Andrew Leathem raised under the gun to 500,000. Thomas Muehloecker was in the next position and reraised all in for 1,800,000. Bryn Kenney thought about it before folding. It folded back around to Leathem who called.
Andrew Leathem:
Thomas Muehloecker:
The flop came with no help to Leathem. The turn was the giving him a gutshot. The river was the giving him a ten-high straight and eliminating Muehloecker.
"I don't know if I was supposed to call there," said Kenney, "I might have made a mistake. It would have been the sickest hand ever because I had an eight."
Muehloecker takes home €51,024 for his 11th place finish.
Andrew Leathem just eliminated two players after he got all in with pocket aces against Dario Sammartino and Rainer Kempe.
Leathem's aces were against from Kempe and from Sammartino.
The board provided a little bit of a sweat, but ultimately Leathem won the hand when the completed board read .
Sammartino was the shorter stack and finished 13th for €43,461 and Kempe finished 12th for €51,024. Leathem has escalated quickly up the leaderboard during the last hour after doubling through Bryn Kenney with pocket fours against Kenney's pocket nines.
Martin Kabrhel moved all in for 935,000 from under the gun. Rainer Kempe called in the small blind and Benjamin Pollak folded in the big blind.
Martin Kabrhel:
Rainer Kempe:
The flop came giving Kabrhel more outs to double up, with a flush draw to go with his pair outs. The turn was the meaning that Kabrhel needed a club to stay alive. The river was the and Kabrhel was eliminated.
Thomas Muehloecker shoved from middle position for a little under 1.8 million. Timothy Adams had about 800,000 and thought things over in the big blind before committing his stack.
Muehloecker:
Adams:
The board ran out , giving the pot to Muehloecker with jacks.
Philipp Gruissem appeared to have jammed over a button raise from Antoine Saout when we got to their table, with Saout putting him at risk with . Gruissem had about 1.6 million and on the felt, and the was no help. The gave him some outs but the river was a .
Bartlomiej Machon raised to 120,000 from the hijack and, for the second hand in-a-row, Jean-Noel Thorel moved all in for 1,790,000. Benjamin Pollak was in the small blind and he just called. The big blind folded and action was back on Machon who moved all-in for 3,300,000 himself and Pollak snap-called.
Bartlomiej Machon:
Jean-Noel Thorel:
Benjamin Pollak:
The flop came giving Pollak top set. The turn was the , and with no players holding a club both Thorel and Machon were drawing dead, and the river was the .
The double elimination brought the number of players remaining to 17, negating the need for hand-for-hand play with all remaining players guaranteed €38,060.
Adrian Mateos opened for 225,000 on the button and Stefan Schillhabel jammed in the big blind.
"You cover me?" asked Mateos.
Indeed, Schillhabel had over 3 million while Mateos had about 2.7 million. The Spanish crusher called with but was dominated by . The flop was a scary one as Mateos flopped a two-way straight draw, but the and kept the king kicker best.
For the second hand in a row Bertrand Grospellier raised all in, this time for 415,000. It folded to Nick Petrangelo in the small blind.
"I'm all in, but I want that Mau5," said Petrangelo, referring to Grospellier's card protector. The big blind folded and the cards were turned over.
Nick Petrangelo:
Bertrand Grospellier:
There was a Jack in the window of a flop. The turn was the and the river the meaning Grospellier was eliminated. The Frenchman left the tournament area, with Petrangelo left Mau5-less.