Friday, November 3, 2017 12:06 AM Local Time
Hands #27-32: Pollak and Schillhabel Shove
Hand #27: Sylvain Loosli raised to 650,000 with and Stefan Schillhabel defended the big blind with . The flop came and Schillhabel checked. Loosli bet 700,000 and Schillhabel folded.
Hand #28: Benjamin Pollak went all in with for 14,130,000 into the two short stacks sitting in the blinds. They both folded.
Hand #29: Loosli opened to 700,000 with from under the gun and Andrew Leathem called in position with . Claas Segebrecht defended from the big blind.
The flop was and all three players checked. The turn was the and the action checked to Leathem. He bet 800,000 and everyone folded.
Hand #30: Loosli got a walk.
Hand #31: Pollak raised from early position with making it 675,000. Everyone folded.
Hand #32: Schillhabel went all in with for 3,340,000 and everyone folded.
Thursday, November 2, 2017 11:51 PM Local Time
Hands #22-26: Riess Doubles Through Farrell
Hand #22: Stefan Schillhabel moved all in from the button with and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #23: Claas Segebrecht limped in the small blind with and Sylvain Loosli raised from the big blind with to 1,100,000. Segebrecht called and the pair saw a flop of .
Segebrecht checked and Loosli continued for 800,000. Segebrecht folded.
Hand #24: Ryan Riess moved all in for 1,800,000 from under the gun with . Niall Farrell called all in with .
The flop came with Farrell still ahead. The turn was the , but the river was the handing Riess the double up.
Hand #25: Niall Farrell moved all in with from the hijack and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #26: Schillhabel raised all in with from under the gun and takes down the pot.
Thursday, November 2, 2017 11:42 PM Local Time
Level 23 started
Level: 23
Blinds: 150000/300000
Ante: 50000
Thursday, November 2, 2017 11:42 PM Local Time
Antoine Saout Eliminated in 8th Place (€76,209)
Hand #21: Antoine Saout moved all in from under the gun for 2,570,000 with . Benjamin Pollak called with on the button. The blinds folded and the cards were turned over.
The flop of gave Saout an open-ended straight draw. The turn was the and the river the meaning Saout was sent to the rail in 8th place.
Benjamin Pollak | 13,000,000 | 1,290,000 |
Antoine Saout | 0 | -2,610,000 |
Thursday, November 2, 2017 11:40 PM Local Time
Hands #18-20: Schillhabel Mixing it Up
Hand #18: Stefan Schillhabel raised to 500,000 with from early position and everyone folded.
Hand #19: Andrew Leathem raised to 500,000 from the button with and Benjamin Pollak called from the big blind with . The flop came and both players checked. The turn was the and Pollak checked. Leathem bet 500,000. Pollak folded.
Hand #20: Claas Segebrecht raised to 525,000 from middle position with and Schillhabel defended the big blind with . The flop came and Schillhabel checked. Segebrecht bet 360,000 and Schillhabel called.
The turn was the and Schillhabel checked. Segebrecht bet 850,000 and Schillhabel mucked.
Thursday, November 2, 2017 11:40 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
Sylvain Loosli | 12,190,000 | 60,000 |
Benjamin Pollak | 11,710,000 | 585,000 |
Claas Segebrecht | 11,270,000 | 1,920,000 |
Andrew Leathem | 7,855,000 | -1,385,000 |
Niall Farrell | 5,460,000 | 990,000 |
Stefan Schillhabel | 3,400,000 | 900,000 |
Antoine Saout | 2,610,000 | -1,555,000 |
Ryan Riess | 1,980,000 | -1,300,000 |
Thursday, November 2, 2017 11:25 PM Local Time
Hands #13-17: Pollak and Schillhabel Chop it Up
Hand #13: Stefan Schillhabel folded in the small blind and Niall Farrell showed deuces in the big blind and he took down the pot.
Hand #14: Farrell open-shoved from the small blind and Antoine Saout folded in the big blind.
Hand #15: Benjamin Pollak raised to 540,000 with from the hijack and Stefan Schillhabel three-bet all in for 3,465,000. Pollak called.
