Hand #40: Johannes Toebbe raised to 140,000 under the gun, Albert Hoekendijk three-bet to 500,000 on the button and Toebbe called. Both players quickly checked down each street on a board.
Toebbe showed for a turned pair of aces. Hoekendijk flung open in the muck and muttered some Dutch curse words.
Hand #41: Thomas Hofmann raised from under the gun and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #42: Albert Hoekendijk raised to 150,000 from under the gun, Johannes Toebbe three-bet to 530,000 from the small blind and Hoekendijk called after some thought. On the flop, Toebbe bet 400,000 and Hoekendijk snap-called.
On the turn, Toebbe shoved all in for 1,400,000 without much hesitation and Hoekendijk gave it up.
Hand #38: In the first hand coming back from the break, Thomas Hofmann raised to 140,000 on the button and Jonas Lauck gave it some consideration from the big blind before moving all in for 955,000. "Okay, I guess it's a flip," Hofmann said and called rather quickly.
Jonas Lauck:
Thomas Hofmann:
It was indeed a coin flip and Hofmann emerged victorious after a board of to eliminate Lauck in 6th place for €27,865. "This time it was for one fourth of my stack this time and not half," Hofmann added and jumped into second place with five million chips.
Hand #33: Albert Hoekendijk raised to 120,000 on the button and Abdelhakim Zoufri defended. Both players checked the flop. Zoufri bet 165,000 on the turn and Hoekendijk folded directly.
Hand #34: Thomas Hofmann raised to 125,000 from middle position and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #35: Hoekendijk raised to 150,000 from middle position and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #36: Jonas Lauck was the third person in row to open from middle position, this time to 115,000, and Hofmann defended his big blind. The flop went check/check. Hofmann bet 135,000 on the turn and Lauck folded.
Hand #37: Johannes Toebbe raised to 115,000 on the button and Hofmann called from the small blind. On the flop, Hofmann checked, Toebbe bet 125,000 and Hofmann called. The turn was the and Hofmann check-called a second bet worth 175,000.
On the river, Hofmann led out for 425,000 and Toebbe went deep in the tank. He counted out a call but, as the clock ran into the break, decided on folding. Prompted by the boisterous rail, Hofmann showed for jack-high and Toebbe said he folded a flopped two pair.
Hand #32: Abdelhakim Zoufri opened the action with a raise to 110,000 from under the gun and Serghei Lisiy moved all in for what appeared to be 900,000 in the small blind. Zoufri didn't ask for a count but instead tossed in a single chip for the call as soon as the action was on him.
Serghei Lisiy:
Abdelhakim Zoufri:
The kicker problem turned out to be crucial for the outcome of the hand as the board ran out to send Lisiy to the rail in 7th place for €20,710.
Hand #31: Right after losing the big pot, Artan Dedusha moved all in for 625,000 from the hijack and Johannes Toebbe quickly reshoved all in from the cutoff for 1,575,000. Dedusha was ready to leave and grabbed his phone, contemplating to make further arrangements and then added "I will win this one and be strong again."
At that point, the action was still on Thomas Hofmann on the button and he said "If I win this one, I will be very strong." However, the Swiss elected to fold as did everyone else behind.
Artan Dedusha:
Johannes Toebbe:
The board of was not without sweat, but Dedusha eventually failed to improve, bowing out in 8th place for €15,623. Toebbe asked Hofmann if he would have won the hand and the Swiss nodded, bumped fists with the German and said "It's okay, I don't need to do it for half of my stack."
Hand #29: Abdelhakim Zoufri raised to 115,000 and Thomas Hoffman called. On a board, Zoufri bet three streets with 135,000, 205,000 and 250,000. Hofmann wasted no time in calling each street with . Zoufri nodded and showed the loser with .
Hand #30: Artan Dedusha raised to 125,000 in late position and Albert Hoekendijk defended his big blind. Both players checked the flop. Hoekendijk check-called 100,000 on the turn.
On the river, Hoekendijk led out for 200,000.
"For f*cks sake," grumbled Dedusha, before wildly splashing in a call.
Hoekendijk calmly showed for the flopped straight and Dedusha mucked.
Hand #24: Thomas Hofmann raised to 125,000 from the cutoff and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #25: From early position, Artan Dedusha made it 125,000 to go and also scooped the blinds and antes.
Hand #26: Oleh Haisiuk received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #27: Albert Hoekendijk's raise to 125,000 resulted in the shove of Jonas Lauck in the cutoff. "I have a nice hand, but not that nice," Hoekendijk said and folded . Lauck flashed and raked in the pot.
Hand #28: Serghei Lisiy raised to 105,000 and Lauck shoved for the second hand in a row, this time from the hijack. Action folded back to Lisiy and he folded after long consideration, then motioned to Lauck he would show his cards if Lauck would do the same. Lauck obliged and turned over , while Lisiy flashed much to the surprise of a few players on the final table.
Hand #23: Przemyslaw Klejnowski open-shoved 390,000 from under the gun, Oleh Haisiuk called in middle position and Albert Hoekendijk called from the small blind.
The flop was and Hoekendijk bet out 230,000, which Haisiuk called to create a side pot. The turn and river got checked down by both active players.
Przemyslaw Klejnowski:
Albert Hoekendijk:
Oleh Haisiuk:
Hoekendijk won both the main and side pot with queens and tens and Klejnowski was eliminated in 9th place.
board.
for a turned pair of aces. Hoekendijk flung 
open in the muck and muttered some Dutch curse words.
flop, Toebbe bet 400,000 and Hoekendijk snap-called.
turn, Toebbe shoved all in for 1,400,000 without much hesitation and Hoekendijk gave it up.
to eliminate Lauck in 6th place for €27,865. "This time it was for one fourth of my stack this time and not half," Hofmann added and jumped into second place with five million chips.
flop. Zoufri bet 165,000 on the 
turn and Hoekendijk folded directly.
turn and Lauck folded.
for jack-high and Toebbe said he folded a flopped two pair.
. Zoufri nodded and showed the loser with 
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and raked in the pot.
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