Youness Barakat and "eee" got their stacks in the middle preflop, with "eee"s 200,000 chips being at risk.
"eee": A♥A♦7♦6♣ 
Youness Barakat: A♠A♣9♣8♠
Both players improved on the 7♣J♦4♣5♥8♣ runout, but the straight of "eee" was no good against the flush of Barakat, who knocked out his opponent and soared to over three starting stacks.
Level: 2
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Andre Cruz raised to 2,500 from the cutoff and Blaz Zerjav three-bet to 8,500 on the button. Cruz put in a call and also called Zerjav's bet of 6,000 on the K♣5♠6♥ flop.
The Q♣ turn was knuckled by both players before Zerjav checked again on the 7♠ river. Cruz fired a bet of 16,000 and was quickly met with a call from Zerjav.
Cruz tabled A♣4♥3♠2♠ for a straight. Zerjav studied his cards but could not find something that beat it as he eventually tossed them into the muck.
"eee" under the gun and Fahredin Mustafov on the button were heads up on a flop of 4♦5♣A♣. "eee" fired a bet of 14,000, which Mustafov quickly called.
The 4♥ turn then check through to the 7♥ river, where "eee" put 25,000 into the pot. Mustafov obliged with a call but quickly mucked his cards when "eee" showed down 8♥6♣5♥4♠ for a full house.
Tom-Aksel Bedell and defending champion Aaron Pahlawani had raised the button when Aaron Pahlawani made it 7,500 to go from the big blind. Bedell made the call and did so too when Pahlawani continued for 10,000 on the A♥K♠7♣ flop.
The K♥ turn saw Pahlawani double the bet to 20,000, with Bedell sticking around with another call. The Austrian then slowed down on the J♥ river and checked to Bedell.
The Norwegian high roller fired 50,000, enough to force a quick fold from Pahlawani and take down the pot.
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WIth 30 players on the clock, the dealers of the €5,200 Opener have been instructed to shuffle up and deal.
Level: 1
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
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