Hand #65: Paul Newey with the made it 200,000 to go and his neighbor big blind Schemion called with .
The flop came , doing a lot for both. Schemion checked and the 500,000 pot grew to 785,000 by Newey's 285,000 bet. Newey had 2,060,000 behind at this point and Schemion shoved all in. Newey called instantly.
Schemion needed a seven, jack or club and got there with the on the turn. Newey needed the board to pair, but failed doing so with the completing the board.
Paul Newey, having started out as the shortest stack at the final table today, finished in 5th place for €485,300. The remaining 4 players are guaranteed €627,300 at this point.
Hand #66: Mustapha Kanit made it 215,000 with the from the button and Ole Schemion three-bet, making it 740,000 with the . Kanit folded, allowing Schemion to move into the lead.
Hand #67: Igor Kurganov called from the small blind with the and Ali Reza Fatehi woke up with the in the big blind. Fatehi made it 300,000 and Kurganov shoved.
Hand #68: Schemion with the was first to act and made it 240,000. Igor Kurganov found and shoved all in for 975,000. Fatehi and Kanit folded instantly, Schemion followed their example not much later.
Hand #69: Kanit limped in with and Schemion raised to 275,000 holding . Kanit folded and left the pot to Kanit.
Hand #70: On the button, Kanit found and raised to 210,000. Igor Kurganov found in the big blind and moved all in for 1,385,000. Kanit instantly called with the dominating hand.
The flop came , pairing both. The on the turn gave Kurganov some new equity, but the on the river was as blank a card as they could come.
After finishing 3rd for €1,128,300 in 2014 and 5th for €551,000 here last year, now 4th for €627,300. The remaining 3 players are guaranteed €828,500.
Hand #71: Mustapha Kanit raised to 210,000 with the and Ali Reza Fatehi made the call from the big blind with the . Both players checked the board down and chopped the pot.
Play resumes with 13 minutes left in Level 21. From here on out the levels will be only 20 minutes in length after both players agreed on reducing the level length.
Ole Schemion and Mustapha Kanit have struck a deal giving Schemion €1,547,800, Kanit €1,462,000, and leaving €50,000 and the trophy to play for.
Because of technical difficulties in the EPT Media Room, several hands were missed. We continue our coverage without hand numbers.
Kanit made it 250,000 holding . Schemion called with the and the flop came . Both players checked and the fell on the turn. Schemion bet 300,000 and that was enough to take it down.
Schemion limped in for 100,000 with . Kanit bumped it up to 375,000 holding . Schemion called and the flop came and Kanit's 325,000 bet was enough to take it down.
Kanit limped in with . Schemion checked . and Schemion check called a bet of 150,000. The on the turn gave Schemion a straight and he checked. Kanit checked behind. The completed the board and Schemion bet 390,000 into the 520,000 pot. Kanit folded instantly.
Kanit picked up the pot by raising his from the button. Schemion folded.
Ole Schemion called with the and Mustapha Kanit checked the .
Kanit led the flop and Schemion called. Kanit checked the turn and Schemion checked behind. The river saw Kanit check again and Schemion bet 270,000. Kanit called and won the pot.
Mustapha Kanit made it 275,000 with the and Ole Schemion called with the . After Schemion checked the flop, Kanit bet 250,000. Schemion called and checked the turn.
Kanit checked behind and both players checked the river with Schemion winning the pot.
Ole Schemion made it 325,000 with the and Mustapha Kanit called with the . The flop came and Kanit led for 350,000.
Schemion called and the turn came the . Kanit bet again, making it 875,000. Schemion called and Kanit fired out 1,950,000 on the river.
Schemion did not fold right away, thinking it over, before eventually making the call with ace-high. It was good and he took a stranglehold on the match.
for Kanit on the button and he made it 275,000. Schemion folded his .
for Schemion and he limped in. Kanit checked . The flop came and Kanit checked. Schemion bet 120,000. Kanit called. The paired the board and Kanit checked again. Schemion bet 340,000 into 520,000. Kanit folded.
Kanit limped in with and Schemion bumped it up to 320,000 holding . Kanit folded.
We missed this hand because of a small interview with Igor Kurganov on the stream.
Kanit on the button with limped in. Schemion pushed allin with and Kanit folded.
for Schemion and he limped in. Kanit had and checked. The flop came and Kanit check called a bet of 125,000 from Schemion. The on the turn was anything but a blank and Kanit checked again. Schemion checked behind.
The on the river made for "3 pair" for Kanit and he bet 380,000 into the 530,000 pot. Schemion called instantly and Kanit took it down.
made it 200,000 to go and his neighbor big blind Schemion called with 
.
, doing a lot for both. Schemion checked and the 500,000 pot grew to 785,000 by Newey's 285,000 bet. Newey had 2,060,000 behind at this point and Schemion shoved all in. Newey called instantly.
on the turn. Newey needed the board to pair, but failed doing so with the 
completing the board.
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from the button and Ole Schemion three-bet, making it 740,000 with the 
and Ali Reza Fatehi woke up with the 
in the big blind. Fatehi made it 300,000 and Kurganov shoved.
was first to act and made it 240,000. Igor Kurganov found 
and Schemion raised to 275,000 holding 
. Kanit folded and left the pot to Kanit.
on the turn gave Kurganov some new equity, but the 
on the river was as blank a card as they could come.
board down and chopped the pot.
. Both players checked and the 
fell on the turn. Schemion bet 300,000 and that was enough to take it down.
. Schemion called and the flop came 
and Kanit's 325,000 bet was enough to take it down.
and Mustapha Kanit called with the 
river.
and Kanit folded.
on the river made for "3 pair" for Kanit and he bet 380,000 into the 530,000 pot. Schemion called instantly and Kanit took it down.