Thursday, October 25, 2018 8:22 PM Local Time
Jun Wah Yap Eliminated in 19th Place (€38,365)
Jean-Noel Thorel raised to 450,000 in the cutoff and Pavel Binar three-bet all in for 1,435,000 on the button, Thorel folded.
Soon after, Thorel raised to 500,000 and Jun Wah Yap shoved for 3,090,000. Timothy Adams asked for a count from one seat over and called, the rest of the table including Thorel folded.
Jun Wah Yap:
Timothy Adams:
The board came and Yap was eliminated in 19th place for €38,365.
Timothy Adams | 17,800,000 | 4,450,000 |
Jean-Noel Thorel | 3,900,000 | -1,600,000 |
Pavel Binar | 2,500,000 | 1,350,000 |
Jun Wah Yap | 0 | -2,300,000 |
Thursday, October 25, 2018 8:20 PM Local Time
Kabrhel Doubles Through Loeser
Martin Kabrhel defended his big blind against a button raise by Manig Loeser and checked the flop. Loeser continued for 495,000 and Kabrhel check-raised to 2,000,000 with 450,000 behind. Loeser moved all in and Kabrhel called.
Martin Kabrhel:
Manig Loeser:
Kabrhel locked up the double with the turn and the river was a blank.
Manig Loeser | 13,000,000 | -2,600,000 |
Martin Kabrhel | 6,200,000 | 2,020,000 |
Thursday, October 25, 2018 8:15 PM Local Time
Gianluca Speranza Eliminated in 20th Place (€38,365)
Gianluca Speranza shoved from under the gun for 1,005,000 and was called by Dominik Nitsche in the big blind.
Gianluca Speranza:
Dominik Nitsche:
The flop came to give Nitsche a set immediately. Speranza needed to hit a runner-runner to stay alive but the on the turn meant Speranza was drawing dead. The on the river was just a formality to complete the board as Speranza was eliminated as the first player in the money for €38,365.
Dominik Nitsche | 14,360,000 | 1,405,000 |
Gianluca Speranza | 0 | -1,505,000 |
Thursday, October 25, 2018 8:11 PM Local Time
Gonzalez Bubbles in Sickening Fashion
The action folded around to Manig Loeser in the small blind who shipped all in for over 8,000,0000. Fabrizio Gonzalez was in the big blind with around 5,200,000 and it was clear he had a big decision to make. He eyed up Loeser's stack and thought for a couple of minutes before making the call.
Manig Loeser:
Fabrizio Gonzalez:
Gonzalez was in a great position to double up with a dominating ace preflop. However, the flop fell and Loeser picked up a pair of deuces. The on the turn and the on the river sent a stunned Gonzalez to the rail on the money bubble.
Manig Loeser | 15,600,000 | 7,425,000 |
Fabrizio Gonzalez | 0 | -4,000,000 |
Thursday, October 25, 2018 7:59 PM Local Time
Nitsche Takes More Away from Addamo
During the second round of hand-for-hand play, Michael Addamo raised to 400,000 from the hijack with but Dominik Nitsche found in the cutoff and three-bet to 1,400,000. Everyone quickly folded to Addamo who checked how much Nitsche had behind and then made the call.
The flop came , Addamo quickly checked, Nitsche checked his cards again and lead out for 825,000. Addamo tanked for almost a minute, checked his cards again, and then folded.
Dominik Nitsche | 12,955,000 | 1,800,000 |
Michael Addamo | 8,150,000 | -1,400,000 |
Thursday, October 25, 2018 7:54 PM Local Time
Kempe Not Scared on the Bubble
During the first round of hand-for-hand play, Rainer Kempe raised to 425,000 from the hijack with and Michael Addamo called in the cutoff with .
The flop came , Kempe continued with a bet of 450,000 and Addamo raised to 1,200,000. Kempe considered his options and decided to three-bet to 3,100,000. Addamo contemplated for a bit and decided to give up.
Rainer Kempe | 14,660,000 | 2,425,000 |
Michael Addamo | 9,550,000 | -1,625,000 |
Thursday, October 25, 2018 7:45 PM Local Time
Feature Table Chip Counts
Matthias Eibinger | 12,890,000 | 240,000 |
Rainer Kempe | 12,235,000 | 0 |
Michael Addamo | 11,175,000 | -320,000 |
Dominik Nitsche | 11,155,000 | 155,000 |
Christian Rudolph | 3,925,000 | 230,000 |
Sylvain Loosli | 1,710,000 | -500,000 |
Gianluca Speranza | 1,505,000 | -420,000 |
Thursday, October 25, 2018 7:43 PM Local Time
Bubble Time
With 21 players left in the field and 20 players getting paid today, it's time for the bubble as hand-for-hand play will commence now.
