We witnessed a big pot develop in the last hand before the break.
It began when Iosif Beskrovnyy opened for 25,000 from the hijack and was met with a three-bet to 58,000 from Sergio Aido Espina in the cutoff. Martin Hanowski then put in a four-bet to 121,000, Beskrovnyy folded, and Espina made the call.
When the flop fell , Hanowski checked and opened the door for Espina to bet 75,000. Hanowski thought for a bit before check-raising to 163,000, Espina called, and it was off to the turn.
Hanowski opted to keep the pressure on with a bet of 202,000, but he couldn't shake Espina. When the peeled off on the river, both players checked and Hanowski tabled . Much to his frustration, Espina revealed to take down the monster pot.
We stated at the beginning of the day that play would continue until 24 players remain. Due to the quick rate of eliminations the plans have been changed and we'll continue until 21 players remain.
There will be a redraw at 24 players and that draw will carry over to tomorrow.
Enrico Tau opened to 32,000 from the cutoff seat, David Boyaciyan three-bet to 72,000 from the small blind, and Tau called. The flop fell , and both players checked.
The turn was the , Boyaciyan led for 92,000, and Tau called.
The river was the , Boyaciyan led again - this time for 120,000 - and again Tau called.
Boyaciyan tabled for a set of kings, and Tau mucked.
Jeff Sarwer opened to 35,000 from late position and Dany Parlafes called next to act.
It was heads-up to the flop, both players checking its arrival. The on the turn prompted Sarwer to lead out with a bet of 33,000 and Parlafes called.
Sarwer went back to checking when the landed on the turn, but then called when Parlafes bet 62,000.
"Ace-high is good," said Parlafes before letting out a sigh and mucking his hand. Did Sarwer have ace-high? We do not know because he mucked his hand too.
Team PokerStars Pro Johnny Lodden is not famous for outbursts of emotion but even he gave a little fist-pump when he scooped in the biggest pot of the tournament so far.
Radu Cantoiu opened the pot with a mid position raise that was called by Lodden on the button and Mark Herm in the big blind.
The flop fanned and Cantoiu continued for 100,000. Lodden bumped this up to 200,000 before Herm three-bet to 700,000. Cantoiu tanked for an age and folded (kings he later showed) but Lodden snap moved all in. Call!
Jonathan Driscoll has just been eliminated thanks to an ice-cold deck. The chips went flying into the middle, Driscoll committing his stack with and finding himself up against the of Jeff Sarwer.
"Cold deck," said Driscoll as the ealer got to work fanning out the flop.
"Running sevens," half-joked Driscoll as the dealer burned a card, but his wishes weren't answered as the [4] turn left him drawing dead. The completed the hand and Driscoll was eliminated.
Forever the gentleman, Driscoll shook the hands of each of the players on his former table, wished them well and left the tournament area. As he did Luca Giovannone claimed to have folded ace-queen!
After a bit of unknown action, Martin Hanowski was all in and at risk preflop holding . He was behind the of Iosif Beskrovnyy, and Beskrovnyy held as the board came .
Hanowski is out, while Beskrovnyy is up to around 710,000 chips.
Nicholas Galtos was all in and at risk preflop holding , which dominated the of Danilo Donnini. The board ran out , and Galtos doubled.
A few hands later, after an open to 32,000 from Jose Manuel Nadal Sordo, the Italian moved all in for his last 85,000 or so. The action folded back to Sordo, who called.
, Hanowski checked and opened the door for Espina to bet 75,000. Hanowski thought for a bit before check-raising to 163,000, Espina called, and it was off to the 
turn.
peeled off on the river, both players checked and Hanowski tabled 
. Much to his frustration, Espina revealed 
to take down the monster pot.
, and both players checked.
, Boyaciyan led for 92,000, and Tau called.
, Boyaciyan led again - this time for 120,000 - and again Tau called.
landed on the turn, but then called when Parlafes bet 62,000.
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and finding himself up against the 
flop.
completed the hand and Driscoll was eliminated.
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, and Galtos doubled.
