Georgios Tsouloftas began the final table by limping in from the small blind. Anton Wigg then raised to 275,000 in the big blind with Q♠4♥ and Tsouloftas folded J♠9♦.
The next hand, Wigg raised to 330,000 in the small blind with A♣J♠ and Andriy Lyubovetskiy folded his big blind.
Bobby James 6♠6♣ made it 200,000 from under the gun, and took down the pot uncontested.
Chip leader Oliver Weis J♦9♣ raised to 200,000 from under the gun and folded out the table.
James 10♥8♦ limped in from the small blind and Weis Q♦8♠ checked his option in the big blind. Both players paired their eight on the K♦9♦8♥ flop and action checked through to the 2♠ turn. James led out 100,000 and was called. Weis sealed the checkmark on the Q♥ river. James check-folded to a bet 575,000 and Weis took in the pot.
Oliver Weis 3♦3♣ raised to 200,000 from the cutoff, and Andriy Lyubovetskiy A♥3♥ moved all in for 2,945,000 from the big blind. Weis let go of his small pair.
Lyubovetskiy 7♥5♦ limped in from the small blind and folded after Mikhail Shamalov 7♣6♦ made it 350,000 from the big blind to take the pot.
Weis J♠J♣ opened to 200,000 from under the gun and Bobby James 10♣7♣ called from the big blind. The jacks remained in front on the A♥K♣10♠ flop, with James' pair of tens not being good enough to take the lead. James check-called for 300,000. The 6♣ turn gave James a flush draw and action checked through to the 3♠ river. James checked and the pot was pushed to Weis after the chip leader checked back.
Georgios Tsouloftas limped in from the small blind before Anton Wigg made it 275,000 from the big blind. Tsouloftas moved all in 2,880,000 for and was snap-called by Wigg as the slightly bigger stack.
Georgios Tsouloftas: Q♦10♥
Anton Wigg: A♣J♥
Tsouloftas had two live cards and paired up on the Q♠6♣3♥ flop to leave Wigg drawing to three outs. The ace never arrived on the 7♠ turn or 8♦ river and the Swedish player was reduced to a sub three big blind stack.
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Oliver Weis raised to 250,000 in the cutoff and Georgios Tsouloftas three-bet to 650,000 on the button. Weis called and they went heads-up to the 8♠7♣6♠ flop.
Weis led out for 850,000 and Tsouloftas called. The turn was the 9♠ and Weis bet another 950,000. Tsouloftas again called and the 6♣ fell on the river.
Weis, assuming his usual position with his hoodie particially covering his face, paused for a moment before announcing all in. Tsouloftas shot back in his seat as he considered the call for his last 3,410,000. He burned through two time banks counting out his remaining stack and looking over at Weis, and eventually called.
Weis turned over Q♣J♣ for a bluff and Tsouloftas showed A♠A♣ to win the pot and double up for the second consecutive hand.
Oliver Weis raised to 250,000 from early position and Anton Wigg called all-in for his last 210,000 from the button. Mikhail Shalamov also came along from the big blind.
Shalamov check-folded A♠K♠ to a bet of 250,000 on the 10♥9♣4♥ flop for the cards to turn over.
Anton Wigg: K♦7♣
Oliver Weis: K♥7♥
The better hand folded to Wigg's benefit, and the pot was shared after the 6♦8♦ runout.
Anton Wigg raised to 350,000 in the cutoff, leaving himself 40,000 behind, and Bobby James moved all in from the big blind. Wigg called for his last chips.
Anton Wigg: A♥J♦
Bobby James: J♣9♣
The J♠8♠7♥ flop gave both players top pair, while Wigg remained in lead with his ace-kicker and James picked up a straight draw. The A♦ turn improved Wigg to two pair, while the A♣ river gave him a full house and a double up.
