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Sunday, October 18, 2015 2:57 PM Local Time
Andre Lommel moves all in from early position and the action folds around to short stack Asher Conniff in the small blind. He calls all in for 49,000 with and Lommel flips over the dominating . Conniff improves on the flop. The turn and river blank, and Conniff doubles.
Asher Conniff - 110,000
Andre Lommel - 70,000
Sunday, October 18, 2015 2:55 PM Local Time
Benjamin Zamani opens to 18,000 from early position and Paul Tedeschi calls on the button. In the big blind, Georgios Sotiropoulos moves all in and Zamani quickly folds. Tedeschi needs some time to make up his mind and the clock is called on him. The one-minute deadline is not announced yet when Tedeschi eventually folds.
Sunday, October 18, 2015 2:49 PM Local Time
Alexander Lakhov jams in one of the first hands on the ten-handed table and claims the blinds and antes.
Then, Brian Hastings raises from the button for 18,000 and John Racener calls in the big blind. Both players check the flop, and Racener checks the turn as well. Hastings bets 22,000 and Racener folds.
Sunday, October 18, 2015 2:44 PM Local Time
Seat 1: Brian Hastings
Seat 2: Paul Tedeschi
Seat 3: John Racener
Seat 4: Georgios Sotiropoulos
Seat 5: Asher Conniff
Seat 6: Rafal Tomczak
Seat 7: Benjamin Zamani
Seat 8: Andre Lommel
Seat 9: Alexander Lakhov
Seat 10: Byron Kaverman
Sunday, October 18, 2015 2:41 PM Local Time
Dominik Nitsche raises to 17,000 chips from under the gun with 7,000 behind and Benjamin Zamani puts him all in. Nitsche jumps out of his chair, looks over to the other table and asks "is there an all in and a call over there?" He gets the reply "no, it's over," and then calls.
Nitsche:
Zamani:
The flop has Nitsche drawing very slim and it is all over after the turn. The meaningless river is just a formality and there is now a short break to redraw for the unofficial final table.
Sunday, October 18, 2015 2:36 PM Local Time
Alexander Lakhov wins a small pot with and top pair against Byron Kaverman.
Over on the other table, Paul Tedeschi raises to 17,000 from the hijack and Benjamin Zamani moves all in from two seats over. Zamani has slightly more chips and Tedeschi calls with . Zamani also has and they can take back their bets on the flop already. The turn and river are meaningless.
Sunday, October 18, 2015 2:33 PM Local Time
Level: 20
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
Sunday, October 18, 2015 2:28 PM Local Time
Table 258
Seat 1: Paul Tedeschi - 263,000
Seat 2: John Racener - 411,000
Seat 3: Benjamin Zamani - 284,000
Seat 4: Dominik Nitsche - 32,000
Seat 5: -- empty --
Seat 6: -- empty --
Seat 7: -- empty --
Seat 8: -- empty --
Seat 9: Andre Lommel - 139,000
Table 259
Seat 1: Byron Kaverman - 392,000
Seat 2: Rafal Tomczak - 382,000
Seat 3: -- empty --
Seat 4: -- empty --
Seat 5: Brian Hastings - 313,000
Seat 6: Asher Conniff - 66,000
Seat 7: Georgios Sotiropoulos - 272,000
Seat 8: -- empty --
Seat 9: Alexander Lakhov - 212,000
Sunday, October 18, 2015 2:14 PM Local Time
The remaining 11 players are heading into a 20 minute break and the T500 chips will be raced off.
Sunday, October 18, 2015 2:10 PM Local Time
In one hand, Paul Tedeschi open-shoves the small blind for just over 110,000 chips and John Racener folds.
The next hand, Bernhard Goetz raises to 14,000 and Tedeschi moves all in from the button. Goetz snap-calls with and Tedeschi flips over his . He immediately flops a set on .
Goetz bangs the table in disgust and the board fills up with the turn and river. "I should have gone all in," Goetz says and heads to the payout desk.
