Wednesday, October 25, 2017 5:12 PM Local Time
Edouard Mignot Eliminated in 9th Place (€3,722)
Edouard Mignot raised to 72,000 from the small blind and Michal Maryska defended his big blind.
The flop came and Mignot put the rest of his chips into the middle and Maryska snap-called.
Michal Maryska:
Edouard Mignot:
"It's the final-table?" asked Sergio Fernandez, "Oh wait, he has a nine! Queen! Queen!"
Maryska shot him a glare. The turn was the and Fernandez suddenly shut up. Maryska pointed at him. "I'm saying nothing," said Fernandez.
The river was the and Mignot was eliminated. Maryska and Fernandez bumped fists as the final table was confirmed.
"Congratulations on making the final table boys," said Fernandez, "I make two of them every week!" Fernandez also final-tabled the Monster Stack, finishing third.
| Michal Maryska | 400,000 | 113,000  |
| Edouard Mignot | 0 | -153,000  |
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 5:07 PM Local Time
Magott Doubles with Aces
On the first hand of the unofficial final table, Krysztof Magott raised to 65,00 from middle position and the action was folded around to Nico Ehlers in the big blind. He re-raised the pot and Maggot stuck in his remaining chips for a total of 261,000.
Krysztof Magott:
Nico Ehlers:
The board ran out and Magott's pair of aces held on to double up through the chip leader.
| Nico Ehlers | 1,220,000 | -250,000 |
| Krzysztof Magott | 532,000 | 271,000 |
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 4:59 PM Local Time
Unofficial Final Table Draw
| Seat | Player | Nationality | Chipcount | Big Blinds |
|---|
| 1 | Vasile Stancu | Romania | 445,000 | 22 |
| 2 | Georgios Zisimopoulos | Greece | 216,000 | 11 |
| 3 | Andreas Klatt | Germany | 705,000 | 35 |
| 4 | Nico Ehlers | Germany | 1,470,000 | 74 |
| 5 | Sergio Fernandez | Spain | 1,035,000 | 52 |
| 6 | Theodoros Aidonopoulos | Greece | 603,000 | 30 |
| 7 | Krysztof Magott | Poland | 261,000 | 13 |
| 8 | Edouard Mignot | Austria | 153,000 | 8 |
| 9 | Michal Maryska | Czech Republic | 287,000 | 14 |
| Nico Ehlers | 1,470,000 | -130,000 |
| Sergio Fernandez | 1,035,000 | 195,000 |
| Andreas Klatt | 705,000 | -15,000 |
| Theodoros Aidonopoulos | 603,000 | -7,000 |
| Vasile Stancu | 445,000 | 55,000 |
| Michal Maryska | 287,000 | -13,000 |
| Krzysztof Magott | 261,000 | -4,000 |
| Georgios Zisimopoulos | 216,000 | 61,000 |
| Edouard Mignot | 153,000 | -22,000 |
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 4:53 PM Local Time
Sander van Wesemael Eliminated in 10th Place (€3,722)
With around 100,000 in the middle already, the flop fell and Sander van Wesemael led out for 60,000 from the big blind. Andreas Klatt raised the pot and van Wesemael called off his remaining stack for 120,000.
Andreas Klatt flopped the nut flush draw with against van Wesemael's . The turn was the and the river landed the . Klatt made his flush and van Wesemael hit the rail in tenth place.
The remaining nine players will do one last redraw for seating assignments at the unofficial final table.
| Andreas Klatt | 720,000 | 170,000 |
| Sander van Wesemael | 0 | -180,000 |
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 4:46 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
| Nico Ehlers | 1,600,000 | 0 |
| Sergio Fernandez | 840,000 | 260,000 |
| Theodoros Aidonopoulos | 610,000 | 264,000 |
| Andreas Klatt | 550,000 | -42,000 |
| Vasile Stancu | 390,000 | -10,000 |
| Michal Maryska | 300,000 | -34,000 |
| Krzysztof Magott | 265,000 | -155,000 |
| Sander van Wesemael | 180,000 | 35,000 |
| Edouard Mignot | 175,000 | 5,000 |
| Georgios Zisimopoulos | 155,000 | -15,000 |
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 4:46 PM Local Time
Klatt Flops the Nuts to Double Up
Andreas Klatt raised to 45,000 from early position and Vasile Stancu announced "Pot" from the big blind. Klatt instantly stuck in his remaining 291,000 and Stancu called.
Andreas Klatt:
Vasile Stancu:
The flop came and Klatt flopped the nuts to leave Stancu drawing slim. The turn was the and the river brought the . Stancu doubled up leaving the players still five-handed at each table.
| Andreas Klatt | 592,000 | 302,000 |
| Vasile Stancu | 400,000 | -320,000 |
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 4:40 PM Local Time
Mignot Doubles Through Klatt
Edouard Mignot raised to pot under the gun to 70,000 leaving himself 9,000 behind. Andreas Klatt raised pot to 240,000 himself on the button. Mignot put the rest of his chips in the middle and was all in.
