Hand #21: Artur Rudziankov raised to 125,000 from the hijack, and Arman Zolnoorian called in the big blind. The flop came , and Zolnoorian checked. Rudziankov continued for 100,000 and won the pot.
Hand #22: Martin Kabrhel raised to 105,000, and the action folded to John Esposito in the big blind. "Before I look at my cards, I have one question. Does the hippo play?" Esposito asked, referring to the card protector. Kabrhel showed no reaction, and Esposito folded.
After the hand was over, Kabrhel asked, "Do you like my hippo?" and Esposito replied, "Can I see it?" An instant, "No," came as the reaction from Kabrhel.
Hand #23: Mario Prats made it 115,000 to go from the button, and Christian Rudolph called in the big blind. On a flop of , Rudolph checked, and Prats won the pot with a bet of 125,000.
Hand #24: Zolnoorian raised to 125,000 from the cutoff and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #16: Martin Kabrhel was in the big blind and asked for a walk. John Esposito opened for 125,000 on button, and when Kabrhel folded, Esposito called him a name.
Hand #17: Timothy Miles raised from under the gun and won the antes and blinds.
Hand #18: Kabrhel opened for 100,000 from the button and folded when Miles moved all in from the button.
Hand #19: Arman Zolnoorian opened for 150,000 from under the gun and won the antes and blinds.
Hand #20: Miles opened and won the antes and blinds.
Hand #11: Martin Kabrhel raised to 100,000 from the cutoff and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #12: Christian Rudolph raised to 115,000, and all opponents folded.
Hand #13: Rudolph's raise to 115,000 won the blinds and antes.
Hand #14: Mario Prats raised to 100,000 from the cutoff, and Arman Zolnoorian, in the small blind, as well as John Esposito, in the big blind, called. On the flop, Esposito bet 150,000, and that forced folds from both opponents.
Hand #15: Lee Watkinson made it 215,000 to go from the cutoff and had 965,000 behind. That scared away all opponents, and he scooped the blinds and antes.
Hand #6: Artur Rudziankov opened for 110,000, and John Esposito called from the big blind. The flop was . Esposito check-folded to a bet of 100,000 from Rudziankov.
Hand #7: Arman Zolnoorian opened for 125,000 from the button and won the antes and blinds.
Hand #8: Mario Prats opened for 110,000 and won the antes and blinds.
Hand #9: Lee Watkinson opened for 125,000 and won the antes and blinds.
Hand #10: Rudziankov opened to 175,000 from the small blind and Timothy Miles shoved and won the pot.
Hand #5: In the last hand before dinner, the action folded to Mario Prats on the button, and he asked both Lee Watkinson in the small blind and Scott Lychwick for their stack sizes before electing to fold.
Watkinson peeked at his cards and slid forward a stack of T25,000 chips for around 500,000 total. Lychwick moved all in for around that amount, and the cards were turned over.
Scott Lychwick:
Lee Watkinson:
There were gasps around the table by the players that had stuck around even before the flop fell . Watkinson hit two pair, while Lychwick was still alive with an open-ended straight draw. Neither the turn nor the river changed the outcome of the hand, and Lychwick was eliminated in ninth place for $31,187.
"I think I made the most stupid move in poker," Watkinson remarked while counting his chips and heading into dinner break.
Hand #1: Lee Watkinson raised to 130,000 and claimed the blinds and antes.
Hand #2: Artur Rudziankov made it 140,000 to go from the small blind and that won the pot.
Hand #3: Christian Rudolph raised to 90,000, and Martin Kabrhel was next to act. After more than a minute, Timothy Miles requested the clock on Kabrhel. "He is doing it every hand," Miles added, and Kabrhel had 30 seconds to act. After just a few seconds, Kabrhel moved all in and, all opponents, including Rudolph, folded.
Hand #4: Rudziankov's raise to 100,000 from the cutoff won the blinds and antes.
Martin Kabrhel raised to 80,000 from under the gun, and Mario Prats three-bet to 205,000. Once all other players had folded and the action was back on Kabrhel, he started his usual table talk: "What are you doing, Mario. Do you want to bust?" Some further chat followed, and Kabrhel elected to call.
The flop came , and Kabrhel checked. Prats grabbed into his stack for a continuation bet, and Kabrhel said, "Much more, Mario. Make it easy for me," before the Spaniard placed his bet worth 250,000. Kabrhel moved all in, and Prats quickly called.
Mario Prats:
Martin Kabrhel:
The turn counterfit Kabrhel's two pair, and Prats doubled for 860,000 after the blank river.
, and Zolnoorian checked. Rudziankov continued for 100,000 and won the pot.
, Rudolph checked, and Prats won the pot with a bet of 125,000.
flop, Esposito bet 150,000, and that forced folds from both opponents.
. Esposito check-folded to a bet of 100,000 from Rudziankov.
. Watkinson hit two pair, while Lychwick was still alive with an open-ended straight draw. Neither the 
turn nor the 
. Phan was eliminated, and the official final table of nine was set.
turn counterfit Kabrhel's two pair, and Prats doubled for 860,000 after the blank 
river.