Down to his last 125,000, Pietro Errante Parrino moved all in and the action folded to Sebastian Malec in the small blind. He called and put the next player at risk of elimination in consecutive hands.
Pietro Errante Parrino:
Sebastian Malec:
The board came and the ace-high was good enough for Malec to take down the pot and eliminate Parrino in 6th place. After sharing the minimum cash as one of three bubble boys in the €1,100 Main Event, Parrino takes home another €12,032.
Robert Zipf moved all in for his last 39,000 and Anestis Anagnostidis raised to 70,000 out of the small blind, Sebastian Malec called in the big blind. Both active players checked the flop and the turn. On the river, Anagnostidis checked and Malec bet 30,000, the Greek folded.
Zipf turned over his and Malec claimed the pot with for sevens and fives, eliminating Zipf in 7th place for €9,126.
"Has anyone won a High Roller with one and a half big blinds?" Robert Zipf asked and folded to a raise of Sebastian Malec worth 60,000. The action reached Aviv Meiri in the big blind and he looked over at Malec.
"I didn't see the hand and call," Meiri said and pointed to his cards, then announced a check in the dark. The flop came and the action was on Malec, who bet 84,000. "Can I look now?" Meiri asked and Malec nodded. Meiri then check-raised all in and Malec folded.
"Tell him that I am a crazy man. Don't touch my big blind," Meiri added and Malec replied "but I like you."
One hand later, Michael Uguccioni opened to 60,000 and Meiri said "this time I have a good hand, just call" when the action was on him in the small blind. Anestis Anagnostidis also came along for the ride and the flop of was checked to Uguccioni, who bet 75,000. Meiri check-raised to 150,000 and that forced two folds.
Anestis Anagnostidis opened to 60,000 and Zoltan Ban asked for the stack of fellow short stack Robert Zipf, who counted it out and said "102,000." Ban then moved all in for his last 102,000 and the action folded all the way back to Anagnostidis. The Greek snap-called and the cards were tabled.
Zoltan Ban:
Anestis Anagnostidis:
The flop of was of no help for Ban, and he was drawing dead on the turn. A meaningless on the river completed the board and Ban was eliminated in 8th place for €6,922.
Sebastian Malec raised to 43,000 and Robert Zipf called in the hijack, all other opponents folded. The flop fell and Malec looked over to the other side of the table to check out the stack of Zipf. The German only had six big blinds behind and Malec moved all in, Zipf folded after some consideration.
Boris Kuzmanovic raised to 43,000 and Anestis Anagnostidis defended his big blind. Kuzmanovic asked to see the stack of his opponent before the flop fell . Anagnostidis moved all in and Kuzmanovic snap-called.
Anestis Anagnostidis:
Boris Kuzmanovic:
The draw of the Greek immediately filled up with the on the turn, and the river was a blank. Anagnostidis doubled up for 187,000 and moved up to almost half a million in chips.
Sebastian Malec raised to 40,000 and the action folded to Aviv Meiri in the big blind. "You know what I gonna do? I was going to call blind without looking at my cards, but I respect you and looked," Meiri said and then called.
On the flop, Meiri check-called a bet worth 40,000 and the turn went check, check. Meiri bet the river for 80,000 and Malec folded.
Hand three was also all about Sebastian Malec at the start, as he opened to 50,000 on the button. Michael Uguccioni moved all in from the small blind and Malec snap-called once Boris Kuzmanovic had surrendered the big blind.
Michael Uguccioni:
Sebastian Malec:
Malec was feeling the rush and in prime position to eliminate Uguccioni, but the Italian turned a straight on the board to double up.