Hand #1: Dario Sammartino received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #2: Oren Rosen raised with under the gun plus three to 140,000 and Dario Sammartino looked down at in the small blind. Sammartino called, and Jimmy Guerrero folded from the big blind.
The flop brought out and Sammartino checked to Rosen who checked behind. The turn was the and Sammartino bet 255,000, and Rosen folded.
Hand #3: Dario Sammartino raised with from the button to 150,000 and Jimmy Guerrero called from the small blind with , and Pierre Calamus called with from the big blind.
The flop brought out and both blinds checked to Sammartino who checked behind. On the turn the hit and Guerrero checked to Calamusa who bet 200,000, and Sammartino folded. Guerrero folded, and Calamusa picked up this pot.
Hand #4: Oren Rosen raised under the gun plus one with to 140,000, and Pierre Calamusa called from the small blind with . The flop brought out and Calamusa checked to Rosen who checked behind. The turn brought the and again both players checked.
The river brought out the and Calamusa lead out for 250,000, and Rosen thought for a long time before making the call. Calamusa showed two pair and raked in the pot.
Hand #5: Asan Umarov got in middle position and raised to 125,000.
"How much you play in the beginning?" Jimmy Guerrero asked before folding.
In the small blind, Adrien Allain three-bet to 375,000 holding and Umarov made the call.
The flop came and Allain 300,000 into the 900,000 pot. Umarov called.
The on the turn saw another bet by Allain, 675,000 into 1.5 million this time. Umarov tanked for some time before laying it down.
Hand #6: Adrien Allain opened on the button for 135,000. Both blinds folded and Allain took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #7: Action folded to Antoine Saout on the button and holding he shoved all in. Oren Rosen folded his from the small blind right away, but Ben Philipps in the big blind found and tanked a bit longer. Philipps eventually folded anyway and Saout made the call.
Hand #8: Pierre Calamusa found and made it 135,000. Action folded to big blind Jan Bendik and he called with the .
The flop came and Bendik checked. Calamusa bet 150,000 into 390,000 and Bendik folded.
Hand #9: Pierre Calamusa found a better hand with this time and again made it 135,000 to go.
Ben Philipps on the button shoved all in for 1,070,000 with . Calamusa asked how much it was, and called after thinking about it for a bit.
The flop came , doing nothing yet for Philipps. 28% equity dropped down to 20% with the on the turn.
The fell on the river and Philipps bubbled the final table, going out in 9th for €71,620. The remaining 8 finalists are guaranteed €91,860 from here on out.
Hand #10: Jimmy Guerrero raised under the gun with to 135,000 and Asan Umarov looked down on in the small blind. After tanking for quite some time he folded, and Dario Sammartino gave up in the big blind.
Hand #11: Antoine Saout found under the gun plus two and raised to 120,000. Jan Bendik called with from the cutoff and the flop brought out . Saout bet 145,000 and Bendik raised to 525,000 and the French pro folded right away.
Hand #12: Jan Bendik raised from the hijack with to 135,000 and Pierre Calamusa called with from the big blind. The flop brought out and Calamusa checked right away.
Bendik bet 150,000 and Calamusa folded right away.
Hand #13: Adrien Allain received a walk in the big blind.
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Hand #14: Pierre Calamusa found and made it 160,000 to go from the button.
Antoine Saout found in the big blind and pushed all in for 1,005,000. Calamusa asked for a count and called.
The flop came , still good for Saout. The on the turn sealed the deal for Saout and the on the river made things official. Double up for the former November Niner.
Hand #15: Jan Bendik raised under the gun with to 175,000 and he picked up the pot.
Hand #16: Jimmy Guerrero raised to 175,000 under the gun plus two and Jan Bendik called from the big blind. The flop brought out and Bendik checked with to Guerrero who bet 125,000 with . Bendik folded right away, and Guerrero picked up the pot.
Hand #17: Oren Rosen raised from the button with to 175,000 and Jan Bendik made it 465,000 from the small blind with . Eventually Rosen called, and the flop brought out on which Bendik checked.
Rosen checked behind and on the turn the hit, giving Rosen a straight. Bendik checked again, and Rosen double-checked his cards before betting 480,000. Bendik thought for 15 seconds and let his hand go.
Hand #18: Pierre Calamusa raised under the gun plus one with to 160,000 and Dario Sammartino defended his big blind with . The flop brought out and Sammartino checked to Calamusa who bet 165,000 and Sammartino folded right away.
Hand #19: Dario Sammartino limped with in the small blind and Jimmy Guerrero checked his option with in the big blind. The flop brought out and Sammartino picked up the pot after throwing in a bet.