also came along with 
for a gutshot.
river for 275,000. bujtas quickly folded, but Simao reluctantly called with his top pair after asking for the stack of his opponent before spotting the bad news.
and Hall's 
river saw Ruzicka check and Hall check behind, then turn over 
. Ruzicka had that beat with 
river triggered a check by Machon.
for trips treys as winning hand.
board, and the very next hand the two of them were at it again.
hit the river, and Schillhabel fired a third bullet, this time a bullet worth 165,000 chips. Bujtas quickly double checked his cards and made the call with 