Among the players already in the money is Germany's Dimitri Holdeew, who didn't want to play in the event after initially registering when thinking there would be overlay. He realized this would otherwise be the case after he took his seat. As things turned out, Holdeew was lucky he already took his seat - and thus was unable to unregister- since he has already has tripled his €3,000 buy-in.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
566,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
||
|
221,500
51,500
|
51,500 |
|
||
|
150,500
19,500
|
19,500 |
|
134,500
-68,500
|
-68,500 |
|
|
||
Thomas Bichon raised and picked up one caller in Jani Vilmunen from the big blind. On the flop 
, Vilmunen check-called a bet of 9,000 and the 
hit on the turn. Vilmunen checked again with a stack of 51,000 and Bichon led for 29,500. The Finn gave it a lot of thought and then moved all in to receive a snap-call by his opponent.
Bichon: 
Vilmunen: 
Only a four or three could save Vilmunen, but it was the blank 
that sent him to the rail in 5th place and let the bubble burst. Bichon increased his already big lead further and will be opening a lot of hands in the near future.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
574,000
96,500
|
96,500 |
|
|
||
|
Eliminado | |
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Lukas Nemec was the initial raiser for 7,000 and Thomas Bichon from one seat over as well as Vasili Firsau in the big blind called. On the flop 
flop, Firsau check-folded to a bet worth 15,000 by Nemec and Bichon called. The 
on the turn triggered a check from Nemec and a bet worth 35,000 by Bichon.
Nemec check-raised all in for 157,500 and Bichon snap-called with the best hand at that point.
Nemec: 
Bichon: 
The 
river ended the tournament of Nemec in sixth place, just short of the money and the remaining five players are now on the bubble.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
477,500
167,000
|
167,000 |
|
|
||
|
Eliminado | |
Jani Vilmunen limped in for 3,000 and Jan-Peter Jachtmann filled up from the small blind, Vasili Firsau checked in the big blind. On the flop 
, Jachtmann fired 9,000 and Firsau folded, Vilmunen called. The appeared on the turn and now Jachtmann check-called a bet of 16,000 before the two of them checked down the on the river.
Vilmunen: 
for a nine-high flush
Jachtmann: 
for a queen-high flush
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
170,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
72,000
-49,500
|
-49,500 |
|
|
||
Jan-Peter Jachtmann raised the turn of a board 
from 14,000 to 36,000 and Jani Vilmunen gave up his 
for two pair. Jachtmann held for just a pair of jacks but two huge draws.
Shortly after, Lukas Nemec raised from under the gun with the 
and Dimitri Holdeew defended his big blind with 
. They checked down the flop 
and the turn. Holdeew then bet the river for 11,000 and Nemec called to see the bad news. The Czech also lost the next small hand in a battle of the blinds as well against Holdeew.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
134,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
|
|
131,000
18,400
|
18,400 |
Nível: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 0
| Seat | Player | Nationality | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dimitri Holdeew | Germany | 112,600 |
| 2 | Lukas Nemec | Czech Republic | 152,000 |
| 3 | Thomas Bichon | France | 310,500 |
| 4 | Jan-Peter Jachtmann | Germany | 121,000 |
| 6 | Vasili Firsau | Belarus | 203,000 |
| 8 | Jani Vilmunen | Finland | 121,500 |
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
310,500
-21,500
|
-21,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
203,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
152,000
-12,900
|
-12,900 |
|
|
121,500
13,500
|
13,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
121,000
-5,900
|
-5,900 |
|
|
||
|
|
112,600
-8,400
|
-8,400 |
In the last hand of the level, Jani Vilmunen raised to 6,000 from the cutoff with 
and Dimitri Holdeew called on the button, holding . Both players checked the flop 
and the turn before Holdeew bet the river for 6,000. Vilmunen made it 13,000 and Holdeew eventually folded the best hand.
The players then headed into a 20-minute break, during which the T-500 chips will be removed from the tournament.
On the heads-up flop of 
, Dimitri Holdeew was making a move and reraised Vasili Firsau with the for a pair of jacks and a gutshot. Firsau was having none of it and shot down the previously quiet Holdeew by moving all in and enforcing a fold, holding the for top pair, a flush draw and double gutshot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
202,000
49,300
|
49,300 |
|
|
||
|
|
121,000
-56,900
|
-56,900 |
