Thursday, October 18, 2018 6:10 PM Local Time
Two Pair for Pavlyuchuk
Oleg Pavlyuchuk is involved in nearly every hand, like now when he called from the small blind against Romain Lewis' button raise with .
After check-calling the flop, the board was reading and Pavlyuchuk bet 245,000, which Lewis called in position. The river went check-check and Pavlyuchuk won with two pair.
| Oleg Pavlyuchuk | 2,575,000 | 860,000  |
| Romain Lewis | 1,815,000 | -725,000  |
Thursday, October 18, 2018 5:58 PM Local Time
Pavlyuchuk Makes A Gigantic Laydown
Oleg Pavlyuchuk raised to 330,000 in the small blind with and Hanh Tran defended with . The flop came straight out of a movie: Pavlyuchuk flopped an open-ended straight flush draw to go along with his wrap and jacks, while Tran caught trip queens with two spade blockers, making him a slight favorite to win the hand.
The Latvian came out blasting with a bet of 505,000 and Tran went all in over the top. Pavlyuchuk had a decision for his remaining 1,715,000 and decided to lay it down after thinking for nearly two minutes.
| Hanh Tran | 5,250,000 | 835,000 |
| Oleg Pavlyuchuk | 1,715,000 | -235,000 |
Thursday, October 18, 2018 5:45 PM Local Time
Level 30 started
Level: 30
Blinds: 60000/120000
Ante: 0
Thursday, October 18, 2018 5:28 PM Local Time
Lewis Wins Last Hand Before Break
Oleg Pavlyuchuk opened first to act with and Romain Lewis defended his big blind with . Lewis check-called 275,000 on the flop before checking it down on the turn and river.
Lewis won the hand with his queens and players went on a 15-minute break afterwards.
| Hanh Tran | 4,415,000 | -50,000 |
| Romain Lewis | 2,540,000 | 215,000 |
| Sebastian Obermeier | 2,535,000 | 285,000 |
| Oleg Pavlyuchuk | 1,950,000 | -290,000 |
Thursday, October 18, 2018 5:25 PM Local Time
Pavlyuchuk Loses to Tran
Oleg Pavlyuchuk limped in with from the small blind and Hanh Tran checked his option with . The flop was and Pavlyuchuk bet 115,000. Tran raised to 300,000 with his top two pair and Pavlyuchuk, a 64% favorite despite holding the current inferior hand, called.
The turn brought the and Pavlyuchuk check-called another 300,000 from Tran. The river gave Tran a boat and Pavlyuchuk check-folded to a bet of 1,400,000.
| Hanh Tran | 4,465,000 | 350,000 |
| Oleg Pavlyuchuk | 2,240,000 | -495,000 |
Thursday, October 18, 2018 5:05 PM Local Time
One for Pavlyuchuk
Oleg Pavlyuchuk raised on the button with and Sebastian Obermeier defended his big blind with (fourth card not shown on stream). The flop was and Obermeier check-called 325,000 from Pavlyuchuk.
After the turn went check-check, Pavlyuchuk filled up to a boat on the river. He bet 650,000 but Obermeier quickly folded his hand.
| Oleg Pavlyuchuk | 2,735,000 | 355,000 |
| Sebastian Obermeier | 2,250,000 | -355,000 |
Thursday, October 18, 2018 4:54 PM Local Time
Obermeier Folds Kings
Sebastian Obermeier raised to 250,000 on the button with and Oleg Pavlyuchuk defended his big blind with . Both players checked the flop. Pavlyuchuk bet 230,000 on the turn and Obermeier folded the best hand.
| Hanh Tran | 4,115,000 | 340,000 |
| Sebastian Obermeier | 2,605,000 | -100,000 |
| Oleg Pavlyuchuk | 2,380,000 | -720,000 |
| Romain Lewis | 2,325,000 | -175,000 |
Thursday, October 18, 2018 4:45 PM Local Time
Lewis Bluffs Against the Nuts
Sebastian Obermeier was in the small blind with and Romain Lewis in the big blind with . The action remained quiet until the river on a board. Obermeier rivered the nuts and bet 100,000. Lewis raised the pot to 460,000, Obermeier three-bet and Lewis snap-folded.
| Sebastian Obermeier | 2,705,000 | 755,000 |
Thursday, October 18, 2018 4:45 PM Local Time
Level 29 started
Level: 29
Blinds: 50000/100000
Ante: 0
Thursday, October 18, 2018 4:35 PM Local Time
Lewis Doubles Again
Romain Lewis limped in from the small blind with and Oleg Pavlyuchuk raised to 230,000 in the big blind with . Lewis three-bet the pot to 690,000 and Pavlyuchuk moved all in. Lewis called off his stack of around 1,200,000 and the cards were on their backs.
The flop came giving Lewis a set of aces and the nut flush draw. Pavlyuchuk would need runner-runner but the on the turn sealed the deal as Lewis made the nut flush. The on the river was insignificant and Lewis scored a full double up.
| Oleg Pavlyuchuk | 3,100,000 | -735,000 |
| Romain Lewis | 2,500,000 | 810,000 |
Thursday, October 18, 2018 4:29 PM Local Time
Tarek Sleiman Eliminated in 5th Place (€12,802)
After the failed blocker play, Tarek Sleiman folded one more hand before being all in for just 30,000 with . Romain Lewis called with and Oleg Pavlyuchuk got in for free with .
