The players have agreed to a deal.
João Sydenstricker has locked up €1,048,550, Simon Wiciak €1,025,400, and Carl Shaw €901,070.
They will leave €108,975 in the prize pool to play for as well as the EPT trophy.
The three remaining players have asked to look over the numbers and discuss a potential deal.
Level: 35
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 400,000
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The remaining three players have been sent on another 20-minute break.
Blind levels will be 45 minutes for the rest of the tournament.
Simon Wiciak raised to 600,000 on the button with Q♦9♠ and Carl Shaw defended 8♥4♥.
The 4♠4♣Q♣ flop gave Wiciak two pair but Shaw trip fours. Both players checked to the K♣ turn, where Shaw led out for 1,700,000 and Wiciak got away from his hand.
The next hand, Wiciak limped in with A♠9♠, Joao Sydenstricker raised Q♠J♦ to 925,000, and Wiciak called.
The flop came J♥9♥9♣ as Sydenstricker was the one to make two pair this time while Wiciak hit trips. Both players checked and Wiciak bet 1,500,000 on the 5♠ turn and got called.
Wiciak bet another 4,000,000 on the 2♥ river and Sydenstricker used a time bank before folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,725,000
-2,875,000
|
-2,875,000 |
|
23,575,000
1,525,000
|
1,525,000 |
|
||
|
14,275,000
1,345,000
|
1,345,000 |
Carl Shaw opened to 300,000 on the button with A♣Q♦ and João Sydenstricker defended in the big blind with 8♠7♥.
Sydenstricker checked on the flop of Q♣3♥8♥ and Shaw continued for 1,000,000. Sydenstricker called.
Sydenstricker then led out for 3,000,000 on the 8♦ turn and Shaw called. Sydenstricker bet 3,300,000 on the 5♥ river and Shaw used three time banks before calling and seeing the bad news.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
28,600,000
8,050,000
|
8,050,000 |
|
|
12,930,000
-7,600,000
|
-7,600,000 |
Carl Shaw limped in with K♦10♣ and Simon Wiciak checked behind with 8♠2♦.
The flop came 6♠A♠3♠ and Shaw led out for 350,000. Wiciak called with a flush draw, and completed the flush on the Q♠ turn.
Shaw then bet another 2,400,000 and Wiciak called. Both players checked the K♥ river and Wiciak took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
22,050,000
2,000,000
|
2,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
20,530,000
-800,000
|
-800,000 |
Simon Wiciak opened to 600,000 on the button with K♠J♥ and Joao Sydenstricker three-bet to 2,400,000 in the small blind with A♦10♦. Wiciak called.
Sydenstricker continued for 1,250,000 on the 4♣5♠A♣ flop and Wiciak quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,550,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
|
20,050,000
-3,150,000
|
-3,150,000 |
|
|
||
Simon Wiciak raised to 600,000 on the button with K♥Q♣ and Carl Shaw defended 5♠4♥.
The A♥3♦8♥ flop gave Shaw a straight draw and he check-called a bet of 550,000. Both players checked the 6♦ turn.
Wiciak made a pair on the Q♠ river and fired out another 1,700,000. Shaw missed his draw and gave up his hand as Wiciak assumed the chip lead once again with that pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
23,200,000
2,200,000
|
2,200,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
21,330,000
-1,450,000
|
-1,450,000 |
