Joao Simao raised to 700,000 from the button and was called by Renato Nowak and Patrik Antonius.
The flop came , Nowak shoved all in for 4,475,000. Antonius checked how much it was and then called. Simao folded.
Renato Nowak:
Patrik Antonius:
They both flopped the pair of jacks but Nowak had the higher kicker with the ten in his hand. The on the turn and the on the river completed the board and gave the win to Nowak, thanks to that ten-kicker. Nowak now doubled up to give him and Antonius pretty similar stacks.
Joao Simao raised to 700,000 on the button and Patrik Antonius defended the big blind. The flop was checked through before Antonius bet the turn for 800,000 and Simao called. The on the river was checked through and Antonius was first to show, turning over the . Simao had that beat with and won the pot.
Renato Nowak raised to 700,000 and Simao three-bet the big blind to 2.3 million. Nowak moved all in and Simao quickly released his cards.
Simao opened to 1.1 million from the small blind and Nowak called. On the flop the action was checked. Simao bet the turn for 1.2 million to receive a call and made it another 2.1 million to go on the river. Nowak called and his claimed the pot, as Simao only had .
Simao raised to 700,000 on the button and was called by both Nowak and Antonius. The flop brought the open shove of Nowak and two folds followed, Nowak flashed the .
Patrik Antonius completed the small blind and Joao Simao opted to check his big blind.
The flop came , Antonius bet 400,000 and Simao called.
The turn brought them the , Antonius continued with a bet of 1,000,000 and Simao called again.
The river completed the board with the , Antonius continued again but now with a bet of 3,300,000. Simao went into the tank and after a while, time was called. The floor gave Simao 1 minute to make a decision. She then gave him the 30-second warning. Simao cut out calling chips and then called. Antonius tabled for the turned and rivered two pair of queens and nines. Simao quickly mucked his hand and got up from the table as the break had started.
Renato Nowak raised to 900,000 on the button and Joao Simao called in the big blind. On the flop, Simao check-raised from 1.2 million to 3.7 million and instantly called all in after Nowak pushed over the top.
Joao Simao:
Renato Nowak:
Simao was the player at risk for his last 17.95 million but had the best of it with the flopped nut straight. The turn and river failed to improve Nowak and he was left with fewer than three big blinds.
Patrik Antonius raised to 800,000 and Joao Simao asked to see the stack of Nowak, who took it as an insult and said in German "is that a joke?" Simao replied "I just want to know if it's more less than 1.2 million," referring to possible capped action in case Nowak moves all in. Simao called when he noticed it was fewer than one million and Nowak moved all in for 925,000, Antonius and Simao called.
The two remaining active players checked through board of and Nowak showed the . Simao mucked and Antonius could not beat that either with .
Nowak shoved from the next small blind and Antonius forfeited his big blind.
Patrik Antonius raised to 800,000 from the button and Joao Simao folded. Renato Nowak shoved quickly and Antonius snap-called.
Patrik Antonius:
Renato Nowak:
The board ran out - no help for Nowak as Antonius´ nines held and Nowak was sent to the payout desk to collect the €175,000 paycheck for his third-place finish.
There are 20 minutes left in this level and then they have agreed to shorten the levels to 20 minutes each.
Joao Simao and Patrik Antonius both invested 900,000 preflop and checked through a flop of , Antonius then bet the turn for 1.0 million. Simao called and the fell on the river. Antonius checked and Simao bet 3.6 million only for Antonius to check-raise all in for 10,025. Simao gave it some thought and elected to fold.
Simao raised to 900,000 and Antonius three-bet to 2.2 million with the partypoker ambassador coming along. The flop saw a bet of 2.0 million by Antonius and Simao called. The turn and river were checked through and Antonius tabled the for a straight in order to further close the gap.
- Patrik Antonius raised to 1,000,000 from the button and Joao Simao called. They both checked through the on the flop to the on the turn. Simao check-folded to the 600,000 bet of Antonius.
- Simao raised to 1,000,000 and Antonius called. The flop came and Antonius check-called the 800,000 bet of Simao. They both checked through the on the turn to the on the river. Antonius bet 2,500,000 and Simao called. Antonius tabled and that was enough for Simao to muck his hand.
- Antonius raised to 1,000,000, Simao three-bet to 3,000,000, Antonius four-bet to 8,000,000 and Simao folded.
, Nowak shoved all in for 4,475,000. Antonius checked how much it was and then called. Simao folded.
on the turn and the 
on the river completed the board and gave the win to Nowak, thanks to that ten-kicker. Nowak now doubled up to give him and Antonius pretty similar stacks.
flop was checked through before Antonius bet the 
turn for 800,000 and Simao called. The 
on the river was checked through and Antonius was first to show, turning over the 
. Simao had that beat with 
river. Nowak called and his 
claimed the pot, as Simao only had 
.
flop brought the open shove of Nowak and two folds followed, Nowak flashed the 
.
, Antonius continued again but now with a bet of 3,300,000. Simao went into the tank and after a while, time was called. The floor gave Simao 1 minute to make a decision. She then gave him the 30-second warning. Simao cut out calling chips and then called. Antonius tabled 
for the turned and rivered two pair of queens and nines. Simao quickly mucked his hand and got up from the table as the break had started.
turn and 
and Nowak showed the 
- no help for Nowak as Antonius´ nines held and Nowak was sent to the payout desk to collect the €175,000 paycheck for his third-place finish.
turn and 
on the turn. Simao check-folded to the 600,000 bet of Antonius.