The board ran out giving both players a full house, splitting the pot.
Hand #16: Claas Segebrecht folded in the small blind and Sylvain Loosli received a walk in the big blind with .
Hand #17: Pollak raised to 540,000 with from early position and took down the pot.
Thursday, November 2, 2017 11:19 PM Local Time
Hands #8-12: The Official Final Table Begins
Play resumed nine-handed and the official final table will now start after seven hands of nine-handed play.
Hand #8: Antoine Saout went all in with for 3,600,000 and everyone folded.
Hand #9: Benjamin Pollak raised with to 550,000 and Claas Segebrecht reraised to 1,700,000 with . Pollak folded.
Hand #10: Sylvain Loosli raised to 500,000 with from the small blind and Ryan Riess folded in the big blind.
Hand #11: Saout raised to 515,000 with from early position and Pollak defended the big blind with . The flop came and Pollak checked. Saout bet 480,000 and Pollak called.
The turn was the and Pollak bet 660,000. Saout folded.
Hand #12: Andrew Leathem raised to 525,000 with and Schillhabel called from the big blind. The flop came and Schillhabel checked and Leathem bet 500,000. Schillhabel called.
The turn was the and both players checked. The river was the and both players checked again. Schillhabel won the hand with a pair of fives.
Thursday, November 2, 2017 11:01 PM Local Time
Level 22 started
Level: 22
Blinds: 120000/240000
Ante: 40000
Thursday, November 2, 2017 11:00 PM Local Time
Ole Schemion Eliminated in 9th Place (€61,544)
Ole Schemion raised to 440,000 on the button with and Claas Segebrecht three-bet all in from the big blind with . Schemion called and was all in for 4,170,000.
There was a seven in the window of a flop. There was no help for Schemion on the turn and the river saw Schemion sent to the rail.
Claas Segebrecht | 9,350,000 | 4,115,000 |
Ole Schemion | 0 | -4,330,000 |
Thursday, November 2, 2017 10:58 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
Sylvain Loosli | 12,130,000 | 30,000 |
Benjamin Pollak | 11,125,000 | 25,000 |
Andrew Leathem | 9,240,000 | -250,000 |
Claas Segebrecht | 5,235,000 | 840,000 |
Niall Farrell | 4,470,000 | 0 |
Ole Schemion | 4,330,000 | -770,000 |
Antoine Saout | 4,165,000 | -150,000 |
Ryan Riess | 3,280,000 | 120,000 |
Stefan Schillhabel | 2,500,000 | 0 |
Thursday, November 2, 2017 10:57 PM Local Time
Double Up: Schillhabel Through Farrell
Stefan Schillhabel raised all on on the button to 1,015,000 with and Niall Farrell reraised all in for 5,485,000 holding .
The board ran out and Schillhabel doubled up.
Niall Farrell | 4,470,000 | -1,555,000 |
Stefan Schillhabel | 2,500,000 | 1,035,000 |
Thursday, November 2, 2017 10:52 PM Local Time
French Players Loosli and Pollak Clash
Sylvain Loosli raised to 450,000 and Benjamin Pollak called on the button.
The flop came and Loosli checked and Pollak bet 675,000. Loosli called.
The turn was the . Loosli checked and Pollak bet 1,425,000. Loosli called.
The river was the . Loosli checked and Pollak checked back.
Sylvain Loosli | 12,100,000 | 3,190,000 |
Benjamin Pollak | 11,100,000 | -2,455,000 |
Thursday, November 2, 2017 10:46 PM Local Time
Play at the Final Table Underway
The nine players are all seated at the feature table and the action at the nine-handed unofficial final table is underway.
