Action folded to Josef Schusteritsch in the small blind, who raised to 700,000. Daniel Rezaei in the big blind made the call.
Both players checked the 10♠9♦7♠ flop.
On the 4♥ turn, Schusteritsch check-called the 1,150,000 bet of Rezaei.
The K♠ river completed the board, and Schusteritsch checked once more. Rezei took his time before betting 2,100,000, which was enough for Schusteritsch to fold and give up the pot.
Timur Margolin opened for 400,000 from the cutoff and called when Paulius Vaitiekunas three-bet to 1,200,000 out of the small blind.
The latter continued for 650,000 on the A♣7♠4♠ flop, Margolin called, and then both players checked the A♦ turn.
When the 2♣ completed the board on the river, Vaitiekunas checked and Margolin bet what looked like 700,000. Vaitiekunas called only to muck when Margolin rolled over the A♠9♠ for trip aces.
"Kings?" Margolin asked.
"One less," responded Vaitiekunas, implying he had pocket queens.
Josef Schusteritsch raised to 400,000 from the hijack only to have Bryn Kenney three-bet to 1,300,000 from the small blind.
Schusteritsch responded with a four-bet to 2,400,000, and Kenney thought for a bit before five-bet jamming all in.
That did the trick as Schusteritsch released his hand, which prompted Kenney to show AxJx offsuit.
Kristen Foxen opened from early position to 400,000. Action folded to Josef Schusteritsch on the button, who three-bet to 850,000. Foxen then moved all in for around 2,650,000, and after taking one last look at his cards, Schusteritsch made the call.
Kristen Foxen: J♣J♠
Josef Schusteritsch: K♦K♥
Foxen needed to improve to stay alive, but the board ran out 4♠7♦8♥3♣Q♥, offering no help. Schusteritsch's kings held up, ending Foxen's deep run as the official final table bubble.
Daniel Smiljkovic raised to 400,000 under the gun and Daniel Rezaei called two spots over. Action folded to Daniel Negreanu, and he called from the big blind to make it three-way action to a flop of J♥3♥2♠.
Two checks saw Rezaei bet 400,000, Negreanu folded, and Smiljkovic called to see the 3♠ turn. Smiljkovic then check-called a bet of 1,300,000 before checking the A♥ river.
Rezaei checked behind and was no doubt happy he did as Smiljkovic rolled over the A♦3♦ for a full house.
Daniel Rezaei opened to 400,000 from middle position, and Jamie Dwan defended his big blind.
On the 5♠3♣Q♦ flop, Dwan check-raised Rezaei's continuation bet of 150,000 to 900,000. Rezaei made the call.
The 7♠ fell on the turn, and Dwan moved all in for his remaining 1,900,000. Rezaei burned through three time bank cards before eventually sending his hand into the muck, conceding the pot to Dwan.
The final nine players have now been redrawn to a single table. Just one more needs to exit before the official final table of eight is set, but now, for the remainder of the tournament, things will play out on the outer feature table with a couple of dozen spectators already on the rail to sweat the action.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Counts | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paulius Vaitiekunas | Lithuania | 10,500,000 | 53 |
| 2 | Jamie Dwan | United Kingdom | 3,400,000 | 17 |
| 3 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 2,975,000 | 15 |
| 4 | Daniel Smiljkovic | Germany | 5,450,000 | 27 |
| 5 | Josef Schusteritsch | Austria | 7,975,000 | 40 |
| 6 | Daniel Rezaei | Austria | 11,000,000 | 55 |
| 7 | Timur Margolin | Israel | 9,375,000 | 47 |
| 8 | Bryn Kenney | United States | 4,975,000 | 25 |
| 9 | Kristen Foxen | Canada | 2,800,000 | 14 |
Action folded to Timur Margolin in the small blind and he just open-jammed to put the pressure on Eric Yanovsky, who called off from the big for roughly 4,200,000.
Eric Yanovsky: Q♦Q♠
Timur Margolin: A♥3♠
Yanovsky woke up with a big hand, and for a moment, it looked like Margolin's aggressive jam might pay a big prize. That all changed when the A♣3♦8♣ flop delivered him two pair and put Yanovsky on the ropes.
Neither the 8♥ turn nor 4♦ river helped Yanovsky, who stated, "The usual stuff."
Timur Margolin kicked things off with a raise to 400,000 from the cutoff and picked up two callers.
On the 3♦7♠J♦ flop, Bryn Kenney checked from the big blind, as did Margolin. Eric Yanovsky then seized the opportunity to bet 325,000, and both opponents called to see the 7♣ turn.
Kenney took his time before announcing he was all-in for 2,600,000. The bet was enough to force folds from both Margolin and Yanovsky, earning Kenney the pot without a showdown.
Level: 23
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
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