Dominik Nitsche Eliminated in 2nd Place (￡42,150)

Matt Warburton

Level 30 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Dominik Nitsche raised from the button, Benjamin Spragg reraised to 400,000 and Nitsche called.

The flop came 9?K?7?. Spraggy continued for 300,000 and Nitsche called. The turn was the J?. Spraggy checked and Nitsche bet 650,000, which Spragg called.

The river was the 3?. Spragg checked again and Nitsche put his chips in the middle. Spraggy made the call. Nitsche showed A?6? for a bluff with his missed flush draw. Spraggy showed A?J? and had picked off the bluff with a pair of jacks.

He won the pot and left Nitsche with just 5,000 behind.

The next hand, Spraggy completed on the button and Nitsche was already all in on the big blind.

Dominik Nitsche: K?J?
Benjamin Spragg: 10?3?

The board ran out 3?Q?Q?9?8?. Spraggy made two pair on the flop with the queens on board and his threes. He held to the river to win the pot, the tournament, and the trophy.

Nitsche was eliminated in second place for ￡42,150.