The last five players have been sent on a scheduled 15-minute break during which the T-1,000 chips will be raced off, as they are no longer required for the remainder of the night.
Niveau: 17
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pablo Brito Silva | Brazil | 290,000 | 15 |
| 5 | Jorryt van Hoof | Netherlands | 55,000 | 3 |
| 7 | Aleksejs Ponakovs | Latvia | 285,000 | 14 |
| 8 | Ben Heath | United Kingdom | 960,000 | 48 |
| 9 | Kannapong Thanarattrakul | Thailand | 1,410,000 | 71 |
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
1,410,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
960,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
290,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
285,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
55,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
Kannapong Thanarattrakul made it 40,000 to go from under the gun and Jorryt van Hoof then moved all-in for 55,000 on the button.
"How much is it?" Aleksejs Ponakovs inquired and folded while Thanarattrakul called in a heartbeat.
Jorryt van Hoof: 
Kannapong Thanarattrakul: 
Neither player connected with the 
flop but Van Hoof then hit the 
turn. He only needed to avoid a jack but that's what came when the 
fell on the river. The Dutchman could all but smile before grabbing his belongings and hinted at a return the following day for the upcoming €50,000 Super High Roller.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,500,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
Eliminé |
Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 150,000 for most of his stack and earned the blinds and big blind ante.
Pablo Brito Silva had to forfeit his big blind and big blind ante and then jammed out of the small blind into Ponakovs to get some chips back. In the very next hand, Brito Silva pushed from the button and forced two folds.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
310,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
275,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Ben Heath raised to 50,000 on the button and then folded when Kannapong Thanarattrakul three-bet to 150,000 in the small blind. One hand later, Thanarattrakul jammed on the button into both short stacks and forced two folds.
Thanarattrakul raised first to act the very next hand and made it 40,000 to go. Pablo Brito Silva pushed all-in and Ben Heath in the big blind asked for an exact count. The shove was for 260,000 and Heath then called, Thanarattrakul snap-folded.
Pablo Brito Silva: 
Ben Heath: 
"Good luck," Heath offered and Brito Silva replied with a swift "you too".
Neither pocket pair connected with the 
board and Brito Silva had to settle for fourth place.
"See you tomorrow," Aleksejs Ponakovs told the Brazilian, who collected €84,640 for the efforts.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,600,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
1,150,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
|
220,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
|
Eliminé |
Aleksejs Ponakovs kept his short stack afloat for a few minutes with jams and raises that went through uncalled.
Kannapong Thanarattrakul forfeited his big blind to a shove, albeit reluctantly, and then jammed out of the small blind next. Ponakovs glanced at his cards with some 12 blinds behind and called.
"Oh no," Thanarattrakul joked but was actually way out in front once the cards were revealed.
Aleksejs Ponakovs: 
Kannapong Thanarattrakul:
"Why did you call?" Thanarattrakul said with a smile on the face as Ponakovs pointed to his suited king with the words "that's why".
Neither of them connected with the 
board and Ponakovs was felted in third place for €117,050.
"See you tomorrow," the standard reply came and the Latvian turned around. "What's tomorrow ... the 50k, right?"
It seems almost certain that most of the players in this tournament will also be up for the challenge with two times the buy-in.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,925,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
|
1,075,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
|
|
Eliminé |
The first hands of heads-up started with plenty of button limps and the latest hand was checked all the way to the 
river. Ben Heath in the big blind bet 45,000 and Kannapong Thanarattrakul called within five seconds.
Heath tabled the 
for a pair of sixes and that won the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,850,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
|
|
1,150,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
Niveau: 18
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Ben Heath as the short stack has a mighty 40 big blinds at his disposal and neither player is too unhappy about limping the button. One such hand led to a 
flop on which Kannapong Thanarattrakul checked and Heath bet 35,000.
Thanarattrakul check-raised to 80,000 and Heath called. After the turn, Thanarattrakul bet 150,000 and won the pot uncontested.
Thanarattrakul raised the next button to 50,000 and folded when Heath made it 200,000 to go.
In the next limped pot that was checked to the 
river, Thanarattrakul bet 25,000 and Heath called to win the pot with the 
, as Thanarattrakul was bluffing with the 
.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,950,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
1,050,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
