"girafganger7" and Kotelnikov Miss Out on Pay Jump
In a pot of nearly 4.4 million and battle of the blinds, "girafganger7" was at risk against former SCOOP Main Event finalist Dinesh "NastyMinder" Alt.
"girafganger7": 
Dinesh "NastyMinder" Alt: 
The 
board improved Alt right away on the flop and "girafganger7" had to settle for 25th place.
One further player had to miss out on a pay jump and that was Andrey "Kot_Spartac" Kotelnikov.
The final three tables were barely set when Kotelnikov raised the button and then reluctantly called the shove of Pieter "XMorphineX" Aerts.
Andrey "Kot_Spartac" Kotelnikov: 
Pieter "XMorphineX" Aerts: 
The 
board gave Aerts a pair on the flop and running diamonds for the nutflush as cherry on top.
Only one hand later, Aerts attempted to knock out Daniel "Oxota" Dvoress when he three-bet the small blind to 1.05 million and called the four-bet shove for more than 3.1 million by Dvoress on the button
Daniel "Oxota" Dvoress: 
Pieter "XMorphineX" Aerts: 
This time Dvoress had the checkmark on the turn of a 
board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
22,787,223
93,949
|
93,949 |
|
||
|
|
6,539,162
2,998,331
|
2,998,331 |
|
5,719,330
877,292
|
877,292 |
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |