Stipo Vladic raised from under the gun with the 
and Patrik Antonius defended his small blind with the 
. On the flop 
, Antonius check-called a continuation bet and then gave up the 
turn to a second barrel worth 38,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
247,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
||
Martin Kabrhel raised to 13,000 with the 
and Hans Olymp called with the 
in the small blind. Philipp Zukernik three-bet to 30,000 without hole cards showing and Kabrhel called, Olymp folded. The flop came 
and Zukernik's continuation bet won the pot, his 
was then showing.
Martin Kabrhel picked up the first hand after the break after raising with 
for 14,000 and getting called by Pierre Mothes in the big blind, holding the 
. On an ace-high flop, Mothes quickly check-folded and the chips went to the Czech.
Kabrhel raised the next hand and Hans Olymp defended his big blind. On the flop 
flop, Olymp shoved for 55,000 with the 
and Kabrhel called with 
for the flush draw. Both the turn and river bricked and the King's regular doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
290,000
-59,000
|
-59,000 |
|
||
|
143,000
73,500
|
73,500 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
| Seat | Player | Nationality | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Philipp Zukernik | Canada | 204,500 |
| 3 | Patrik Antonius | Finland | 251,000 |
| 4 | Martin Kabrhel | Czech Republic | 349,000 |
| 6 | Stipo Vladic | Austria | 543,000 |
| 7 | Pierre Mothes | Germany | 787,500 |
| 8 | Hans Olymp | Czech Republic | 69,500 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
787,500
-69,000
|
-69,000 |
|
543,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
349,000
94,000
|
94,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
251,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
|
|
||
|
204,500
-99,500
|
-99,500 |
|
|
69,500
-4,500
|
-4,500 |
Philipp Zukernik opened from the button and then called a three-bet by Martin Kabrhel to see the heads-up flop of 
. Kabrhel checked with his 
for the open-ended straight draw and Zukernik fired 30,000 with his 
.
The 
appeared on the turn and this time Kabrhel fired 48,000 to win the pot uncontested before heading into a 20-minute break.
Stipo Vladic raised from early position with the 
and Pierre Mothes flat-called from one seat over with the 
. Patrik Antonius filled up out of the big blind with and flopped the nut straight on the flop 
. The Finn fired 16,000 and both his opponents called before the 
turn saw Antonius bet 40,000. Both opponents sent their cards into the muck.
Martin Kabrhel raised to 10,500 and Pierre Mothes then three-bet to 26,500 from the button with 
. Kabrhel called with 
and found top set on the flop 
. Kabrhel checked and Mothes continued for 22,000, which Kabrhel called. The two of them then checked down the turn and 
river to give the pot to the Czech.
Philipp Zukernik raised to 11,000 with the and Patrik Antonius three-bet to 25,000 from one seat over. Martin Kabrhel folded pocket sixes in the small blind and Stipo Vladic tank-folded 
in the big blind. Zukernik also folded and Antonius grabbed the pot with a smile.
Martin Kabrhel raised to 10,500 with the 
and Pierre Mothes tossed in three T-5,000 chips from two seats over. So far so innocent, the German was holding the . But then suddenly Kabrhel started arguing that it should have been a raise instead and tournament floor was called.
Kabrhel insisted for minutes and ultimately Mothes had to make it 16,000 to then immediately face a hefty four-bet by Kabrhel, who squeezed to 56,500. The discussion ended a few minutes later with the rather annoyed and sarcastic comment from Mothes by folding, saying "Merry Christmas" and tossing the chips to his opponent.
