On a rare trip to the future (carried out exactly 60 minutes ago), I did a quick headcount at the final table. All eight players were still in their seats. Not all of them look happy, as the PokerStars Blog reports here.
Marko Neumann raised to 105,000 under the gun with 
and Rumen Nanev called from the hijack with 
. Anthony Ghamrawi called from the big blind with 
and the flop brought out 
.
Ghamrawi checked, as did Neumann and Nanev tanked for a bit before betting 155,000 and that was enough to take down the pot.
Frei Dilling raised to 100,000 from the hijack with 
and Tim Pfutzenreuter three-bet from the small blind with 
to 275,000.
The action was back on Dilling who tanked for a bit before letting go his hand.
Dilling opened the button to 100,000 holding 
and Pablo Gordillo in the big blind made the call with 
.
The flop brought 
and both players checked.
The 
on the turn made Gordillo bet out 80,000 into the 265,000 pot. Dilling made the call in position and they were off to the river.
The hit, top pair for Dilling. 425,000 in the pot and Gordillo checked. Dilling bet 340,000. Gordillo instantly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,595,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
3,005,000
-190,000
|
-190,000 |
Oleksii Khoroshenin raised to 100,000 from under the gun plus two and Frei Dilling three-bet from the small blind with 
to 275,000.
Khoroshenin tanked for 90 seconds before making the call, and the flop brought out 
. Dilling checked and Khoroshenin decided to check behind.
On the turn the 
hit and Dilling checked to Khoroshenin who fired out 325,000 and his opponent quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,875,000
-370,000
|
-370,000 |
|
4,485,000
-345,000
|
-345,000 |
|
3,680,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
|
3,635,000 | |
|
|
3,195,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
2,880,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
||
|
2,255,000 | |
|
2,240,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
The hand after he won a little pot with pocket tens, Rumen Nanev again got pocket tens.
He opened under the gun to 105,000 and just Frei Dilling in the big blind seemed interested. He had a big hand with 
but decided to smooth call.
Dilling checked to Nanev who, somewhat surprisingly, checked behind.
Dilling bet out 140,000 on the 
turn and Nanev called. The river brought the into play and Dilling this time bet 465,000.
Nanev thought about it for some time, but eventually folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,635,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
|
2,255,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
Rumen Nanev raised to 105,000 from the under-the-gun plus one position with 
and Anthony Ghamrawi peeked down at from the button. Ghamrawi made the call and these players saw the flop heads up.
The flop brought out 
and Nanev bet 85,000 and Ghamrawi made the call.
On the turn the 
hit and Nanev tanked a bit longer before betting 155,000, and Ghamrawi let go of his hand.
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Simeon Naydenov raised under the gun to 100,000 holding and Anthony Ghamrawi called from the small blind with 
. Marko Neumann, in the big blind, looked down at a and an unknown card, and he called as well.
The flop brought 
and both blinds checked to the Bulgarian pro who bet and picked up the pot.
