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4 days 16 hours ago

Enrico Camosci Eliminated in 2nd Place (€180,700); Ilya Nikiforov Eliminated in 3rd Place (€124,200)

Ollie Garland

Level 21 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

In one of the first hands after the break, Ilya Nikiforov moved all in for 660,000, from the button. Enrico Camosci, in the small blind, moved all in for around 1,600,000 and Espen Jorstad, in the big blind, went deep into the tank. Pained by his decision, Jorstad made the call to have both players at risk for the win.

Ilya Nikiforov: J♣10♦ All in
Enrico Camosci: 9♥9♣ All in
Espen Jorstad: A♥10♥

Camosci was in pole position to take the chip lead and eliminate Nikiforov in the process, and the Q♣8♥5♣ flop was no threat. However, the J♠ turn put Nikiforov in front for the triple-up. It was the unlikely A♣ on the river that saw Jorstad take the lead, eliminating both players and laying claim to the trophy.

Player	Chips	Progress
Espen Jorstad	8,500,000 3,650,000	3,650,000

Enrico Camosci	Busted
Ilya Nikiforov	Busted

Tags: Enrico Camosci Espen Jorstad Ilya Nikiforov

4 days 17 hours ago

Roman Hrabec Eliminated in 4th Place (€91,900)

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Ollie Garland

Level 20 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Roman Hrabec, in the small blind, moved all in for around 1,300,000. Espen Jorstad, in the big blind, looked down at his cards and beat Hrabec into the pot.

Roman Hrabec: J♥8♠ All in
Espen Jorstad: A♦A♥

Hrabec needed help and the 10♣10♠6♣ flop only provided runner-runner options. Hrabec was dead on the 6♦ and left the tournament floor as the J♣ river was dealt.

Player	Chips	Progress
Espen Jorstad	5,300,000 1,940,000	1,940,000

Roman Hrabec	Busted

Tags: Espen Jorstad Roman Hrabec

4 days 18 hours ago

Nikita Kuznetcov Eliminated in 5th Place (€71,700)

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Ollie Garland

Level 19 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Ilya Nikiforov raised to 120,000 from under the gun, Nikita Kuznetcov clicked it to 240,000, from the button, and Nikiforov moved all in. Kuznetcov called.

Nikita Kuznetcov: 8♣8♦ All in
Ilya Nikiforov: J♣J♦

The board ran out 9♦9♣3♠5♠3♦; Kuznetcov's inferior pocket pair couldn't improve and he departed in fifth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ilya Nikiforov	1,510,000 360,000	360,000
Nikita Kuznetcov	Busted

Tags: Nikita Kuznetcov Ilya Nikiforov

4 days 18 hours ago

Viacheslav Buldygin Eliminated in 6th Place (€56,500)

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Ollie Garland

Level 19 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

With a dead button and dead small blind, Ilya Nikiforov moved all in from the cutoff. Viacheslav Buldygin, in the big blind, tanked before calling off the bet for his effective stack of around 600,000.

Viacheslav Buldygin: A♥2♥ All in
Ilya Nikiforov: 9♥9♠

The board ran out 5♦9♦K♥5♠K♦; Buldygin couldn't improve and was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ilya Nikiforov	1,150,000 615,000	615,000
Viacheslav Buldygin	Busted

Tags: Ilya Nikiforov Viacheslav Buldygin

4 days 18 hours ago

Morten Klein Eliminated in 7th Place (€5,000)

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Ollie Garland

Level 19 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Roman Hrabec raised to 125,000 from the hijack. After agreeing to pay the bubble €5,000, Morten Klein moved all in from the big blind. Hrabec called.

Morten Klein: A♠9♦ All in
Roman Hrabec: 6♣6♠

The board ran out 6♥8♣2♣3♦J♣; Hrabec's flopped set sent Klein to the rail. Despite being down €20,000 on the day, Klein was more than pleased to claim his official cash of €5,000 which will contribute toward the Norwegian League he was trying to win.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roman Hrabec	2,150,000 600,000	600,000
Morten Klein	Busted

Tags: Morten Klein Roman Hrabec

4 days 18 hours ago

Ladev Runs Into Premium

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Ollie Garland

Level 18 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Espen Jorstad raised to 100,000 from the button, Markkos Ladev moved all in for 565,000, from the big blind, and Jorsatd snap-called.