Lewis and Pavlyuchuk checked down to the river. Lewis then bet 80,000 with his kings up, Pavlyuchuk folded, and Lewis won from Sleiman to eliminate the latter in 5th place.
| Oleg Pavlyuchuk | 3,835,000 | -80,000 |
| Romain Lewis | 1,690,000 | 330,000 |
| Tarek Sleiman | 0 | -30,000 |
Thursday, October 18, 2018 4:25 PM Local Time
Sleiman Sitting on Crumbs
Oleg Pavlyuchuk raised it up to 225,000 in the cutoff with and Tarek Sleiman called on the button with . The flop fell and Pavlyuchuk check-called a bet of 250,000 from Sleiman.
The turn brought the and both players checked to the on the river. Pavlyuchuk led out for 350,000 and Sleiman shipped all in for over 1,400,000. Pavlyuchuk snap-called with the nut straight and scored a double up through Sleiman.
Pavlyuchuk was the player at risk and after the chips were counted, Sleiman was left with less than one big blind and Pavlyuchuk moved into the chip lead.
| Oleg Pavlyuchuk | 3,915,000 | 1,630,000 |
| Tarek Sleiman | 30,000 | -1,945,000 |
Thursday, October 18, 2018 4:17 PM Local Time
Manish Goenka Eliminated in 6th Place (€9,313)
In the first of two hands, Manish Goenka raised from under the gun with and Hanh Tran called from the cutoff with . Both players checked the flop.
Goenka check-called 125,000 on the turn and check-folded to a 250,000 bet on the river to be left with 785,000.
Two hands later (while the blinds had moved up in between), Tran raised to 200,000 from under the gun with , Goenka called from the small blind with and Tarek Sleiman called from the big blind with .
The flop was and Goenka moved all in for 505,000 with his top two pair. Sleiman folded and Tran called, albeit not being happy about it. The turn brought the to give Tran a better two pair. The on the river was the last card Goenka would see in this tournament and the Rozvadov regular left the stage in 6th place.
| Hanh Tran | 3,775,000 | 1,330,000 |
| Tarek Sleiman | 1,975,000 | -290,000 |
| Manish Goenka | 0 | -1,090,000 |
Thursday, October 18, 2018 4:00 PM Local Time
Michael Magalashvili Eliminated in 7th Place (€6,896)
Michael Magalashvili opened to 210,000 with and Sebastian Obermeier three-bet to 600,000 with on his left. The action folded back to Magalashvili who stuck in the rest of his chips for a total of 335,000 and the cards were tabled.
The flop fell giving Magalashvili a pair of fives and a few outs. However, the on the turn improved Obermeier to a set of kings and Magalashvili was drawing dead to the on the river.
The first and second bracelet of the series went to Israel but the country won't go three for three as Magalashvili was the last Israeli standing. He received €6,896 for his seventh-place finish.
| Sebastian Obermeier | 1,950,000 | 340,000 |
| Michael Magalashvili | 0 | -335,000 |
Thursday, October 18, 2018 3:59 PM Local Time
Goenka Shoves All In
Sebastian Obermeier raised to 150,000 with and Manish Goenka defended his big blind with . The flop was , Goenka checked, Obermeier bet 150,000, Goenka check-raised all in for 610,000, and Obermeier snap-folded.
| Sebastian Obermeier | 1,610,000 | -390,000 |
| Manish Goenka | 1,090,000 | 120,000 |
Thursday, October 18, 2018 3:52 PM Local Time
Lewis Doubles Through Magalashvili
Michael Magalashvili opened to 150,000 with on the button and Romain Lewis raised the pot to 480,000 in the big blind with . The action was back on Magalashvili who shoved all in and Lewis called off his last 665,000 chips.
The flop came which gave Magalashvili a wrap. The on the turn was a good card for Lewis' pocket aces and the on the river secured the double up for Lewis.
| Romain Lewis | 1,360,000 | 635,000 |
| Michael Magalashvili | 335,000 | -755,000 |
Thursday, October 18, 2018 3:49 PM Local Time
Florian Sarnow Eliminated in 8th Place (€5,198)
Romain Lewis limped in on the button with and Florian Sarnow came along from the small blind with . Oleg Pavlyuchuk checked his option with and the flop came .
Sarnow checked to Pavlyuchuk who tossed in a bet, Lewis folded, and Sarnow stuck in his remaining 165,000 chips. Pavlyuchuk called and the cards were on their backs. The on the turn gave Sarnow two pair but was still drawing slim to Pavlyuchuk's set of jacks. The river was the and Sarnow was sent to the rail in eighth place.
Sarnow started the day on little sleep after finishing second in last night's Event #4: €1,100 Turbo Bounty Hunter. That tournament concluded at 6 a.m. this morning. Sarnow added the 8th place price of €5,198 on top of the €37,678 he won a few hours earlier.
| Oleg Pavlyuchuk | 2,285,000 | 535,000 |
| Florian Sarnow | 0 | -225,000 |
Thursday, October 18, 2018 3:40 PM Local Time
First Hand to Tran; Sarnow Even Shorter
In the first hand of the final table, Hanh Tran raised from middle position with and short stack Florian Sarnow defended his big blind with , leaving himself with just 225,000 behind.
The flop was bad for Sarnow and he check-folded to Tran's pot-sized bet.
| Hanh Tran | 2,445,000 | 180,000 |
| Florian Sarnow | 225,000 | -150,000 |
Thursday, October 18, 2018 3:17 PM Local Time
Event #3: €550 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Final Table
Thursday, October 18, 2018 3:05 PM Local Time
Cards in the Air
The cards are in the air at the final table. PokerNews will record the action on a 30-minute delay to accommodate with the live stream.