Thursday, October 25, 2018 7:37 PM Local Time
Bleg Busts to Thorel
Jun Wah Yap raised to 450,000 and Timothy Adams three-bet to 1,000,000 from one seat over. Jean-Noel Thorel in the big blind squeezed to 2,500,000 with 3,800,000 behind and that forced out Yap. Adams was having none of it and moved all in, Thorel reluctantly folded.
Exactly one hand later, Michael Bleg moved all in for what appeared to be 1,500,000. Thorel in the small blind moved all in over the top to isolate successfully and set up the following showdown.
Michael Bleg:
Jean-Noel Thorel:
Bleg flopped the world on , but the turn and river were both blanks to reduce the field to the final 21. Once the tables are balanced, the action will continue hand-for-hand on the money bubble.
Timothy Adams | 13,350,000 | 2,690,000 |
Jean-Noel Thorel | 5,500,000 | -110,000 |
Michael Bleg | 0 | -3,400,000 |
Thursday, October 25, 2018 7:36 PM Local Time
Yu Straightens Out Pollak
James Romero limped in on the button which invited Benjamin Pollak to come along from the small blind and Winfred Yu checked his option in the big blind. The flop came and the action checked around to the on the turn.
Pollak checked again and Yu tossed in a bet of 400,000. Romero quickly folded but Pollak called to see the on the river. Pollak checked again and Yu slid in a bet of 1,200,000. Pollak thought for a minute and looked over at Yu before making the call. Yu flipped over for a straight and Pollak sent his cards to the muck.
Winfred Yu | 9,650,000 | 1,670,000 |
Benjamin Pollak | 2,830,000 | -1,060,000 |
Thursday, October 25, 2018 7:35 PM Local Time
Feature Table: Bicknell Eliminated by Kempe
Kristen Bicknell shoved for 1,460,000 from the cutoff and Rainer Kempe called on the button. The blinds quickly folded so the cards could go on their backs.
Kristen Bicknell:
Rainer Kempe:
The board ran out for Bicknell to pick up a flush draw on the turn but not get any help on the river as she has been eliminated.
Rainer Kempe | 12,235,000 | 2,360,000 |
Kristen Bicknell | 0 | -1,960,000 |
Thursday, October 25, 2018 7:24 PM Local Time
Feature Table: Yong Eliminated by Nitsche
Richard Yong raised to 325,000 from the cutoff and Dominik Nitsche shoved in the small blind. Gianluca Speranza found in the big blind but opted to fold. Yong called.
Richard Yong:
Dominik Nitsche:
The flop came down to give Yong two pair immediately.
The on the turn gave Nitsche the higher two pair and the on the river completed the board which didn't help Yong at all as he was eliminated before the bubble.
Dominik Nitsche | 11,000,000 | 3,065,000 |
Richard Yong | 0 | -2,620,000 |
Thursday, October 25, 2018 7:17 PM Local Time
Feature Table Chip Counts
Matthias Eibinger | 12,650,000 | 4,575,000 |
Michael Addamo | 11,495,000 | -105,000 |
Rainer Kempe | 9,875,000 | 75,000 |
Dominik Nitsche | 7,935,000 | 4,915,000 |
Richard Yong | 2,620,000 | -1,130,000 |
Sylvain Loosli | 2,210,000 | -325,000 |
Kristen Bicknell | 1,960,000 | -1,140,000 |
Gianluca Speranza | 1,925,000 | -360,000 |
Thursday, October 25, 2018 7:01 PM Local Time
Feature Table: Adams Doubles Through Speranza
There was over 1,300,000 in the middle already and the board read .
Timothy Adams:
Gianluca Speranza:
After they had both checked through the turn, Speranza checked in the big blind on the river and Adams bet 900,000 from the hijack. Speranza shoved, having Adams covered, Adams tanked holding the winning hand with the turned trip kings. Adams counted out his chips and then decided to put his tournament life at risk by calling after considering it for about three minutes. Adams doubled up for the 4,760,000 he had behind.
Timothy Adams | 10,660,000 | 5,170,000 |
Gianluca Speranza | 2,285,000 | -4,300,000 |
Thursday, October 25, 2018 6:53 PM Local Time
Final Three Tables
The PokerNews live reporting will now commence on a 30-minute delay to remain in sync with the live stream and to avoid any spoilers.