Edouard Mignot:
Andreas Klatt:
The flop came with Mignot pushing his seven forward. The turn was the however giving Mignot a set and he pumped his fist when the came on the river, improving him to a full house.
| Andreas Klatt | 290,000 | -100,000 |
| Edouard Mignot | 170,000 | 91,000 |
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 4:35 PM Local Time
Sarosh Mir Eliminated in 11th Place (€2,914)
Sarosh Mir opened to 40,000 from the cutoff and Nico Ehlers called from the button. The flop came which started a flurry of activity.
Mir led out for the pot of 110,000 and Ehlers re-potted. Mir was left with just 160,000 and instantly stuck in his remaining chips. Ehlers flopped a set with and Mir had an overpair and flush draw with .
The on the turn eliminated a lot of Mir's outs as Ehlers improved to a full house. The completed the board and Mir was eliminated in 11th place.
| Nico Ehlers | 1,600,000 | 250,000 |
| Sarosh Mir | 0 | -308,000 |
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 4:20 PM Local Time
Maciej Kondraszuk Eliminated in 13th Place (€2,327); Kristen Bicknell Eliminated in 12th Place (€2914)
Vasile Stancu announced pot from the button. Kristen Bicknell raised to pot from the small blind and Maciej Kondraszuk was all in from the big blind. Stancu called putting two players at risk.
Vasile Stancu:
Kristen Bicknell:
Maciej Kondraszuk:
"Tell me if I win," said Bicknell, turning away from the table as the board was dealt.
It came giving Stancu a flush and eliminating both Bicknell and Kondraszuk.
| Vasile Stancu | 720,000 | 530,000 |
| Kristen Bicknell | 0 | -270,000 |
| Maciej Kondraszuk | 0 | -210,000 |
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 4:14 PM Local Time
Fernandez Takes it Down with a Check-Raise
Krysztof Magott opened to 32,000 from under the gun and was called by Sergio Fernandez in the big blind. The two players went heads-up to the flop of .
Fernandez checked to Magott who bet 20,000. Fernandez check-raised to 132,000 and Magott laid his hand down.
Fernandez had a third-place finish in Event #1: €1,100 MONSTER STACK and is looking to make back-to-back final tables now.
| Sergio Fernandez | 580,000 | 110,000 |
| Krzysztof Magott | 420,000 | -54,000 |
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 3:56 PM Local Time
Fabrice Halleux Eliminated in 14th Place (€2,327)
Fabrice Halleux raised to 33,000 in the cutoff. It folded to Nico Ehlers in the big blind who announced pot. Halleux re-potted and Ehlers announced pot again and Halleux was all in.
Nico Ehlers:
Fabrice Halleux:
The flop came with not much help to Ehlers' double-suited Kings. The turn was the giving him a flush draw and the river completed his flush and eliminated Halleux in 14th place.
| Nico Ehlers | 1,350,000 | 277,000 |
| Fabrice Halleux | 0 | -310,000 |
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 3:52 PM Local Time
Aidonopoulos Rivers a Full House
The dealer fanned the flop of which led to Theodoros Aidonopoulos and Sander van Wesemael putting all of the chips in the middle. Aidonopoulos was the player at risk and flopped the best hand with against van Wesemael's wrap with .
The on the turn gave van Wesemael a straight but the on the river improved Aidonopoulos' hand to a full house. He earned himself a full double up to swap chip stacks with van Wesemael.
| Theodoros Aidonopoulos | 346,000 | 171,000 |
| Sander van Wesemael | 145,000 | -157,000 |
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 3:46 PM Local Time
Zisimopoulos Doubles Through Fernandez
"Are you feeling lucky?" Georgios Zisimopoulos asked Sergio Fernandez, who had just called the Greek player's all in.
"I do," replied Fernandez, "But your hand is better than mine!"
Sergio Fernandez:
Georgios Zisimopoulos:
The board came giving Zisimopoulos a Broadway straight and doubling him up.
| Sergio Fernandez | 470,000 | -50,000 |
| Georgios Zisimopoulos | 170,000 | 86,000 |
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 3:38 PM Local Time
Recent Eliminations
The two short stacks at the two table redraw have been eliminated in quick succession, one either side of the break. That means that Edouard Mignot has been moved across to balance the tables with 14 players remaining.
| Vlado Sevo | 0 | -92,000 |
| Joseph Di Rosa Rojas | 0 | -38,000 |
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 3:19 PM Local Time
First Break of the Day
The remaining 15 players are taking their first 15-minute break of the day.
