Ermanno Di Nicola raised to 180,000 in the cutoff and was called by Joni Jouhkimainen in the big blind. The duo checked the 
flop and Jouhkimainen bet the 
turn for 360,000. Di Nicola flashed his cards to Armando D'Avanzo and folded.
"Show one show all" was applied as the 
were exposed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,950,000 | |
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2,200,000 | |
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Level: 21
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vasil Medarov | Bulgaria | 1,480,000 | 19 |
| 2 | Joni Jouhkimainen | Finland | 4,715,000 | 59 |
| 3 | Veselin Karakitukov | Bulgaria | 1,130,000 | 14 |
| 4 | Jaroslav Peter | Czech Republic | 1,740,000 | 22 |
| 5 | Maximilian Klostermeier | Denmark | 4,780,000 | 60 |
| 6 | Bjorn Verbakel | Netherlands | 790,000 | 10 |
| 7 | Armando D'Avanzo | Italy | 950,000 | 12 |
| 8 | Ermanno Di Nicola | Italy | 2,450,000 | 31 |
| 9 | Nikola Minkov | Bulgaria | 410,000 | 5 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,780,000
780,000
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780,000 |
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4,715,000
15,000
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15,000 |
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2,450,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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1,740,000
565,000
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565,000 |
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1,480,000
-220,000
|
-220,000 |
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1,130,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
950,000
-350,000
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-350,000 |
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790,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
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410,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
The final 9 remaining players are now on break and will shortly move to the feature table.
There will be no livestream for this event so the PokerNews team will be able to give you all the updates as the action unfolds.
Joni Jouhkimainen raised to 160,000 and Krzysztof Magott potted to 540,000 out of the small blind with some 660,000 behind. Jouhkimainen carefully checked the stack of his opponent before making the call.
The 
flop brought the shove by Magott and Jouhkimainen instantly called.
Krzysztof Magott: 
Joni Jouhkimainen: 
"That doesn't look too good," Magott said with a dry smile. He still had some outs and gained more equity with his superior flush draw on the 
turn. However, the 
river was a blank and Magott was eliminated in 10th place. The remaining nine players will redraw to the unofficial final table after the break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,700,000
1,825,000
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1,825,000 |
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Busted | |
Vasil Medarov made it 170,000 from the button before calling the 500,000 small blind raise from Ermanno Di Nicola.
Both players checked the 
flop, Di Nicola bet 400,000 on the 
turn and his opponent folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,400,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
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1,700,000
-900,000
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-900,000 |
Armando D'Avanzo raised to 210,000 on the button and then folded when Krzysztof Magott repotted to 630,000 in the small blind.
Soon after, Joni Jouhkimainen raised to 160,000 from under the gun and Ermanno Di Nicola defended the big blind. On the 
flop, Di Nicola check-called for 140,000 and earned a call. Both elected to check the turn and Di Nicola bet the river for 255,000.
Jouhkimainen called and Di Nicola briefly showed the cards but mucked when his table neighbour revealed the 
for the top two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,875,000
725,000
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725,000 |
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1,950,000
-250,000
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-250,000 |
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1,300,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
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1,200,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
On Table #95, Nikola Minkov and Veselin Karakitukov were all-in with the latter covered.
Veselin Karakitukov: 
Nikola Minkov:
Karakitukov flopped the nut flush on the 
for a much needed pot.
Then immediately after on the adjacent table Armando D'Avanzo and Vasil Medarov shipped their stacks in the middle on the 
flop.
Vasil Medarov: 
Armando D'Avanzo: 
Medarov boated up on the to seal the check mark and leap frog his opponent in the chip leaderboard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,600,000
1,400,000
|
1,400,000 |
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1,700,000
-1,300,000
|
-1,300,000 |
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1,050,000
-350,000
|
-350,000 |
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560,000
-1,040,000
|
-1,040,000 |
Armando D'Avanzo raised and earned a call from Vasil Medarov in the small blind. Ermanno Di Nicola potted and D'Avanzo then repotted for Medarov to fold and Di Nicola to get his stack in for a massive pot.
Ermanno Di Nicola: 
Armando D'Avanzo: 
The 
board gave both players a full house. Di Nicola thought it was a guaranteed chop by the turn but either player could have paired their low card to win the pot. Instead, it was indeed a chop between the two Italians.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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3,000,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
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2,200,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
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1,200,000
-450,000
|
-450,000 |
Vasil Medarov raised to 175,000 in the cutoff and Omar Eljach jammed for 210,000 on the button, which Joni Jouhkimainen in the big blind and Medarov called. On a flop of , Jouhkimainen checked and folded when Medarov bet the pot.
Omar Eljach: 
Vasil Medarov:
"I am in good shape against that hand," Eljach said once the cards were turned over. However, the turn gave Medarov broadway and the river was a brick to eliminate Eljach in 11th place for €14,797.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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2,150,000
-495,000
|
-495,000 |
|
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1,650,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
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Busted | |
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