Sebastian Homann raised to 65,000 under the gun and Sebastien Compte folded on the button. Out of turn, Felix Oberauer went all in from the big blind for about 450,000. Guillaume Cescut was in the small blind and was very interested in knowing what would happen if he called.
It was ruled that Oberauer��s action would stand if Cescut were to call, but he opted to give it up. Homann called immediately.
Oberauer:
Homann:
The flop was dramatic, falling . Homann flopped a set, but it was second best to Oberauer��s straight. However, the hit the turn to make jacks full for Homann. The river was the meaningless and Oberauer��s tournament was over in fourth place for �72,439)
Sebastien Compte open-pushed all in from under the gun -- still with that stack of 400,000 or so -- and it folded around to Sebastian Homann in the big blind who called.
Homann tabled and Compte . The flop came , then the turn came the . "Chance for a split pot," said Tournament Director Matt Savage. And so it was, as the river brought the .
On the very next hand, Compte was all in again, and this time Felix Oberauer was his opponent. Both turned over this time, and five cards later we saw yet another split pot.
Sebastian Homann raised to 65,000 from the small blind and Sebastien Compte re-raised all in for about 400,000 from the big blind. A quick call came from Homann and the cards were on their backs!
Homann:
Compte:
As is usually the case with these hands, a split pot was the result.
If Marrakech, Morocco isn't exotic enough for you, the final table location itself is rather unusual. We are in the Casino de Marrakech's emptied restaurant/bar. The dark wood-paneled walls. are draped with purple and maroon taffeta. Hanging from the ceiling over the final table are some of the unusual paintings that can be seen all over the bar. They are designed to look like traditional renaissance oil portraits at first glance. But look again, and you'll notice the figures sport risque anachronistic details like fishnet stockings, cheetah-print tops, and provocative tattoos.
A standard final table set has been constructed in the middle of all this over-the-top edginess. The bright lights, metal fixtures, and flat-screen tvs displaying the tournament clock seem out of place. But the final table itself fits right in with the decor. With black felt and red leather bumpers, it would make any bordello proud.
Felix Oberauer open-shoved on the button for a total of 190,000. Without much thought, Sebastian Homann moved all in over top from the small blind to isolate. Sebastien Compte folded his big blind, and it was time to show. Oberauer's had him live but in danger of elimination by Homann's .
The flop wasn't much for Oberauer to work with. But the turn gave him an open-ended straight draw. The draw was more than he needed, however, because the on the river was enough to double him up to 400,000.
Shortly after Dominik Nitsche's elimination, Sebastien Compte open-shoved all in from the button and the similarly-short-stacked Guillaume de la Gorce called from the small blind with his remaining 270,000. The big blind step aside, and the two tabled their cards...
Compte
de la Gorce
The flop all but sealed it, giving Compte a set of nines and leaving de la Gorce hoping for running fives. The came on the turn, making the river inconsequential. De la Gorce is out, and Compte moves to about 700,000.
Dominik Nitsche open-shoved on the button for roughly 450,000, and Sebastian Homann instantly re-raised all in behind him from the small blind. The big blind folded, and the pair pair tabled their cards:
Nitsche
Homann
The flop ran out -- very bleak for Nitsche. The turn card gave him a few outs to a straight, but the river was the and Nitsche's tournament came to an end.
Another knockout for Homann, who now has more than three-fourths of the chips in play.
Chip leader Sebastian Homann started things by tossing out a single yellow chip, noting that he was raising to 50,000. It folded to Johan Williamsson -- currently second (though well behind Homann) -- who reraised to 135,000, and the table rapidly folded around back to the overwhelming chip leader.
Williamsson sat staring at the felt as Homann studied him, then finally made the call. The flop came , and Homann immediately checked. Williamson studied the board for a half-minute, then started and stopped a couple times as he reached for his chips before finally betting 165,000.
Homann sat for a just a moment before announcing he was all in, and Williamsson called right away with his remaining 800,000 or so. The Swede turned over for a couple of overs and a flush draw, while Homann had the current lead with . The turn was the and the river the , and Williamsson was eliminated.
Homann has somewhere in the neighborhood of 4.2 million now, about two-thirds of the chips in play with six players left.
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hit the turn to make jacks full for Homann. The river was the meaningless 
and Oberauer��s tournament was over in fourth place for �72,439)
and Compte 
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. "Chance for a split pot," said Tournament Director Matt Savage. And so it was, as the river brought the 
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this time, and five cards later we saw yet another split pot.
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had him live but in danger of elimination by Homann's 
.
flop wasn't much for Oberauer to work with. But the 
turn gave him an open-ended straight draw. The draw was more than he needed, however, because the 
on the river was enough to double him up to 400,000.
flop all but sealed it, giving Compte a set of nines and leaving de la Gorce hoping for running fives. The 
inconsequential. De la Gorce is out, and Compte moves to about 700,000.
turn card gave him a few outs to a straight, but the river was the 
and Nitsche's tournament came to an end.
