Stefan Schillhabel opened to 450,000 from the cutoff and Kenny Hallaert shoved all in from the big blind. Schillhabel made the call for his last 3.5 million and was at risk.
Kenny Hallaert:
Stefan Schillhabel:
The board ran out and Hallaert's two pair, aces and sixes, was good enough to earn him the pot and eliminate Schillhabel in 10th place.
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It has been informed that the live-stream was not expected to begin until the official final table was reached. However, the table has informed us that there was a double knockout in one of the first hands played.
Sean Winter opened from middle position and Jonathan Little pushed all in from the button. Felipe Ramos was in the big blind and called for his last 525,000. Winter also called for his remaining 2.3 million chips and the three hands were tabled.
Jonathan Little:
Sean Winter:
Felipe Ramos:
Jonathan Little picked up a flush draw when two diamonds landed on the flop. The river was another diamond sending the entire pot to Little and eliminating Winter and Ramos.
Jonathan Little opened to 500,000 from early position with and was called by Kenny Hallaert in the big blind with .
The flop came and Hallaert check-called a bet of 400,000 with his flush draw. The turn was the and Hallaert checked again. Little made a larger bet of 2.0 million and Hallaert thought for a couple moments before laying his hand down.
The action was folded to Kenny Hallaert on the button who raised it up to 550,000 with . Alexandru Papazian was in the small blind with and just made the call.
The flop came and Papazian checked to Hallaert who bet 500,000 with his top set. Papazian called and the landed on the turn. Papazian checked again and Hallaert fired 1.9 million. Papazian tossed his cards to the muck and Hallaert earned himself the pot.
Jonathan Little opened to 450,000 from the cutoff with and Sam Greenwood just called on the button with . Pascal Lefrancois called from the small blind with and Steffen Sontheimer pushed all in for 2.175 million from the big blind with . Little folded and Greenwood pushed all in, forcing Lefrancois out of the pot as well.
The flop provided no help to Sontheimer but the on the turn gave him some outs. The completed the board on the river and Sontheimer was ousted in seventh place.
Kenny Hallaert raised to 550,000 on the button with and Jonathan Little called from the big blind with . The flop came and Little checked to Hallaert who continued for 500,000 with middle pair. Little called with his pair of kings and the hit the turn.
Both players checked and the landed on the river. Little led out for 2.0 million and Hallaert folded his pair of sixes, sending another pot to Little.
and was called by Kenny Hallaert in the big blind with 
. 
and Hallaert check-called a bet of 400,000 with his flush draw. The turn was the 
and Hallaert checked again. Little made a larger bet of 2.0 million and Hallaert thought for a couple moments before laying his hand down.
. Alexandru Papazian was in the small blind with 
and just made the call.
landed on the turn. Papazian checked again and Hallaert fired 1.9 million. Papazian tossed his cards to the muck and Hallaert earned himself the pot.
flop provided no help to Sontheimer but the 
on the turn gave him some outs. The 
completed the board on the river and Sontheimer was ousted in seventh place.
and Jonathan Little called from the big blind with 
hit the turn.
landed on the river. Little led out for 2.0 million and Hallaert folded his pair of sixes, sending another pot to Little.