Monday, October 30, 2017 6:57 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts at Break
Players are on break.
| Lukas Zaskodny | 3,770,000 | 1,020,000  |
| Krasimir Yankov | 2,400,000 | -700,000  |
| Allen Kessler | 1,300,000 | -127,000 |
Monday, October 30, 2017 6:41 PM Local Time
Zaskodny and Yankov Battling in the Blinds
Lukas Zaskodny raised to 90,000 from the small blind with and Krasimir Yankov reraised pot to 270,000 and Zaskodny called.
The flop came and Zaskodny checked. Yankov checked behind. The turn was the and Zaskodny bet 200,000. Yankov called.
The river was the and both players checked. Zaskodny won the hand with a full house.
Monday, October 30, 2017 6:38 PM Local Time
Yankov Picks Off a Big Bluff
Lukas Zaskodny raised to 90,000 with on the button. Krasimir Yankov called with in the small blind. The flop came and both players checked. On the turn, Yankov bet 150,000 and Zaskodny called. The river was a and Yankov checked. Zaskodny fired in a bluff of 475,000 but Yankov picked it off after tanking a minute or so.
| Krasimir Yankov | 3,100,000 | 1,243,000 |
| Lukas Zaskodny | 2,750,000 | -1,607,000 |
Monday, October 30, 2017 6:34 PM Local Time
Yankov Wins a Big One, Kessler Folds the Nuts
Krasimir Yankov opened the button to 105,000 with and Lukas Zaskodny called from the big blind with .
The flop was and Zaskodny check called 180,000. The turn was the and Zaskodny checked again. Yankov bet 325,000 and Zaskodny called.
The river was the and both players checked. Yankov won the hand with a king-high straight.
An interesting side note is that Allen Kessler folded . He would have flopped bottom set and then made a flush on the river, so the outcome could have been much different.
Monday, October 30, 2017 6:25 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts Three Handed
| Lukas Zaskodny | 4,357,000 | 0 |
| Krasimir Yankov | 1,857,000 | 307,000 |
| Allen Kessler | 1,427,000 | -23,000 |
Monday, October 30, 2017 6:20 PM Local Time
Pim van Holsteyn Eliminated in 4th Place (€28,702)
Pim van Holsteyn raised to 80,000 with and Lukas Zaskodny reraised with in the small blind. Van Holsteyn potted all in for 834,000 and Zaskodny tanked a bit and called.
The flop helped Zaskodny a bit by bringing a straight draw. Allen Kessler asked for the and it hit on the turn. The river was the last card for van Holsteyn.
| Lukas Zaskodny | 4,357,000 | 657,000 |
| Pim van Holsteyn | 0 | -1,084,000 |
Monday, October 30, 2017 6:11 PM Local Time
Chainsaw AApproved
Allen Kessler opened to 90,000 with and Pim van Holsteyn called from the big blind with .
The flop was and van Holsteyn checked. Kessler bet 125,000 and van Holsteyn raised to 385,000 and Kessler reraised all in. van Holsteyn folded.
Monday, October 30, 2017 5:53 PM Local Time
Zaskodny Gets Value from Yankov
Lukas Zaskodny raised to 70,000 preflop with on the button and Krasimir Yankov gave him action from the small blind with . The flop came and both checked. The turn was a . Yankov check-called 100,000. He check-called 265,000 on the river and mucked to the straight.
| Lukas Zaskodny | 3,700,000 | 700,000 |
| Krasimir Yankov | 1,550,000 | -103,000 |
Monday, October 30, 2017 5:51 PM Local Time
Sergej Barbarez Eliminated in 5th Place (€20,842)
Sergej Barbarez got all in for his remaining stack on the flop against Krasimir Yankov.
Barbarez had against the of Yankov. The turn was the and the river was the , giving Yankov the pot with only a pair of aces.
Barbarez takes home more than €20,000 for his 5th place finish.
Monday, October 30, 2017 5:43 PM Local Time
Liran Twito Eliminated in 6th Place (€15,458)
Liran Twito raised on the button with . Allen Kessler called in the small blind with and Lukas Zaskodny made it three way with .
The flop came and Twito bet 145,000 with his straight. Kessler jammed for 407,000. Zaskodny wasted little time before calling with the nut flush draw, and Twito thought a bit before jamming for 1,709,000. Zaskodny got the count and then called with a shrug.
