| Buy-in | €10,300 |
| Prize Pool | €5,402,900 |
| Players | 557 |
| Level | 36 |
| Blinds | 300,000 / 600,000 |
| Ante | 100,000 |
Ronny Kaiser won the first limped pot after play resumed when he checked down the board of 
against Benjamin Pollak. "I have a pair," Kaiser joked and showed 
. There was no betting either on the board of 
and Kaiser won the pot with 
against Markus Durnegger.
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11,000,000 | 415,000 | ||
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9,500,000 | -475,000 | ||
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7,350,000 | 60,000 |
The three players have agreed to deal numbers and will play for the trophy and €10,000 to the winner. Below is what the trio has locked up:
| Player | Prize |
|---|---|
| Ronny Kaiser | €725,000 |
| Markus Durnegger | €729,299 |
| Benjamin Pollak | €688,701 |
Going forward, the levels will last 10 minutes each.
Right after the field was reduced to the last 3, the players asked to look at ICM numbers and the deal discussions are currently ongoing.
Franz Ditz doubled soon after coming back from the dinner break when he open-shoved the small blind for 890,000 with 
. Ronny Kaiser called in the big blind with 
and Ditz got there on the board of 
.
The next hand, Pollak raised first to act and Ditz moved in from the button. Pollak snap-called and the cards were tabled.
Franz Ditz: 
Benjamin Pollak: 
The 
flop provided a ten, but Ditz was still in need of running outs to stay in contention. It was all over after the 
turn, making the 
river a formality.
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10,585,000 | -1,115,000 | ||
|
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|
9,975,000 | -300,000 | ||
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7,290,000 | 2,570,000 | ||
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Busted |
The remaining four players have been sent into a 30-minute dinner break and action will recommence at approximately 9.43 p.m. local time.
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11,700,000 | |||
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10,275,000 | -675,000 | ||
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4,720,000 | 270,000 | ||
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1,155,000 | -55,000 |
Georgios Sotiropoulos was first to act and raised to 215,000. Ronny Kaiser on the button was the only caller.
The flop came 
and Sotiropoulos bet 250,000, Kaiser called.
Sotiropoulos checked on the 
turn and called Kaiser's 575,000 bet.
With the 
completing the board, Sotiropoulos checked again. Kaiser took his time before he shoved all in. Sotiropoulos wasn't too happy and used his 30 seconds before a time bank card was tossed in. He needed some more time but eventually reluctantly called.
"I got lucky," Kaiser said almost apologetic as he showed .
Sotiropoulos wanted to muck but his cards were eventually turned over: .
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11,700,000 | 4,900,000 | ||
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Busted |
Ronny Kaiser raised to 225,000 and Markus Durnegger called from the cutoff. The flop fell 
and Kaiser checked, Durnegger let the clock go down to three seconds and bet 325,000, which Kaiser called.
After the 
turn, Kaiser checked again and Durnegger bet 1,000,000. Kaiser used one time bank and called before checking again the on the river. Durnegger bet 3,000,000 and Kaiser used one of his two remaining time banks. The Swiss stood up from his chair, shook his head and studied the board as well as his opponent. Ultimately he mucked and Durnegger dragged in the pot without showing any card.
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10,950,000 | 2,250,000 | ||
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6,800,000 | -2,200,000 |
Markus Durnegger limped in from the small blind and big blind Benjamin Pollak checked his option. Both players checked the 
flop and turn and the completed the board. Durnegger bet 100,000 and Pollak raised to 425,000. Durnegger called but mucked upon being shown for the flopped set.
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8,700,000 | -1,000,000 | ||
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4,450,000 | 1,850,000 |
Georgios Sotiropoulos opened to 300,000 from the small blind and Franz Ditz glanced over at the stack of his opponent before announcing all in. Sotiropoulos snap-called within less than a second and was the player at risk with the far superior kicker.
Georgios Sotiropoulos:
Franz Ditz:
The board ran out 
and Sotiropoulos doubled for 2,375,000, leaving Ditz short with just 12 big blinds.
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4,800,000 | 2,400,000 | ||
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1,210,000 | -3,090,000 |
