Christoph Vogelsang raised to 125,000 from the hijack with 
and Martin Finger called from the big blind with 
.
The flop brought 
and Finger's hand we still good as he checked to the initial raiser. Vogelsang checked behind and the turn brought the 
.
On the turn Finger bet 200,000 and Vogelsang went into the tank before ultimately folding his cards. Finger extends his chip lead to around 5.3 million.
Level: 19
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 10,000
Bill Perkins opened for 110,000 from the cutoff with the 
and Christoph Vogelsang decided to defend from the small blind with the 
. David Benefield folded the big and it was heads-up action to the 
flop. Vogelsang checked, Perkins continued for 130,000, and Vogelsang woke up with a check-raise to 285,000. It did the trick as Perkins quickly folded his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,375,000
365,000
|
365,000 |
|
1,600,000
-145,000
|
-145,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,605,000
-135,000
|
-135,000 |
|
||
|
2,310,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
2,010,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
|
1,745,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
1,225,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
1,200,000
-115,000
|
-115,000 |
|
1,130,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
Timothy Adams raised to 100,000 from the cutoff with 
and he was three-bet by Johannes Strassmann from the button. The German three-bet to 250,000 with 
and that was enough to take down the pot.
It took just four hands for the first elimination of the final table, and it's no surprise that it was the short stack.
It happened when Patrik Antonius moved all in from early position for his last 190,000 holding the 
. Action folded to Timothy Adams in the big blind and he opted to call with the 
. According to the PokerNews Odds Calculator, the hand would be chopped 90.68% of the time while Antonius, who had suited cards, would double 7.16% of the time. Adams would four-flush just 2.17% of the time.
Adams' chances were slim, but they jumped to 36.36% when the 
flop gave him a freeroll. The turn dropped Adams' chances to 20.45%, meaning the two would chop 79.55% of the time. Unfortunately for Antonius, Adams' long shot came in when the 
spiked on the river. Antonius, who registered for the tournament at the start of Day 2, exited the stage and made his way to the payout desk in eighth place to collect ￡109,455.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,375,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Martin Finger raised to 100,000 from the hijack with 
and Christoph Vogelsang woke up with 
in the big blind. Vogelsang made the call and David Benefield folded from the big blind.
The flop brought 
and Vogelsang checked to Finger who checked behind.
On the turn the hit and now Vogelsang grabbed chips and bet out 150,000. Finger gave it some thought but eventually called.
The river brought the 
and Vogelsang locked up the winning hand. He bet 300,000 and Finger went into the tank for quite a while before folding his hand.
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Patrik Antonius opened the second hand of the day with a raise to 100,000 from the hijack holding the . Action folded to Christoph Vogelsang in the big blind, and the German opted to defend with the 
. The 
flop paired Vogelsang, but he checked to Antonius.
The Finn took the opportunity to bet a modest 60,000, Vogelsang called, and the dealer burned and turned the 
. Vogelsang check-called another bet, this time 125,000, and the completed the board on the river. Vogelsang checked for a third time, and Antonius thought long and hard before sliding out 250,000, which was more than half his remaining stack.
It was a curious bet, and Vogelsang thought long and hard before sliding in the call.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,700,000
485,000
|
485,000 |
|
|
200,000
-545,000
|
-545,000 |
|
|
||
On the first hand at the final table Vogelsang raised to 105,000 under the gun with and Bill Perkins called from the small blind with 
. Tobias Reinkemeier called from the big blind with and the flop brought 
.
Both blinds checked to Vogelsang who checked behind as well.
On the turn the hit and Perksin grabbed chips betting 150,000. The action was now on Reinkemeier who tanked for a bit and called. Vogelsang folded his tens and the river brought the 
.
Perkins' hand was counterfeited on the river and he decided to check to his German opponent. Reinkemeier had the hand locked up and checked as well.
"I got counterfeited," Perkins said, but Reinkemeier had the best hand anyway.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,700,000
-305,000
|
-305,000 |
|
|
1,200,000
355,000
|
355,000 |
