Jonas Lauck made it 50,000 to go from the cutoff and was called by Radek Castka on the button.
On the flop of , Lauck checked and called a bet of 50,000 by Castka before the turn went check, check. Lauck also checked the on the river and Castka bet 200,000. Lauck called and Castka mucked his cards to forfeit a big portion of his stack.
Abdelhakim Zoufri raised to 55,000 from early position and Albert Hoekendijk called on the button. Willem de Jong moved all in for around 600,000 from the small blind and Zoufri eyed the stack of his fellow countryman before calling, while Hoekendijk folded.
Willem de Jong:
Abdelhakim Zoufri:
The board came and de Jong found no help, shaking hands with Zoufri and leaving the table with a smile. He receives €7,351 for his efforts while Zoufri cemented his comfortable lead with 14 players remaining.
The remaining 14 players have been sent into a 15-minute break, in which the T-1,000 chips will be raced off. One level remains to be played unless the final table is in sight, in which case the action may continue.
Johannes Toebbe raised to 70,000 first to act and Radek Castka pushed all in for around 190,000 from two seats over. Thomas Hofmann in the big blind eyed the stack of Toebbe and folded, while the German quickly called.
Radek Castka:
Johannes Toebbe:
The board of brought an ace-high straight and they chopped it up.
Hand 2
Castka shoved from early position and Toebbe called in the big blind.
Radek Castka:
Johannes Toebbe:
This time it was Toebbe who improved on the flop. The turn and the river completed the board, giving Toebbe a flush and Castka finished in 14th place for €7,351.
Artan Dedusha raised to 75,000 and was called by Vlado Banicevic in the small blind and Albert Hoekendijk in the big blind. The flop appeared and Hoekendijk checked. Dedusha quickly continued for 175,000 and Banicevic gave it some consideration before check-raising to 375,000.
Hoekendijk quickly got out of the way while Dedusha immediately asked "Are you sure my friend? Can I see your stack?" Banicevic had exactly 635,000 behind and Dedusha needed more than a minute before announcing all in. Now it was up to Banicevic to contemplate the next move and he took an equally long time before electing to fold.
Stanislav Koleno pushed from the cutoff and Erkan Sönmez in the big blind folded the . Koleno flashed the and Sönmez replied "I had ace five suited."
A few hands later it was up to Sönmez to push from the cutoff for his last 250,000 and Albert Hoekendijk called out of the big blind.
Erkan Sönmez:
Albert Hoekendijk:
"Oh no, hoping for a split pot," Sönmez immediately said. The flop of was followed by the on the turn and that was a very bad card for Sönmez, as he was suddenly in need of a six to stay in contention. The fell on the river and Sönmez was eliminated in 13th place for €7,351.
Przemyslaw Klejnowski raised to 65,000 first to act and Abdelhakim Zoufri in the big blind three-bet to 185,000, which Klejnowski called. The flop fell and Zoufri fired a continuation bet of 140,000, which was enough to win the pot right there.
No showdown has been in sight during the last minutes and Stanislav Koleno moved all in twice to steal the blinds and antes. "Someone give me a hand when he shoves," Artan Dedusha sighed. In the second all in hand, Vlado Banicevic was in the big blind and flashed before sending it into the muck.
While Johannes Toebbe raked in a bigger pot without showdown against a tanking Rene Crha, Przemyslaw Klejnowski had to settle for a small pot. The Pole raised to 65,000 and Artan Dedusha called in the big blind. On the flop of , Dedusha checked and quickly folded to a continuation bet worth 50,000.