Diego "Die Ventura" Ventura opened from the small blind to 750,000 and Michel "FreeLancerZZ" Dattani called in the big blind for two more blinds. Ventura c-bet 407,500 on the flop and Dattani called.
Ventura kept barreling on the turn with a 1,832,500 bet and Dattani called. Ventura fired for 4,582,500 on the river and Dattani, who had 6,573,273 million chips left, folded.
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph opened for 500,000 from the cutoff. David "dpeters17" Peters three-bet to 1,500,000 from the small blind and Rudolph four-bet jammed for 12,979,547. Peters called off his stack of 6,000,442 and the duo was off to the races in a coinflip situation with Peters at risk.
David "dpeters17" Peters:
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph:
Peters pulled ahead in the hand after the flop but Rudolph paired his king on the turn. The river wasn't the two outer he needed to survive and he was eliminated in fifth place for $71,879.
Meanwhile, Rudolph, who began the hand with the chip lead, put some distance between him and the rest of the pack.
Diego "Die Ventura" Ventura completed from the small blind for 250,000 and Michel "FreeLancerZZ" Dattani checked in the big blind.
Dattani bet 374,750 when checked to on the flop and Ventura put in the call. Dattani continued firing on for 1,119,420 on the turn and Ventura again called. The river brought the and both players checked.
Ventura tabled for a pair of threes but it was no good against the pair of nines of Dattani, who held
Pedro "pvigar" Garagnani opened for 494,000 from the button and was called by Diego "Die Ventura" Ventura from the big blind.
Ventura check-called the flop for 388,160 before leading out for 600,000 on the turn. The river paired the board and Ventura bet 1,900,000. Garagnani called and won the hand with to Ventura's to catapult into second place.
The two biggest stacks at the final table got involved in a hand when Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph
opened to 400,000 from the hijack and Diego "Die Ventura" Ventura flat-called from the cutoff.
Rudolph checked the flop and called when Ventura bet 800,000. The turn brought the and both players checked. Rudolph went for nearly a pot-sized bet of 2,300,000 on the river, and Ventura folded.
Diego "Die Ventura" Ventura opened for 440,000 from the cutoff and Day 1 chip leader Pedro "pvigar" Garagnani defended his big blind.
Garagnani check-called for 396,000 on the flop before checking again on the turn. Ventura bet 658,000 and regained the chip lead after Garagnani folded.