Thursday, November 2, 2017 9:16 PM Local Time
Final Table Seating Draw
Position | Name | Nationality | Chip Count |
1 | Andrew Leathem | United Kingdom | 9,490,000 |
2 | Ryan Riess | United States | 3,160,000 |
3 | Benjamin Pollak | France | 13,555,000 |
4 | Stefan Schillhabel | Germany | 1,465,000 |
5 | Niall Farrell | United Kingdom | 6,025,000 |
6 | Ole Schemion | Germany | 5,100,000 |
7 | Antoine Saout | France | 4,315,000 |
8 | Claas Segebrecht | Germany | 4,395,000 |
9 | Sylvain Loosli | France | 8,910,000 |
Benjamin Pollak | 13,555,000 | 1,755,000 |
Andrew Leathem | 9,490,000 | -310,000 |
Sylvain Loosli | 8,910,000 | 1,710,000 |
Niall Farrell | 6,025,000 | 275,000 |
Ole Schemion | 5,100,000 | 500,000 |
Claas Segebrecht | 4,395,000 | -1,105,000 |
Antoine Saout | 4,315,000 | 135,000 |
Ryan Riess | 3,160,000 | -440,000 |
Stefan Schillhabel | 1,465,000 | 465,000 |
Thursday, November 2, 2017 9:02 PM Local Time
Dinner Break Then Live Streaming
The final nine players are breaking to one table and then going on a one-hour dinner break. When they return at 10 p.m. local time the remainder of the event will be live streamed on a 30-minute delay.
Thursday, November 2, 2017 9:00 PM Local Time
Bryn Kenney Eliminated in 10th Place (€61,544)
Bryn Kenney went all in on the button with for 550,000 and Antoine Saout called with .
The board ran out and Kenney was eliminated in 10th place and will take home €61,544.
Antoine Saout | 4,180,000 | 580,000 |
Bryn Kenney | 0 | -940,000 |
Thursday, November 2, 2017 8:53 PM Local Time
Riess, Kenney Find Doubles
Ryan Riess patiently waited for action to play out at the other table, securing him a ladder, and then shoved on the button for 1,765,000. Stefan Schillhabel called from the big blind.
Schillhabel:
Riess:
The brought a mighty sweat but Riess faded the pile of outs with a turn and river.
At the other table, Bryn Kenney had just 245,000 and put it in from under the gun. Antoine Saout isolated from the button.
Saout:
Kenney:
Kenney flopped equity when hit. The was a brick but a meant he still has life.
Ryan Riess | 3,600,000 | -200,000 |
Antoine Saout | 3,600,000 | -1,200,000 |
Stefan Schillhabel | 1,000,000 | -1,500,000 |
Bryn Kenney | 940,000 | -385,000 |
Thursday, November 2, 2017 8:47 PM Local Time
Thomas Muehloecker Eliminated in 11th Place (€51,024)
Andrew Leathem raised under the gun to 500,000. Thomas Muehloecker was in the next position and reraised all in for 1,800,000. Bryn Kenney thought about it before folding. It folded back around to Leathem who called.
Andrew Leathem:
Thomas Muehloecker:
The flop came with no help to Leathem. The turn was the giving him a gutshot. The river was the giving him a ten-high straight and eliminating Muehloecker.
"I don't know if I was supposed to call there," said Kenney, "I might have made a mistake. It would have been the sickest hand ever because I had an eight."
Muehloecker takes home €51,024 for his 11th place finish.
Andrew Leathem | 9,800,000 | 1,800,000 |
Thomas Muehloecker | 0 | -1,900,000 |
Thursday, November 2, 2017 8:44 PM Local Time
Rainer Kempe Eliminated in 12th Place €51,024); Dario Sammartino Eliminated in 13th Place (€43,461)
Andrew Leathem just eliminated two players after he got all in with pocket aces against Dario Sammartino and Rainer Kempe.
Leathem's aces were against from Kempe and from Sammartino.
The board provided a little bit of a sweat, but ultimately Leathem won the hand when the completed board read .
Sammartino was the shorter stack and finished 13th for €43,461 and Kempe finished 12th for €51,024. Leathem has escalated quickly up the leaderboard during the last hour after doubling through Bryn Kenney with pocket fours against Kenney's pocket nines.
Andrew Leathem | 8,000,000 | 6,415,000 |
Dario Sammartino | 0 | -1,250,000 |
Rainer Kempe | 0 | -3,240,000 |