A few players headed to the bounty chest to pull their bounty tokens during the break. Andras Nemeth pulled a €20,000 prize, Michail Manolakis pulled two €10,000 prizes. Nikita Kuznetsov also pulled a €10,000 prize, as did Candido Cappiello.
The €40,000 top prize is still out there. Here's what's left.
| Bounty Prize | Count | Remaining |
|---|---|---|
| € 40,000 | 1 | 1 |
| € 20,000 | 2 | 1 |
| € 15,000 | 1 | 1 |
| € 10,000 | 11 | 7 |
| €5000 + Draw Again | 1 | 1 |
Niveau: 17
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
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| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
855,000 | |
|
725,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
705,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
695,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
505,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
450,000 | |
|
240,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
25,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
Players are heading for a 25-minute break. The bounty chest will open now, earlier than planned, to allow players to trade in their tokens.
Elias Suhonen raised to 35,000 from late position and Niklas Astedt called in the big blind.
The flop came 9♠9♦8♦ and Astedt checked. Suhonen bet 20,000 and Astedt check-raised to 52,000. Suhonen was having none of it and moved all in, which Astedt quickly called with the smaller stack of 208,000.
Astedt showed K♥9♥ for trip nines, while Suhonen flipped over Q♦10♦ for a straight flush draw.
"Not what I wanted to see," said Astedt.
But the turn came the 8♥ to give him a full house, leaving Suhonen drawing thin to the J♦. The river was the 5♥ and Astedt doubled his stack, leaving Suhonen with less than two big blinds.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
460,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
26,000
369,000
|
369,000 |
Michail Manolakis limped under the gun, before Andras Nemeth raised to 75,000 from the button. Ilia Pavlov was in the big blind, and he three-bet jammed for 327,000. Manolakis got out of the way, but after some thought, Nemeth called.
Ilia Pavlov: K♦K♠
Andras Nemeth: J♦6♠
Nemeth was drawing thin, and although he flopped top pair on the J♠7♣7♥ flop, the Q♦A♣ turn and river were not the jack he required to take the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
855,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
|
|
694,000
404,000
|
404,000 |
Nikita Kuznetsov opened to 30,000 and received a call from Michail Manolakis in the small blind.
On the 10♦6♠3♣ flop, Manolakis led out with a bet of 35,000 and Kuznetsov called.
The K♠ turn and 4♥ river were checked through. Kuznetsov confidently tabled 7♥7♣ for a pair of sevens, but Manolakis had him pipped with 8♥8♦
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
800,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
680,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Nikita Kuznetsov open raised to 30,000 from late position, Andras Nemeth called, then Niklas Astedt three-bet to 90,000 from the button. Kuznetsov moved all in for 344,000, Nemeth folded and Astedt made the call.
"Aces," joked Astedt as he showed his hand, but Kuznetsov actually had them.
Nikita Kuznetsov: A♦A♥ 
Niklas Astedt: A♣K♥
"What do I need to win this pot?", said Astedt and he called for a king.
The board ran out 9♠5♦4♦J♣8♦ and Kuznetsov held with his aces to double up his stack.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
740,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
|
260,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
Andras Nemeth raised to 24,000 from middle position and Ilia Pavlov three-bet to 90,000 from late position. Maksim Vaskresenski used a time bank card before moving all in from the big blind for 209,000. Nemeth folded and Pavlov made the call with the covering stack. Players flipped their cards.
Maksim Vaskresenski: A♣Q♠
Ilia Pavlov: A♦K♣
Vaskresenski was dominated, but found all the help he needed as the board ran out 4♦J♦10♥K♠4♥ to give him the nut straight on the turn. He won the pot and doubled up his stack.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
450,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
|
290,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
