Level 17
: 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Matthias Eibinger raised to 690,000 from the cutoff with 
and Christoph Vogelsang defended his big blind holding 
.
The flop came 
, Eibinger hit two pair but Vogelsang flopped trip deuces. Vogelsang quickly checked and Eibinger continued with a bet of 400,000. Vogelsang took some time and raised to 1,300,000. Eibinger called.
The turn brought them the 
, Vogelsang bet 4,000,000 and Eibinger called.
The river completed the board with the 
to keep Vogelsang ahead. Vogelsang grabbed part of his stack and pushed it in as a bet. Eibinger asked for a count and the dealer complied while Vogelsang hid his face behind both of his hands. The dealer confirmed Vogelsang bet 8,075,000. Eibinger dived into the tank and flicked in the chip for the call.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,440,000
-1,500,000
|
-1,500,000 |
|
28,990,000
14,215,000
|
14,215,000 |
|
18,900,000
-13,915,000
|
-13,915,000 |
|
17,335,000
-3,125,000
|
-3,125,000 |
to leave Filatov in the lead with his pocket kings. The 
on the turn gave Schemion a straight draw but his ace was no longer any good. It was the 
on the river that improved Filatov to a straight and Schemion was eliminated in sixth place.
and Anatoly Filatov defended his big blind with 
.
, they both checked through to the 
on the river. Filatov bet 1,300,000 and Schemion looked at his cards once more, considered his options and then called after using a time-bank.
but neither play held a heart in their hand. The 
on the turn was no help to Tang and the 
on the river confirmed his exit from the tournament.
in the small blind. Tang used a time-bank and then folded. Filatov complimented him on the fold. 
in the big blind and defended. 
for Filatov to hit the nut flush indeed. Vogelsang checked again, Filatov continued with a bet of 1,800,000. Vogelsang looked at Filatov and folded.
on the river. Thorel checked again and Eibinger thought for a moment before checking it back. Thorel showed his flush and scooped the pot.
and Matthias Eibinger just flat-called in the big blind with 
on the river. Eibinger led out with a bet of 390,000 and Vogelsang looked him up. Eibinger tabled the best hand and collected the pot.
, they all checked through to see the