Seat 1: Saar Wilf - 4.555.000
Seat 2: Martin Schleich - 2.260.000
Seat 3: Juan Manuel Perez - 1.090.000
Seat 4: Eugene Katchalov - 690.000
Seat 5: Isabel Baltazar - 2.270.000
Seat 6: Dragan Kostic - 2.155.000
Seat 7: Raul Mestre - 4.260.000
Seat 8: Tomeu Gomila - 6.985.000

The finalists
He started out rather well, he managed to double up on Saar Wilf; he was already at 1,400,000. 10 minutes later Katchalov sprung into action; he raised to 110,000 from UTG+1, Isabel Baltazar reraised to 275,000, to which Katchalov replied with an all-in, Baltazar called.
Katchalov:


Baltazar:


On a neutral board, Katchalov's aces prevailed, Baltazar was out.
Tomeu Gomilla eliminated Juan Manuel Perez rather soon by winning a flip, then Wilf and Katchalov clashed again. This time both players went pre-flop all-in.
Katchalov:


Wilf:


Board:





Wilf finished 6th, Katchalov already had 9,000,000. On the 31th blind level (10.000/60.000/120.000) Gomilla and Martin Schleich played a classic flip, Gomilla's Ace King didn't pair, Katchalov's queens were enough.
A few hands later Raul Mestre pushed his chips in with









Eugene Katchalov
The three-handed play didn't last too long, in a lucky pot Schleich doubled up on Katchalov, and on the 34th blind level (30.000/120.000/240.000) he got pre-flop all-in with Schleich.
Schleich:


Katchalov:


Board:





The first turn card made Katchalov's set, but he was eliminated against Schleich's overset.
Martin Schleich: 15,500,000
Dragan Kostic: 8,775,000
The short heads-up didn't bring much action, in the last hand Schleich raised in position, Kostic went all-in, Schleich called.
Kostic:


Schleich:


Board:





Martin Schleich won his first live tournament.

Martin Schleich
Final Results:
1. Martin Schleich, Germany, €850,000
2. Dragan Kostic, Spain, €532,000
3. Eugene Katchalov, Team PokerStars Pro, Ukraine, €315,000
4. Raul Mestre, Spain, €244,000
5. Tomeu Gomila, Spain, €185,000
6. Saar Wilf, Israel, €145,000
7. Juan Manuel Perez, Spain, €105,000
8. Isabel Baltazar, France, €73,000
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