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Level 34: 125,000/250,000 (250,000)
Entries: 12/2045

Saverio Rizzello open-shoved his last 10 big blinds from under the gun, and action folded around to Poland’s Jaroslaw Falkowski, who made the call. Rizzello showed A♦8♦ while Falkowski held A♠J♣.

The flop was promising for Rizzello, coming 2♦10♠5♦, giving him a flush draw. The turn 10♣ added some chop-outs, but the river [invalid notations]7c sealed his fate.

Rizzello exits in 12th place, earning €8,600, narrowly missing a spot at the final table.

Level 34: 125,000/250,000 (250,000)
Entries: 13/2045

Dennis Mercier, down to his last 5 big blinds, moved all in from under the gun. Charles Eichner, who had just taken almost all of Mercier’s chip-lead stack a few hands ago, the French re-shoved from the small blind. Andre Grech in the big blind considered his options but ultimately folded.

Showdown:

• Dennis Mercier: A♣5♣
• Charles Eichner: 9♦9♥

The flop was ideal for Eichner, coming 8♠7♥10♣ with only one club. The turn 3♠ didn’t change anything, and the river 6♣ completed a straight for Eichner. Mercier exits the MPF Grand Event in 13th place, taking home €8,600.

Charles Eichner – 32,000,000
Dennis Mercier – 0

Level 34: 125,000/250,000 (250,000)
Entries: 13/2045

Dennis Mercier, our chip leader, opened to 575,000 and found a single caller in Charles Eichner from the small blind. The flop revealed J♠8♥5♠. Eichner checked, and Mercier led out with a 475,000 bet. Eichner responded with a raise to 1.4 million, only for Mercier to come back with an enormous re-raise to 4.4 million. Eichner made the call.

The turn brought the 2♦, and Eichner checked again. Mercier followed up with another aggressive bet of 5.4 million. Eichner then moved all-in for 9.5 million, and Mercier snap-called.

Showdown:

• Charles Eichner: J♦J♣ (top set)
• Dennis Mercier: A♣A♠ (pocket aces)

The river 9♥ sealed the hand, and Mercier was left devastated as Eichner scooped a massive pot worth nearly 30 million chips, taking over as the clear chip leader in this intense Day 3 showdown. Mercier was left with one million behind.

Charles Eichner – The new massive chip leader in the MPF Grand Event !!

Level 34: 125,000/250,000 (250,000)
Entries: 13/2045

The remaining 13 players have just returned from their 20-minute break, resuming play at Level 31 with blinds at 125,000/250,000 and a 250,000 ante. The tension is mounting as the stakes get higher, and every decision counts.

Chip leader is Dennis Mercier after the monster hand he took before the break, Charles Eichner from France is in 2nd and Andre Grech who started Day 3 as he chipleader is in 4th. A total 5 players from Italy are still in, two Greeks and two French, with Malta, Netherlands, Poland and Denmark represented by only one player.

Here’s a look at the latest chip counts as they battle it out for a spot at the final table!

Position	Name	Chip Count	Country
1	Dennis Mercier	14,700,000	Netherlands
2	Charles Eichner	13,250,000	France
3	Domenico Lando	11,300,000	Italy
4	Andre Grech	8,850,000	Malta
5	Antonin Hays	8,400,000	France
6	Jaroslaw Falkowski	8,300,000	Poland
7	Theodoros Ampelikiotis	7,900,000	Greece
8	Nikolaos Konstas	7,900,000	Greece
9	Angelo Vietti	5,775,000	Italy
10	Saverio Rizzello	5,250,000	Italy
11	Fabio Peluso	4,200,000	Italy
12	Salih Kaya	3,775,000	Denmark
13	Antonio Alba	2,800,000	Italy

Level 33: 100,000/200,000 (200,000)
Entries: 13/2045

Dennis Mercier raised under the gun to 475,000 and faced a 3-bet from Italy’s Antonio Alba to 1.3 million. After everyone else folded, Mercier made the call, and the action-packed flop came J♦5♥8♥.