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 3:13 PM Local Time
Final Two Tables
| Table | Seat | Player | Nationality | Chipcount | Big Blinds |
|---|
| 15 | 1 | Nico Ehlers | Germany | 1,073,000 | 89 |
| 15 | 2 | Sergio Fernandez | Spain | 520,000 | 43 |
| 15 | 3 | Krysztof Magott | Poland | 474,000 | 40 |
| 15 | 4 | Michal Maryska | Czech Republic | 334,000 | 28 |
| 15 | 5 | Fabrice Halleux | Belgium | 310,000 | 26 |
| 15 | 6 | Georgios Zisimopoulos | Greece | 214,000 | 18 |
| 15 | 7 | Edouard Mignot | France | 330,000 | 28 |
| 15 | 8 | Sarosh Mir | Norway | 308,000 | 26 |
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| 16 | 1 | Andreas Klatt | Germany | 350,000 | 29 |
| 16 | 2 | Theodoros Aidonopoulos | Greece | 175,000 | 15 |
| 16 | 3 | Sander van Wesemael | Netherlands | 302,000 | 25 |
| 16 | 4 | Joseph Di Rosa Rojas | Venezuala | 38,000 | 3 |
| 16 | 5 | Vlado Sevo | Austria | 92,000 | 8 |
| 16 | 6 | Vasile Stancu | Romania | 190,000 | 16 |
| 16 | 7 | Kristen Bicknell | Canada | 270,000 | 23 |
| 16 | 8 | Maciej Kondraszuk | Poland | 210,000 | 18 |
| Nico Ehlers | 1,073,000 | 13,000 |
| Sergio Fernandez | 520,000 | 158,000 |
| Krzysztof Magott | 474,000 | 28,000 |
| Andreas Klatt | 350,000 | 95,000 |
| Michal Maryska | 334,000 | 119,000 |
| Edouard Mignot | 330,000 | 235,000 |
| Fabrice Halleux | 310,000 | -25,000 |
| Sarosh Mir | 308,000 | -82,000 |
| Sander van Wesemael | 302,000 | 49,000 |
| Kristen Bicknell | 270,000 | -200,000 |
| Georgios Zisimopoulos | 214,000 | -41,000 |
| Maciej Kondraszuk | 210,000 | 6,000 |
| Vasile Stancu | 190,000 | -70,000 |
| Theodoros Aidonopoulos | 175,000 | -40,000 |
| Vlado Sevo | 92,000 | 32,000 |
| Joseph Di Rosa Rojas | 38,000 | -9,000 |
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 3:03 PM Local Time
Ehlers Gets It All Back
Just a couple of hands later, Nico Ehlers and Tu Tuan To got all of their chips in the middle on a board reading . To flopped a set of kings but was drawing to one out as Ehlers flopped a set of aces with .
The river was the giving Ehlers quad aces and eliminating To in 17th place. With just 16 players remaining, there will be another redraw for the final two tables.
| Nico Ehlers | 1,060,000 | 385,000 |
| Tu Tuan To | 0 | -368,000 |
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 2:59 PM Local Time
To Doubles Through the Chip Leader
Nico Ehlers raised to 30,000 from under the gun and was called by Tu Tuan To directly to his left. The flop came and Ehlers led out for a pot-sized bet of 78,000. To made the call to see the on the turn.
Ehlers bet 105,000 and To called off the rest of his 67,000 chips. To held the best hand with up against the of Ehlers. The river landed the and To improved to two pair to put a small dent in Ehlers' stack.
| Nico Ehlers | 675,000 | -145,000 |
| Tu Tuan To | 368,000 | 84,000 |
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 2:58 PM Local Time
Stancu Doubles Through Aidonopoulos
Theodoros Aidonopoulos raised to 30,000 under the gun and Vasile Stancu raised to 96,000 from the big blind. Stancu and Aidonopoulos were both poised to put the rest of their chips in when the flop was dealt. The chips went in and the cards turned over.
Theodoros Aidonopoulos:
Vasile Stancu:
The turn was the and the river the giving Aidonopoulos the nut flush but rivering a full hosue for Stancu who doubled up.
| Vasile Stancu | 260,000 | 195,000 |
| Theodoros Aidonopoulos | 215,000 | -105,000 |
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 2:54 PM Local Time
Gumz Eliminated
Fabian Gumz got his last 100,000 chips in on a flop against Theodoros Aidonopoulos who called.
Fabian Gumz:
Theodoros Aidonopoulos:
The turn gave Aidonopoulos a wheel and the river was the and Gumz was eliminated.
| Theodoros Aidonopoulos | 320,000 | 195,000 |
| Fabian Gumz | 0 | -218,000 |