Markkos Ladev: A♠5♠ All in
Espen Jorstad: A♥Q♥

The board ran out 10♠K♣9♣7♥2♥; Jorstad held to send Ladev to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Espen Jorstad	3,360,000 1,060,000	1,060,000

Markkos Ladev	Busted

Tags: Espen Jorstad Markkos Ladev

4 days 18 hours ago

Lijo Can't Get Lucky to Survive

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Ollie Garland

Level 18 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Roman Hrabec raised from the button, Lander Lijo three-bet jammed for 590,000 from the big blind and Hrabec called.

Lander Lijo: A♣4♠ All in
Roman Hrabec: 7♣7♥

The board ran out J♣J♥J♦10♠9♥; Hrabec improved to a full house to eliminate Lijo.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roman Hrabec	1,720,000 820,000	820,000
Lander Lijo	Busted

Tags: Lander Lijo Roman Hrabec

4 days 19 hours ago

Astedt Burst the Final Table Bubble

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Ollie Garland

Level 16 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The action was caught as Niklas Astedt, on the button, was all in and at risk for his stack of 325,000, against Enrico Camosci, in the big blind.

Niklas Astedt: K♣Q♠ All in
Enrico Camosci: A♣K♦

The board ran out 2♥8♦4♦J♠5♣; Astedt's dominated hand failed to improve and he was sent to the rail.

The outer table has broken and the remaining nine players are gathering on the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Enrico Camosci	1,575,000 535,000	535,000
Niklas Astedt	Busted

Tags: Enrico Camosci Niklas Astedt

4 days 19 hours ago

Lasouski Eliminated by Jorstad In Back-to-Back Hands

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Ollie Garland

Level 16 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Hand One:

Espen Jorstad raised to 105,000 from the small blind. Artsiom Lasouski, in the big blind, moved all in. Jorstad snap-called for his effective stack of 1,005,000.

Espen Jorstad: K♠K♣ All in
Artsiom Lasouski: 8♠8♣

The 5♦K♦5♠ flop didn't give much of a sweat for Lasouski as Jorstad made a full house. The A♥ turn and 9♥ river changed nothing and Lasouski was left with around 150,000 behind the line.

Hand Two:

Jorstad moved all in from the button, covering both the blinds. Lasouski, in the small blind, called off the bet for his short stack.

Artsiom Lasouski: K♦10♥ All in
Espen Jorstad: 2♣2♦

The board ran out 9♠4♦7♥7♣3♣; Jorstad's small pocket pair held to eliminate Lasouski.

Player	Chips	Progress
Espen Jorstad	2,040,000

Artsiom Lasouski	Busted

Tags: Artsiom Lasouski Espen Jorstad

4 days 19 hours ago

Bad News Turns to Good News for Kuznetcov and Lijo as Manolakis Busts

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Matt Warburton

Level 16 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Lander Lijo open-raised to 60,000 from the button and Nikita Kuznetcov moved all in from the small blind. Michail Manolakis went into the tank in the big blind.

"Super power hand," said Kuznetcov. "Super power, but not aces."

"I need to think," said Manolakis before calling all in for 285,000.

"Now I need to think," said Lijo as the action came back around to him. He then slammed in the call for 510,000.

"It's not good news for us," said Kuznetcov as the cards were turned. "I tried..."

Michail Manolakis: A♣J♠ All in
Lander Lijo: A♥10♥ All in
Nikita Kuznetcov: A♠10♦

Indeed, it wasn't good news for Kuznetcov and Lijo, who were both dominated and sharing outs.

The flop came K♦3♦9♦ and Kuznetcov picked up a flush draw. He started calling for his one-time as the turn came the Q♣. The "one-time" continued and the river came the J♥ to give Kuznetcov and Lijo the straight.

Manolakis was eliminated, while Kuznetcov and Lijo chopped his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikita Kuznetcov	1,250,000 130,000	130,000
Lander Lijo	640,000 -155,000	-155,000
Michail Manolakis	Busted

Tags: Lander Lijo Michail Manolakis Nikita Kuznetcov