Peter Kamaras opened to 300,000 in the small blind and Sonay Kehya defended his big blind. The flop was and Kamaras checked. Kehya bet 375,000 and Kamaras called. The turn was the and Kamaras check-called a 450,000 bet from Kehya.
The on the river made things interesting and Kamaras checked a third time. Kehya emptied the clip by firing 750,000, which sent Kamaras into deep thought.
"So good?", he asked Kehny, knowing fully well he wouldn't get an answer. Kamaras leant over to take another good look at the cards on the felt. He counted out his stack meticulously, took around two minutes to come to a decision, then put 750,000 with a loud thump in the middle.
Kehya showed for a mere six high and Kamaras tabled for a pair of queens. Kehya dropped to 13 big blinds after the hand, Kamaras is back where he has been all tournament long: at the top.
Artürs Ščerbaks open-shoved his stack of around nine big blinds in the middle. On the button, Michal Lubas reshoved all in for more than twenty big blinds and the other players folded.
Artürs Ščerbaks:
Michal Lubas:
Lubas had the flush outs of Ščerbaks covered, but his hole cards were still live. Neither player found anything on a board and Lubas dragged it with ace high. The Latvian hope just missed out on the final table and went home with €11,184.
Shortly after Ščerbaks' bust in 11th place, the final table was set. It was the unfortunate Leonardo Romeo who missed out on the big prices. To make things worse, it was nemesis Michael Rohde who put the final nail in the coffin.
After Rohde had opened to 225,000 on the button, Romeo went all in for 1,400,000 from the small blind. Rohde called to put Romeo at risk.
Michael Rohde:
Leonardo Romeo:
The coinflip failed to land in Romeo's favor as the board ran out . The Italian had to say his goodbyes in 10th place and received €11,184 for his strong showing.
With the bustouts of Artürs Ščerbaks and Leonardo Romeo in quick succession, the unofficial final table has been reached. Seating and chip counts follow shortly.
After paying the blinds and antes, Sonay Kehya had 1,190,000 left. When it was folded to the Dutchman, he went for it in late position and found a customer in Cenk Oguz.
Sonay Kehya:
Cenk Oguz:
The Dutchman needed help to escape but didn't get it on an board. Kehya finished in 9th place and received €14,508 for his great run.
With Kehya's elimination, the official final table is now set. Pictures are being shot, players profiles are being written and the stream with hole cards is being prepared. The official final table will start shortly with a few minutes left in the level 50,000/100,000.
The final table will be streamed with hole cards and will be on a thirty-minute delay. The PokerNews blog will follow accordingly as to not spoil anything before it happens on camera. The live stream of the final table can be followed here.