| Level 28: | 25,000/50,000 (50,000) |
| Entries: | 17/1,181 |
| Prizes: | €1,098,330 |
Ludvig Sterner raised to 100,000 under the gun. Mikael Haapaniemi then three-bet to 240,000 in the hijack before Igor Pihela Jr. bumped it up to 450,000.
Sterner quickly got out of the way, but Haapaniemi jammed his stack of 2,200,000 in the middle. Pihela Jr. snap-called with the covering stack, tabling the cards.
Mikael Haapaniemi: Q♠Q♣
Igor Pihela Jr.: A♦A♣
Haapaniemi’s ladies stood no chance against Pihela Jr.’s aces on the 5♦5♣10♠7♥K♥ runout. The pot of nearly 100 big blinds was shipped to the Estonian, while Haapaniemi had to make do with a 17th-place finish after starting the day as chipleader.
Igor Pihela Jr. – 4,800,000
Ludvig Sterner – 1,500,000
Mikael Haapaniemi – 0
