Peter Ockenden Eliminated in 5th Place (€104,340)
Hand #40: From the cutoff, Mats Karlsson raised to 130,000 with 
and Peter Ockenden called with 
on the button.
The flop 
promised fireworks and Karlsson continued with 200,000. Ockenden raised to 550,000, Karlsson thought for the better part of a minute before moving all in. Ockenden removed his sunglasses, sighed, and called it off.
With 48% equity, Ockenden was racing for his tournament life in a 3 million chip pot.
The 
on the turn gave Karlsson a better top pair, and Ockenden needed an ace or nine on the river to stay alive. The river 
was neither, ending Ockenden's deep run in 5th place.
The PokerStars qualifier, who won his seat for the EPT Main Event for just €27, turned his small investment into €104,340, by far the biggest score of his poker career.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
7,790,000
1,820,000
|
1,820,000 |
|
Eliminé |
flop. The 
on the turn was safe for Saad, meaning he needed to just fade the two remaining tens to double up.
in the small blind and Dmitry Yurasov checked 
. On the 
and Aliaksei Boika checked 
. Yurasov quickly picked it up with a bet on the 
and Mats Karlsson folded his big blind.
on the button and raised to 180,000. Dmitry Yurasov defended his big blind with 
. Boika fould a pair on 
on the river gave Boika the checkmark, but it counterfeited his two pair. Boika checked, which prompted Karlsson to empty the clip with a bet of 900,000.
, a little over 13 big blinds.
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and threw in a big three-bet to 625,000. Karlsson wasn't planning on going anywhere and made the call.
, Boika a mis 5 minutes à payer avec 
pour remporter le tournoi, Karlsson ne pouvant retourner mieux que 
. Le joueur de 28ans encaisse le chèque de 355,700€ promis au vainqueur et prend donc la plus large part du prizepool de 2,2 millions généré par les 468 participants du Main Event.