Oleksii Shchukin raised to 2,500 in the hijack, a player in the big blind moved all in for 30,000, and Shchukin called.
All-In Player: A♠J♥ 
Oleksii Shchukin: 9♣9♠
The at-risk player hit top pair on the J♣10♣9♥ flop, but Shchukin spiked a set. The A♥ turn gave the big blind some hope with two pair, but Shchukin held on through the 7♠ river to score the knockout.
Luc Bazley raised to 2,400 in the hijack and Vitalii Melnychuk three-bet to 4,000 in the cutoff. Bazley called and they went heads-up to the 10♦4♥2♦ flop.
Both players checked to the 4♣ turn where Melnychuk bet 5,000. Bazley called and the 8♦ fell on the river. Bazley then led out for 11,000 and Melnychuk called.
Bazley turned over 7♦6♦ for a rivered flush and Melnychuk mucked.
Nazariy Piznak moved all in for around 10,000 from the button and Estanis Perez put him at risk under the gun.
Nazariy Piznak: 8♣8♠
Estanis Perez: A♦10♦
Perez picked up a flush draw on the K♦K♥5♦ flop, while the turn was the 6♠. The 4♦ fell on the river and Perez made his flush to win the pot and send Piznak to the rail.
Mario Diaz was also recently eliminated.
Justinas Fiseris bet 2,800 from the cutoff on a flop of K♣10♣6♠ and an opponent in middle position raised to 9,600. Fiseris called and the 2♣ fell on the turn.
The middle-position player then bet 12,600 and Fiseris again called. The K♠ fell on the river and Fiseris was faced with another bet of 20,500.
He took a minute before calling as his opponent showed K♦J♥ for trips. Fiseris turned over 9♣7♣ for a flush to win the pot.
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 2,500
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Mario Diaz bet 6,500 from the big blind on a flop of 3♣Q♠9♥ and Manuel Ledesma called in the hijack.
The turn was the J♦ and Diaz bet 14,500. Ledesma then raised to 30,000, enough to put Diaz all in. Diaz spent a few minutes in the tank before folding A♣A♦ as Ledesma showed J♣10♣ while taking in the pot.
Stefan Cupic bet 6,500 from the small blind on a flop of 3♠3♦6♣ and Estanis Perez called in middle position.
Cupic bet another 13,500 on the 5♦ turn and Perez again called. The river was the 3♣ and Cupic moved all in for 22,000. Perez called once more and Cupic instantly got up from his seat and showed A♠2♠ for ace-high. Perez turned over 7♣7♦ for a full house to win the pot and send Cupic to the rail.
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