TLPT MAIN EVENT 15K (SHR) - 8 HANDED ($15,000)

No help for the German online crusher on 3♣ T♦ 2♥ Q♣ 6♥ sees him vacate his seat and the table gets prepared for the very lopsided heads-up.

First to act Stephen Song makes it 500,000 and takes two players to the flop 5♠ 6♠ T♣ where his 450,000 c-bet gets filled by both to reveal the J♥ turn. He fires a second barrel of 800,000 with A♦ K♠ , hijack James Mendoza raises T♥ T♦ to 2,200,000 after using a time bank, big blind Marius Gierse folds A♥ T♠ and Song follows suit.

A limped blind battle gets checked to the turn A♥ A♣ 8♣ 4♣ where small blind Martin Nielsen puts out a 250,000 feeler and Marius Gierse pays up to see the J♠ river hit the felt. Back to a check, Nielsen faces an 800,000 bet from Gierse and decides to let it go, losing a time bank in the process.

Jiaming Zhao lays out 450,000 from +1 and takes two customers to the flop 7♦ J♣ T♠ that gets checked to button Patrik Demus who tests the waters with a 450,000 bet, Marius Gierse folds his big blind before Zhao check-raises to 1,300,000. Demus needs a time bank and decides to let it go.

First to act Marius Gierse leads 400,000 and takes both blinds to the flop 3♦ 9♥ 3♠ where his 350,000 c-bet takes him heads-up with small blind Patrik Demus. The Hungarian check-calls another 1,200,000 on the Q♥ turn and the board completes J♠ . Both players check with Demus tabling the winner J♦ J♥ against Gierse's Q♦ J♣ top-two.

After losing some chips to Ivan Zhang and Patrik Demus, Marius Gierse is back with a 400,000 open from the lojack and big blind James Mendoza defends to see the flop 8♥ Q♥ A♦ where he check-calls a 300,000 c-bet from Gierse. An 800,000 2nd barrel on the 4♠ turn gets the job done for the German.

The dealer flips over 2♠ 9♥ 8♥ 2♥ , giving Leng a few more flush outs, but the river J♦ makes his elimination and the Final 9 official.

After winning two hands this orbit already, Marius Gierse defends his big blind against a min-raise from under the gun Mauricio Sanches and both players check to flop 8♣ 2♥ 4♠ for a free turn 7♦ . Gierse takes the lead for 225,000 and scoops another pot.

Martin Nielsen opens 200,000 from +1 and takes two customers to the flop 9♥ J♦ 8♥ where his 300,000 c-bet gets called from Marius Gierse in the hijack to take them to the turn 3♠ heads-up. Slowing down to a check, Martin Nielsen lets it go when faced with a 700,000 bet from Gierse in position.