Erik Seidel, who triumphed in this very event here last year, has been knocked out.
Ivan Luca made it 80,000 from first position. His neighbor Seidel shoved from the cutoff for 430,000. On the button, Ole Schemion asked for a count but opted to fold in the end. Paul Newey gave up his small blind but Igor Kurganov wasn't ready to do the same. He announced all in for 990,000 total and Luca gave up just about instantly.
Erik Seidel:
Igor Kurganov:
Seidel had come from behind more than once today, but this time around he wouldn't be so lucky. The board ran out a hearty and Seidel made his exit in 10th place.
Down to 9 players now, and the final redraw of the night is in the process of being done.
The remaining 10 players are heading into their next 20-minute break and the yellow T-1,000 chips will be raced off during that period. This is also the last break of the night. Only two further levels are scheduled to be played or until the final table of the last eight has been determined, whichever of the two comes first.
Igor Kurganov raised to 60,000 from early position and Ole Schemion defended his big blind, tossing in the extra one big blind to see a flop of . Schemion checked, Kurganov bet 155,000 and then faced the shove of Schemion for around 825,000.
"Why all in? Why not call and then call the turn?" Kurganov asked after having thrown his cards into the muck.
Erik Seidel won a checked down board of when Igor Kurganov showed for two pair.
Then, the defending EPT Grand Final Super High Roller champion limped the small blind and Ole Schemion called. On the flop, Seidel bet small for 31,000 and Schemion called. On the turn, Seidel checked and then called a bet worth 66,000 by Schemion. Both checked the river and Seidel showed for a pair of fives, Schemion had that beat with for a pair of tens.
One hand later, Ivan Luca raised to 66,000 and then folded to the shove of the German.
Igor Kurganov raised to 75,000 and Ole Schemion made the call from the big blind, leaving himself with 186,000 to play with. He then check folded to Kurganov's 30,000 bet on .
Two hands later Ivan Luca raised to 60,000. Schemion, now on the button, pushed all in for 163,000. In the big blind Igor Kurganov cold called and Luca came along as well.
Both Kurganov and Luca checked down and revealed their hands.
Kanit had come over from the other table to give Schemion a relaxing massage during his all in, and said "You beat that!" as Kurganov showed .
Schemion tabled his and Luca open mucked his .
"You beat that as well!" the ever supportive Kanit exclaimed. Triple up for Schemion!
Over on table one, Ivan Luca raised to 66,000 on the button and Ole Schemion dedended his big blind to see a flop of . The German checked, Luca bet 100,000 and the pot was shipped to the Argentinian.
One hand later, Igor Kurganov raised to 60,000 from under the gun and Ivan Luca made it 154,000 to go to enforce a fold.
Luca also raised to 60,000 one hand later, but then folded to the shove of Schemion.
Schemion raised to 65,000 from the cutoff next and Paul Newey finally found a spot to shove from one seat over for 435,000. It folded back to Schemion and he sighed before putting in the chips.
Newey:
Schemion:
The board ran out and the German was left very short.