Mercier led with a bet of 650,000, and Alba responded by raising to 1.4 million, which Mercier called. With 6 million already in the pot, the turn brought the 4♦, and Mercier led again with 1,150,000. Alba simply called, bringing the pot to a staggering size.

The river was the A♠, and Mercier fired a third bullet, betting 1,430,000. Alba took his time before slamming down his chips for the call.

In the showdown:

• Dennis Mercier: A♦K♥ (pair of aces on the river)
• Antonio Alba: K♠K♦ (pocket kings)

With a look of frustration, Alba tossed his cards, and Mercier claimed the massive 11,060,000 pot just seven minutes after the other players had left for their 20-minute break.

Dennis Mercier – 14,700,000
Antonio Alba – 2,800,000

Relentless Dennis Mercier down below:

Level 33: 100,000/200,000 (200,000)
Entries: 14/2045

After a limp from Dennis Mercier, Andrea Crobu and Theodoros Ampelikiotis completed from the blinds. The flop came 3♦9♣4♣, and Crobu led out for a big blind. Ampelikiotis raised to 800,000, forcing Mercier out of the pot. Crobu went all-in, and the cards were revealed:

• Andrea Crobu: Q♥9♥ (top pair)
• Theodoros Ampelikiotis: K♣5♣ (flush draw and over card)

The turn J♣ completed the flush for Ampelikiotis, ending Crobu’s run. Crobu exits in 14th place, cashing for €7,200.

Theodoros Ampelikiotis 7,300,000
Andrea Crobu – 0

Level 33: 100,000/200,000 (200,000)
Entries: 14/2045

Saverio Rizzello (pictured below) open-shoved his 14 big blinds from the hijack, and Fabio Peluso re-jammed from the button to isolate.

• Saverio Rizzello: K♦Q♣
• Fabio Peluso: J♣J♥

The dealer turned the flop slowly, revealing the second card as Q♦, alongside 2♥10♣, putting Rizzello ahead. The turn A♣ left Peluso needing a king to win, but the river 4♦ locked in a full double-up for Rizzello.

Saverio Rizzello – 6,100,000
Fabio Peluso – 4,500,000

Level 33: 100,000/200,000 (200,000)
Entries: 14/2045

Saverio Rizzello opened to 400k, and action folded to Angelo Vietti (pictured below) on the big blind, who pushed his last 10 big blinds in the middle. Rizzello snap-called and was shown the bad news.

• Saverio Rizzello: A♠K♠
• Angelo Vietti: A♣A♥

The flop came 8♥K♥Q♣, giving Rizzello a glimmer of hope with some outs. But the turn 4♥ and river 6♦ kept Vietti’s aces strong, securing an important double-up! Rizzello was left with 1.4 million after the hand but managed to score a nice double-up with a better ace shortly after, bringing him back to 3 million.

Saverio Rizzello – 1,400,000
Angelo Vietti – 4,200,000

Level 32: 80,000/160,000 (120,000)
Entries: 15/2045

Andre Grech, our Day 3 chipleader, opened from the cutoff and faced an all-in shove by Glen Gaines for 3.9 million. After the count, Grech made the call.

• Glen Gaines: A♠J♥
• Andre Grech: A♥Q♥

Grech stood up, seeing he was ahead, while Gaines (pictured below) needed to connect with the board. A low flop of 2♦3♥6♣ wasn’t what he was hoping for, and the turn and river brought two tens — 10♦ 10♥ — sealing the win for Grech.

Gaines finishes his run in 15th place, taking home €7,200 for his efforts.

Andre Grech is now up to 14,000,000 chips.

Level 32: 80,000/160,000 (120,000)
Entries: 17/2045

Davide Gelardi (pictured below) made his move, shoving his last 9 big blinds with [invalid notations], but he ran into pocket aces [invalid notations] versus a player who opened from the button. Unfortunately for Gelardi, he couldn’t find any help on the board, bringing his impressive run to an end in 17th place. He takes home a prize of €6,000.

With his exit, we were down to the final two tables! The remaining players will battle it out for their shot at the MPF Grand Event title and the incredible first-place prize.

Shortly after we had Germany’s Aschraf Khader bust in 16th, who will also take the same amount home.