Heads-Up Play Begins
Dorel Eldabach and Oswin Ziegelbecker are back in their seats, and the heads-up match is now underway.
Dorel Eldabach and Oswin Ziegelbecker are back in their seats, and the heads-up match is now underway.
Oswin Ziegelbecker raised to 600,000 and Dorel Eldabach called with the J♥9♣8♥2♦. Ali Balci then jammed for 2,700,000 in the big blind. Ziegelbecker jammed over the top to isolate and force out Eldabach.
Ali Balci: Q♣10♥8♦6♦
Oswin Ziegelbecker: K♠K♥Q♥5♠
The board ran out A♦A♠3♣7♥9♥ and Balci's fate was sealed on the turn as he bowed out in third place for a payday of €64,400.
There will now be a break prior to the heads-up duel with Eldabach in the driver's seat.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Dorel Eldabach |
18,525,000
-900,000
|
-900,000 |
|
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Oswin Ziegelbecker |
13,075,000
4,000,000
|
4,000,000 |
Ali Balci | Busted |
Oswin Ziegelbecker limped his small blind with A♠A♦7♥4♦ before Dorel Eldabach raised 10♥8♦4♠3♠ to 600,000.
Ziegelbecker called to the K♥9♦4♥ flop, where Eldabach bet another 900,000. Ziegelbecker quickly tossed his two aces into the muck.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Dorel Eldabach | 19,425,000 | |
|
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Oswin Ziegelbecker |
9,075,000
-900,000
|
-900,000 |
Ali Balci limped the button with 9♠9♣5♣4♥ and Dorel Eldabach checked the J♥9♦7♠7♥. They checked the 6♠6♣6♥ flop and Eldabach bet the 7♣ turn for 300,000, Balci called.
Balci also called another 1,300,000 on the K♦ river and seemed visibly tilted as he dropped back to a mere ten big blinds.
"I didn't even see the seven," he then told a friend on the rail in German.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Dorel Eldabach |
19,425,000
2,700,000
|
2,700,000 |
|
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Ali Balci |
3,100,000
-1,900,000
|
-1,900,000 |
Ali Balci raised to 600,000 out of the big blind after Dorel Eldabach had limped with the latter calling. The 8♠7♦2♠ flop saw Eldabach check and Balci bet the pot with 400,000 behind. Eldabach jammed and Balci snap-called.
Ali Balci: K♠Q♠Q♥J♣
Dorel Eldabach: Q♦J♠7♣5♦
The 2♣ turn killed some outs of Eldabach and the J♦ river was not enough for him, as Balci doubled back into contention.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Dorel Eldabach | 16,725,000 | |
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Ali Balci | 5,000,000 |
The next hand after folding to Oswin Ziegelbecker's shove, Sebastian Langrock opened again to 700,000 on the button and Dorel Eldabach called in the big blind.
The flop came 7♦Q♣6♣ and Eldabach moved all in. Langrock quickly called for his last 1,100,000.
Sebastian Langrock: 10♥10♣8♠8♣
Dorel Eldabach: K♠Q♠10♠10♦
Eldabach was ahead with his pair of queens, leaving Langrock drawing to either an eight or nine to complete a straight.
Langrock didn't find any help on the J♠ turn or K♥ river as Eldabach made two pair to send him to the rail in fourth place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Dorel Eldabach |
19,125,000
2,400,000
|
2,400,000 |
|
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Sebastian Langrock | Busted | |
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Ali Balci limped in from the button before Sebastian Langrock raised K♥Q♠9♥9♣ to 800,000 in the small blind.
Oswin Ziegelbecker looked down at A♥A♣K♦4♦ in the big blind and three-bet to 2,600,000. Balci folded, but Langrock, with 1,800,000 behind, tanked for nearly a minute before he folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Oswin Ziegelbecker |
9,975,000
790,000
|
790,000 |
Sebastian Langrock |
1,800,000
-1,160,000
|
-1,160,000 |
|
Dorel Eldabach raised to 600,000 in the small blind and Ali Balci defended his big blind, leaving himself 750,000 behind.
The flop came 7♠Q♣5♦ and Eldabach put Balci all in, and Balci called off his last chips.
Ali Balci: A♣Q♦9♦6♦
Dorel Eldabach: A♠Q♥8♣7♥
Eldabach was ahead with two pair, but Balci hit the 9♣ on the turn as he made a higher two pair.
The river came the 4♠ and Balci doubled up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Dorel Eldabach |
16,725,000
-1,090,000
|
-1,090,000 |
|
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Ali Balci |
2,900,000
1,360,000
|
1,360,000 |
Level: 29
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
Dorel Eldabach also won the last hand of the level and the final four players then headed into a scheduled 15-minute break.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Dorel Eldabach |
17,815,000
740,000
|
740,000 |
|
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Oswin Ziegelbecker |
9,185,000
-660,000
|
-660,000 |
Sebastian Langrock |
2,960,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
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Ali Balci | 1,540,000 |