Thursday, October 25, 2018 6:44 PM Local Time
Three Table Redraw
Table | Player | | Table | Player | | Table | Player |
Feature/1 | Michael Addamo | | 1/1 | Pavel Binar | | 2/1 | Joni Jouhkimainen |
Feature/2 | Dominik Nitsche | | 1/2 | Michael Bleg | | 2/2 | Vladimir Troyanovskiy |
Feature/3 | Gianluca Speranza | | 1/3 | Jun Wah Yap | | 2/3 | Mikita Badziakouski |
Feature/4 | Matthias Eibinger | | 1/4 | Timothy Adams | | 2/4 | Manig Loeser |
Feature/5 | Sylvain Loosli | | 1/5 | James Romero | | 2/5 | Fabrizio Gonzalez |
Feature/6 | Kristen Bicknell | | 1/6 | Benjamin Pollak | | 2/6 | Asaf Berman |
Feature/7 | Rainer Kempe | | 1/7 | Winfred Yu | | 2/7 | Christian Rudolph |
Feature/8 | Richard Yong | | 1/8 | Jean-Noel Thorel | | 2/8 | Martin Kabrhel |
Thursday, October 25, 2018 6:44 PM Local Time
Feature Table: Romero Raises, Speranza Folds
Gianluca Speranza raised to 350,000 from the cutoff with and James Romero three-bet to 825,000 on the button holding . Action folded back to Speranza was contemplated a bit before making the call.
The flop came for both to hit a pair but Romero being ahead with top pair. Speranza checked, Romero continued with a bet of 700,000, and action was back on Speranza. Speranza looked at Romero and took a few seconds before folding.
Manig Loeser | 8,175,000 | -375,000 |
Gianluca Speranza | 6,585,000 | -905,000 |
James Romero | 6,085,000 | 660,000 |
Timothy Adams | 5,490,000 | -320,000 |
Christian Rudolph | 3,695,000 | -300,000 |
Joni Jouhkimainen | 3,010,000 | 0 |
Sylvain Loosli | 2,535,000 | 165,000 |
Thursday, October 25, 2018 6:40 PM Local Time
The Defending Champion Departs
Niall Farrell moved all in for around 1,200,000 and Fabrizio Gonzalez called out of the blinds to create the following showdown.
Niall Farrell:
Fabrizio Gonzalez:
The board came left the defending champion drawing dead on the turn and Gonzalez rivered the nut straight for good measure to deal the final blow.
One table was still active right before the three-table redraw. Michael Addamo had defended against Rainer Kempe and check-called a bet of 500,000 on the flop. On the turn, both players checked and Addamo bet the river for 700,000, one third of the pot. Kempe eventually called and mucked when Addamo rolled over the for a flush.
Michael Addamo | 11,600,000 | 1,550,000 |
Rainer Kempe | 9,800,000 | -1,620,000 |
Fabrizio Gonzalez | 4,000,000 | -1,950,000 |
Niall Farrell | 0 | -3,550,000 |
Thursday, October 25, 2018 6:32 PM Local Time
Badziakouski Pushing Stacks
Winfred Yu raised to 350,000 from under the gun and was called by Jean-Noel Thorel in the small blind and Mikita Badziakouski in the big blind. The flop came and the action checked to Yu who continued for 325,000. Thorel check-raised to 800,000 and Badziakouski flat-called while Yu folded.
The turn brought the and both players checked to the on the river. Thorel checked again and Badziakouski announced a bet of 2,800,000. He pushed stacks of chips forward to equal the bet and Thorel leaned back in his chair with his hand covering his face. He thought for a few seconds but then slid his cards to the muck, sending the pot to Badziakouski.
Rainer Kempe | 11,420,000 | 20,000 |
Michael Addamo | 10,050,000 | -600,000 |
Winfred Yu | 7,980,000 | -1,220,000 |
Mikita Badziakouski | 6,850,000 | 1,850,000 |
Jean-Noel Thorel | 5,610,000 | -130,000 |
Asaf Berman | 4,005,000 | -360,000 |
Thursday, October 25, 2018 6:32 PM Local Time
Feature Table: Sekularac Eliminated by Speranza
Christian Rudolph raised to 250,000 from the cutoff with , Ognjen Sekularac called in the small blind with and so did Gianluca Speranza in the big blind with .
The flop came , both Sekularac and Speranza checked. Rudolph continued with a bet of 275,000 which they both called.
The turn brought them the which gave both Speranza and Rudolph the gutshot to a straight but Sekularac was still ahead with the pair of kings. Sekularac bet 390,000, Speranza called after contemplating for a while but Rudolph folded.
The on the river gave Speranze trip sixes to jump ahead of Sekularac's pair of kings. Sekularac bet 520,000 which sent Speranza into the tank. Speranza responded with a shove to put Sekularac at risk. Sekularac counted his stack, tanked a bit longer, and then decided to make the call after tanking for a bit more than three minutes. Sekularac quickly left the stage when he saw he was beat and Speranza calmly stacked up his new chips.
Gianluca Speranza | 7,490,000 | 3,905,000 |
Ognjen Sekularac | 0 | -2,950,000 |