Stanislau Melhui, Tina Bajric, and Vasil Medarov went three-way to a flop of K♠10♣3♥. It checked to Medarov on the button, who added 18,000 to the pot of 30,000. Melhui called from the big blind before Bajric got out of the way.
Melhui checked again on the 2♥ turn. Medarov bet 50,000, around half of his stack, and Melhui put his opponent all-in for 112,000. Medarov snap-called and the cards were tabled.
Jake Parsons had raised to 8,500 from early position when Eduardo Gonzalez defended his big blind. Parsons put in a small continuation-bet of 5,000 on the 2♣3♦A♥ flop, which Gonzalez raised to 16,000.
Parsons called to the 8♥ turn, where he was met with a bet of 26,000 from Gonzalez. He stuck in another call before Gonzalez slowed down and checked the 7♥ turn.
Parsons gently trickled in a bet of 75,000. Gonzalez quickly got rid of his cards as Parsons won the pot without showdown.
Agostino Scozzari open-raised to 8,500 under the gun. Ariel Daci then three-bet to 29,000 in the seat next to him, which received calls from Amir Mozaffarian in middle position and Tina Bajric in the hijack.
Scozzari also obliged with a call, leading to a flop of 9♥8♦2♥. It checked to Mozaffarian, who put in his stack of 45,500. Bajric and Scozzari folded before Daci tossed in a quick call with the covering stack.
Amir Mozaffarian: 7♣6♦5♥3♦
Ariel Daci: A♦A♣Q♣6♠
Daci's aces were still ahead, but the 10♦ turn made Mozaffarian a straight to lock up the pot. The 10♣ river did not matter anymore as Mozaffarian eclipsed the starting stack once more.
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Three-way to a turn of 6♠Q♠K♥7♣, Hristo Bogdanov made a bet of 30,000 from early postion. Pavel Izotov called in the hijack before Tom-Aksel Bedell folded his button.
The 10♣ river slowed down Bogdanov as he checked to Izotov. After some thought, Izotov fired a bet of 55,000. Bogdanov quickly mucked his cards and forfeited the pot to his opponent.
