Daniel Dvoress raised from under the gun and Steffen Sontheimer, in middle position, three-bet shoved for 235,000. Dvoress made the call.
Steffen Sontheimer: 
Daniel Dvoress: 
The board came 
and Sontheimer stayed ahead, doubling up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
590,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
180,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
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Christoph Vogelsang raised to 50,000 from under the gun and Alex Foxen three-bet to 165,000 in the cutoff. Action folded back to Vogelsang who called.
The flop was the 
, Vogelsang check-called the 115,000 continuation-bet of Foxen.
The turn brought them the 
, Vogelsang checked again. Foxen now barreled 285,000 over the line for Vogelsang to push his cards towards the muck for the fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,770,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
||
|
1,200,000
-320,000
|
-320,000 |
Steffen Sontheimer raised to 500,000 on the cutoff. Evan Mathis, in the small blind, snap-called, putting at risk his last 290,000.
Evan Mathis: 
Steffen Sontheimer: 
The board came 
and Mathis doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
700,000
490,000
|
490,000 |
|
|
220,000
-420,000
|
-420,000 |
| Final Table | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 680,000 | 27 |
| 2 | Bill Perkins | United States | 140,000 | 6 |
| 3 | Christoph Vogelsang | Germany | 1,520,000 | 61 |
| 4 | Daniel Dvoress | United States | 230,000 | 9 |
| 5 | Rainer Kempe | Germany | 720,000 | 29 |
| 6 | Jason Koon | United States | 440,000 | 18 |
| 7 | Steffen Sontheimer | Germany | 640,000 | 26 |
| 8 | Alex Foxen | United States | 1,570,000 | 63 |
| 9 | Evan Mathis | United States | 210,000 | 8 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,570,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,520,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
720,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
680,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
640,000 | |
|
440,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
230,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
210,000
-210,000
|
-210,000 |
|
140,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
Adrian Mateos shoved from the cutoff for 216,000 and so did Steffen Sontheimer in the small blind with the bigger stack. Alex Foxen quickly folded his big blind to let them battle it out.
Adrian Mateos: 
Steffen Sontheimer:
The board ran out 
for Sontheimer's aces to burst the bubble and sent Mateos to the rail.
The nine remaining players have now been redrawn to the final table and have cashed for at least $90,040.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
640,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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Level: 15
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Stephen Chidwick raised on the button for 500,0000 and Rainer Kempe called from the big blind, putting at risk his last 350,000.
Rainer Kempe: 
Stephen Chidwick: 
The runout was 
and Kempe got his double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
800,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
|
|
690,000
-510,000
|
-510,000 |
|
|
||
Igor Kurganov moved all in for his last 161,000 under the gun. Christoph Vogelsang, on the button, called.
Christoph Vogelsang:
Igor Kurganov: 
The runout was 
and Vogelsang rivered a straight to eliminated Kurganov.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,420,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
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With eleven players left, the organization has decided that hand for hand play will commence now. Two more players need to bust before they're in the money.
Christoph Vogelsang opened to 40,000 on the cutoff. Henrik Hecklen, in the small blind, three-bet shoved for 504,000. Stephen Chidwick, in the big blind, reshoved for 520,000. Vogelsang gave up his hand.
Stephen Chidwick:
Henrik Hecklen: 
The board was 
and Chidwick took down the pot, eliminating Hecklen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,200,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
