| Seat | Table 1 | Country | Table 2 | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marius Gierse | Germany | Quan Zhou | China |
| 2 | Ronny Kaiser | Switzerland | Pascal Hartmann | Germany |
| 3 | Benjamin Pollak | France | Emil Patel | Finland |
| 4 | Franz Ditz | Germany | Luis Rodriguez Cruz | Spain |
| 5 | Christopher Kruk | Canada | Jakub Michalak | Poland |
| 6 | Sam Grafton | United Kingdom | Parker Talbot | Canada |
| 7 | Markus Durnegger | Austria | Oliver Weis | Germany |
| 8 | Marc-Olivier Perrault | Canada | Georgios Sotiropoulos | Greece |
Alexandre Reard was among the shortest stacks with 17 players remaining and moved all in from late position. He found one caller in Markus Durnegger and the cards were tabled.
Alexandre Reard: 
Markus Durnegger: 
"Ohhh, I see clubs," someone at the table said when the flop fell 
and Durnegger could barely watch anymore. The 
turn gave Reard additional outs with the double gutshot, but a blank 
river sent the Frenchman to the rail in 17th place for €49,150.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,980,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Jakub Michalak opened the hijack for 65,000 and Fabrice Maltez on the button called. Big blind Oliver Weis over called and checked on 
. Michalak bet 85,000 and Maltez raised to 315,000. Weiss folded, Michalak called.
The 
on the turn paired the board and Michalak checked. Maltez shoved for 640,000 and Michalak instantly called.
Fabrice Maltez: 
Jakub Michalak: 
The river 
was a blank and Maltez made his exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,700,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
Busted |
Sergio Cabrera started the hand with a raise to 65,000 and Benjamin Pollak three-bet to 175,000 after having asked for a count on Cabrera's stack on the other side of the table. Boris Kolev moved all in from the cutoff and now it was up to Cabrera who asked for a count. Kolev was at risk for 750,000 and Cabrera moved all in over the top.
"How much is it?" Pollak asked and inquired about an exact count. Cabera's all in was for 1,270,000 and Pollak slid forward a stack for the call, having both opponents covered.
Boris Kolev: 
Sergio Cabrera: 
Benjamin Pollak:
The 
flop improved Pollak to a set, and the turn gave Kolev the inferior set while Cabrera now had a straight draw. Instead, the 
river improved Pollak further and he sent two opponents to the rail with quads, taking a commanding lead with 18 players remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,625,000
2,025,000
|
2,025,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
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Fabrice Maltez started the day as one of the shorter stacks, but has since chipped up nicely. Maltez defended his big blind against a raise by Jakub Michalak and check-called a bet on the 
flop. Both checked the turn and Maltez then bet the 
river for 160,000.
Michalak called and mucked when Maltez turned over 
for queens and tens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,600,000
-260,000
|
-260,000 |
|
|
1,075,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
The €10K High Roller is ticking along nicely. They're down to 22, and you'll find all the bust-outs and chip counts at the bottom of this post.
But first, how should one play in these late stages of big tournaments? One player who certainly knows is Sam 'TheSquid' Grafton, still fresh from his victory at the PokerStars Festival Bucharest only one month ago.
Read all about it on the PokerStars Blog.
Marc-Olivier Perrault opened for 60,000 and his neighbor Christopher Kruk in the cutoff called. The flop came 
and Perrault bet 65,000 with 370,000 behind. Kruk shoved all in and Perrault instantly called.
Marc-Olivier Perrault: 
Christopher Kruk: 
The on the turn paired Kruk but it wasn't enough as the 
completed the board. Double for Perrault.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,335,000
-435,000
|
-435,000 |
|
1,070,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
Hand 1
Emil Patel raised to 65,000 and Christopher Kruk moved all in from the big blind, which Patel snap-called for his last 720,000.
Emil Patel:
Christopher Kruk:
The board ran out 
and Patel doubled.
Hand 2
Exactly one hand later, Kruk open-shoved from the small blind and Joaquin Walter counted his stack of 485,000 carefully before tossing in a chip for the call.
Joaquin Walter: 
Christopher Kruk: 
Walter had spades and one over card as outs, but was left drawing dead on the turn of a board 
to join the rail in 21st place for €38,350.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,770,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
|
1,490,000
760,000
|
760,000 |
|
Busted |
Tomi Brouk got his last 745,000 in from the hijack, up against Quan Zhou on the button.
Tomi Brouk:
Quan Zhou: 
The flop came , pairing Zhou but giving Brouk outs to a straight. The 
on the turn gave him flush outs but the on the river wasn't one of the cards he was looking for and he exited in 22nd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,675,000
875,000
|
875,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 5,000