Alexander Lakhov min-raised and Manuel Sanchez Morito moved all in for 92,000 out of the small blind. Fellow short stack Mathias Kürschner moved all in out of the big blind as well and Lakhov quickly folded, otherwise he said he would have snap-called also.
Kürschner: ?
Sanchez Morito: ?
The Spaniard was in desperate need of some help, but the ? flop was the exact opposite. It was all over on the turn and the meaningless river completed the board.
Chris Hunichen raised and then called the three-bet of Alex Goulder for 46,000 to see the flop of ??. The American check-called a bet of 51,000 and both checked the on the turn. Hunichen check-called 78,000 on the river and Goulder showed him ? for the nut straight.
Chris Hunichen won a bigger multi-way pot against Alexander Lakhov with ? with an ace on the turn and the next hand, short stack Salvatore Pepi moved all in for 81,000. Simeon Naydenov called in the small blind with ? and Pepi doubled up with ? on a board of ????. The Italian banged on the table in excitement and Naydenov wasn't necessarily too amused about that.
Salvatore Pepi raised to 25,000 from the cutoff and Alexander Lakhov called out of the small blind. On the ?? flop, Lakhov moved all in almost immediately and Pepi folded. The next hand, the Italian folded his cards out of turn.
Niclas Adolfsson opened the action with a raise to 16,000 and Zo Karim called from one seat over. In the small blind, Jean-Philippe Piquette moved all in for 75,000 and Adolfsson mucked his cards. Karim called with ? and faced the ? of the Canadian. Piquette immediately fell in love with the ?? flop, the on the turn was a little sweat. However, a blank on the river let Piquette double up.
It only took two minutes after the restart of Day 3 to reduce the field to the final two tables. In a battle of the blinds, Vladimir Velikov was all in and at risk preflop out of the big blind with ? and had a kicker advantage against the ? of Niclas Adolfsson. However, the board ran out ???? and Velikov was sent to the rail in 19th place for €4,600.
As of 14:00 CET, the remaining 19 players out of a field of 251 entries in the €1,800 + €200 World Poker Tour National Main Event at the Corinthia Hotel in Prague will battle for the title and first-place prize of €105,000. Simeon Naydenov leads the field with 821,000 in chips, but the World Series of Poker Bracelet winner faces stiff competition from online legend Chris "Big Huni" Hunichen (794,000) and Zo Karim (615,000). Karim is no stranger at the tables and his largest-ever score came from a third place at the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown in April 2013 for $252,190.
Other notables include tournament director Artur Voskanyan (564,000), WPT Cyprus 2014 champion and WPT Prague 2012 runner-up Alexander Lakhov (554,000), Alex Goulder (484,000), Sebastian Langrock (441,000) and former football star Sergej Barbarez (427,000). Jean-Philippe Piquette (99,000) and Vladimir Velikov (82,000) will be among the shortest stacks when play resumes in level 19 at blinds 4,000-8,000 / ante 1,000.
After the next bustout, the field will be redrawn to the final two tables and the official eight-handed final table will then be streamed live on the internet with a delay of 30 minutes. The minimum payout is €4,600 and the PokerNews team will be back at the King's Casino to bring you all the crucial hands until the winner is crowned.
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flop was the exact opposite. It was all over on the 
turn and the meaningless 
river completed the board.
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. The American check-called a bet of 51,000 and both checked the 
on the turn. Hunichen check-called 78,000 on the 
river and Goulder showed him 
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with an ace on the turn and the next hand, short stack Salvatore Pepi moved all in for 81,000. Simeon Naydenov called in the small blind with 
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on a board of 
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of the Canadian. Piquette immediately fell in love with the 
flop, the 
and had a kicker advantage against the 
of Niclas Adolfsson. However, the board ran out 
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and Velikov was sent to the rail in 19th place for €4,600.