The hit on the turn, and Kessler filled up with the river, much to his shock. He scooped the smaller main pot while Zaskodny eliminated Twito in the side pot.
| Lukas Zaskodny | 3,000,000 | 670,000 |
| Allen Kessler | 1,450,000 | 968,000 |
| Liran Twito | 0 | -1,784,000 |
Monday, October 30, 2017 5:39 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
| Lukas Zaskodny | 2,330,000 | 502,000 |
| Liran Twito | 1,784,000 | -716,000 |
| Krasimir Yankov | 1,653,000 | -46,000 |
| Pim van Holsteyn | 1,084,000 | 108,000 |
| Allen Kessler | 482,000 | 24,000 |
| Sergej Barbarez | 308,000 | -356,000 |
Monday, October 30, 2017 5:35 PM Local Time
Zaskodny Happy to Win on the River
Krasimir Yankov opened to 75,000 with and Liran Twito called from the blinds with .
The flop came and Twito checked.Zaskodny bet 105,000. Twito called. The turn was the and Twito checked again. Zaskodny bet 288,000 and Twito called again.
The river was the and Twito checked a third time and Zaskodny checked behind. He took down the pot with a better two pair.
Monday, October 30, 2017 5:20 PM Local Time
Georgios Koliofotis Eliminated in 7th Place (€11,715)
Georgios Koliofotis opened for 75,000 in middle position and called a three-bet from Liran Twito on his left to 261,000.
Koliofotis:
Twito:
Koliofotis checked the flop and Twito bet 400,000. With only about 290,000 more, Koliofotis called. The turn was a and they got the rest in. Twito had the best of it and held up as the hit the river.
| Liran Twito | 2,500,000 | 1,669,000 |
| Georgios Koliofotis | 0 | -1,184,000 |
Monday, October 30, 2017 5:09 PM Local Time
Liran Twito Squeezes
Pim van Holsteyn raised to 60,000 with and Sergej Barbarez called with and Liran Twito bet the pot making it 264,000 to go with . van Holsteyn folded and Barbarez went into the tank for about a minute before calling.
The flop came and Twito bet 65,000. Barbarez folded with what was the best hand.
Monday, October 30, 2017 5:00 PM Local Time
Van Holsteyn Over Koliofotis
Pim van Holsteyn opened for 60,000 on the button with and Georgios Koliofotis defended with . Both checked the flop and a hit the turn. Koliofotis bet 50,000 and Van Holsteyn called. Koliofotis bet again with 150,000 on the river. Van Holsteyn tanked about a minute and then splashed in calling chips, winning with a straight against a set.
Monday, October 30, 2017 4:37 PM Local Time
Updated Counts at the Break
The players are heading to their first break of the day.
| Lukas Zaskodny | 1,828,000 | 610,000 |
| Krasimir Yankov | 1,699,000 | -30,000 |
| Georgios Koliofotis | 1,184,000 | -230,000 |
| Pim van Holsteyn | 976,000 | -220,000 |
| Liran Twito | 831,000 | -569,000 |
| Sergej Barbarez | 664,000 | 0 |
| Allen Kessler | 458,000 | -30,000 |
Monday, October 30, 2017 4:35 PM Local Time
Zaskodny Catches a Bluff
Liran Twito raised to 60,000 holding and both Lukas Zaskodny and Krasimir Yankov called.
The flop came and all three players checked. The turn was the and the action checked to Twito. He bet 100,000 and Zaskodny called with . Yankov folded.
The river paired the board again with and Zaskodny checked again. Twito bet 255,000 and Zaskodny called and won the hand with a straight.
Monday, October 30, 2017 4:21 PM Local Time
Twito's Aces Stay Best for a Jam
Pim van Holsteyn opened to 50,000 in middle position with . Georgios Koliofotis called in position with and Liran Twito woke up with . He potted 220,000 in from the small blind.
Everyone called, so it was three to a flop. Twito potted for 680,000 after double-checking his holding. Everyone folded and Twito took it down.
| Liran Twito | 1,400,000 | 469,000 |
Monday, October 30, 2017 4:18 PM Local Time
Updated Counts
| Krasimir Yankov | 1,729,000 | 20,000 |
| Georgios Koliofotis | 1,414,000 | -80,000 |
| Lukas Zaskodny | 1,218,000 | -60,000 |
| Pim van Holsteyn | 1,196,000 | 0 |
| Liran Twito | 931,000 | 0 |
| Sergej Barbarez | 664,000 | 599,100 |
| Allen Kessler | 488,000 | -30,000 |
Monday, October 30, 2017 4:16 PM Local Time
van Holsteyn Picks Up a Little
Liran Twito opened to 55,000 with and Pim van Holsteyn called with .
The flop came and Twito checked. van Holsteyn bet 105,000 and Twito called. The turn was the and Twito checked again. van Holsteyn bet 225,000 and Twito folded.
| Pim van Holsteyn | 1,196,000 | 250,000 |
| Liran Twito | 931,000 | -80,000 |