Level 15
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Timo Merz raised to 7,000 from the cutoff and Nicola Angelini defended from the big blind.
The dealer spread a flop of 
that was checked through to the 
turn. Angelini checked once more but Merz bet 10,000. Angelini check-raised to 28,500 and Merz gave it some thought, but chose to give up his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
185,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
85,500
24,600
|
24,600 |
and Orsulic checked. Romero bet 5,000 and Orsulic check-raised to 12,000. Romero took a few seconds of reflection, then let it go.
flop provided no help yet for Drozd but he picked up a ton of outs on the 
turn. A blank 
would follow on the river to spell the end for Drozd.
turn, Patrick Kurfner bet 26,500 in the big blind and Francesco Candelari called in the cutoff after glancing at the stack of his opponent.
river for his last 51,000 and Candelari started some table chat, talked through possible hands. He initially put his opponent on pocket fives and almost ruled out the seven-five, the clock was then called on him and the Italian called within the 30 seconds.
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and was checked around to the 
filled up the board and action was checked again to Balci who fired a bet of 30,000. Elberg instantly folded but Nader thought for a long while, then called. Balci tabled 
for tens and sevens but that wasn't good enough as Nader turned over 
to win the pot with tens and eights.
was dealt and Kostyrko check-called a bet of 9,000 from Twito. The turn brought the 
face up.