Paul Tedeschi - 230,000
Bernhard Goetz - Eliminated in 12th place (€8,373)
Sunday, October 18, 2015 2:05 PM Local Time
On the river with on board, Rafal Tomczak bets 38,000 and Alexander Freund moves all in for 120,000. Tomczak calls with for a flopped full house and Freund's cannot catch up.
Rafal Tomczak - 380,000
Alexander Freund - Eliminated in 13th place (€6,824)
Sunday, October 18, 2015 1:59 PM Local Time
Brian Hastings opens and Alexander Freund moves all in for 60,500 with . Hastings calls with and makes two pair. However, the board also gives Freund a flush.
Brian Hastings - 320,000
Alexander Freund - 130,000
Sunday, October 18, 2015 1:53 PM Local Time
Jeff Madsen opens to 14,000 on the button and Brian Hastings three-bets to 35,000 from the small blind. Madsen moves all in for 170,500 and Hastings asks for the exact count before eventually calling.
Madsen:
Hastings:
The board runs out and Hastings has his opponent covered by a few big blinds to scoop the massive pot.
Brian Hastings - 380,000
Jeff Madsen - Eliminated in 14th place (€6,824)
Sunday, October 18, 2015 1:51 PM Local Time
David "ODB" Baker moves all in for 110,000 from early position and Georgios Sotiropoulos calls with . ODB has and doesn't improve on the board.
Georgios Sotiropoulos - 300,000
David "ODB" Baker - Eliminated in 15th place (€6,824)
Sunday, October 18, 2015 1:49 PM Local Time
Benjamin Zamani moves all in from the small blind and Dominik Nitsche calls for his last 30,500 from the big blind with . Zamani is ahead with , but Nitsche makes a straight on the river of a board.
Dominik Nitsche - 65,000
Sunday, October 18, 2015 1:45 PM Local Time
Hakan Kaya moves all in for what looks like 70,000 and Georgios Sotiropoulos calls from one seat over. All other opponents fold.
Kaya:
Sotiropoulos:
The board runs out and Kaya joins the rail in 16th place for a payday of €5,634.
Georgios Sotiropoulos - 190,000
Sunday, October 18, 2015 1:44 PM Local Time
Balazs Somodi moves all in for 45,000 and Knut Ekvardt moves all in over the top for 150,000. John Racener goes over the top to put both players at risk and the three-way showdown creates a massive pot.
Somodi:
Ekvardt:
Racener:
The flop is devastating for the two players at risk and the turn has both drawing dead. To put the cherry on the top, the on the river gives Racener quads as well.
John Racener - 420,000
Knut Ekvardt - Eliminated in 17th place (€5,634)
Balazs Somodi - Eliminated in 18th place (€5,634)
Sunday, October 18, 2015 1:42 PM Local Time
Level: 19
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
Sunday, October 18, 2015 1:37 PM Local Time
Table 258
Seat 1: Paul Tedeschi
Seat 2: John Racener
Seat 3: Benjamin Zamani
Seat 4: Balazs Somodi
Seat 5: Rafal Tomczak
Seat 6: Bernhard Goetz
Seat 7: Asher Conniff
Seat 8: Knut Ekvardt
Seat 9: Andre Lommel
Table 259
Seat 1: Byron Kaverman
Seat 2: David "ODB" Baker
Seat 3: Dominik Nitsche
Seat 4: Jeff Madsen
Seat 5: Brian Hastings
Seat 6: Hakan Kaya
Seat 7: Georgios Sotiropoulos
Seat 8: Alexander Freund
Seat 9: Alexander Lakhov
Sunday, October 18, 2015 1:32 PM Local Time
Oemer Kaya gets the remainder of his short stack in with and start-of-the-day chip leader Byron Kaverman calls with . The board is and Kaya joins the rail in 19th place.
There is now a redraw for the last two tables and Kaverman looks to still be in the lead.
Byron Kaverman - 340,000
Oemer Kaya - Eliminated