Eduard Norel Eliminated in 3rd Place (€24,980)

Or Patreanu raised on the button and Eduard Norel defended his big blind. The flop was and Norel checked. Patreanu bet 70,000, Norel check-raised to 230,000, Patreanu shoved all in for 1,027,000, and Norel snap-called for 1,017,000 total.

Just like that, a gigantic pot of 75% of all the chips in play was created.

Or Patreanu:
Eduard Norel:

With Norel as a 49.80% favorite, Patreanu as a 48.99% favorite, and a 1,21% chance to chop, the chances couldn't be more equal. Norel was slightly ahead but needed to dodge a lot of cards to hold up.

One of the cards he needed to dodge was the on the turn, improving Patreanu to a flush. Norel could still fill up with a ten or nine but the on the river gave Patreanu the winner.

Norel had three antes less than Patreanu and was eliminated After winning the last two tournaments he cashed, Norel now finished third and took home €24,980.