Action folded around to Algirdas Saveikis in the cutoff and he moved all in for 382,000. Mauro Canavese was next to act on the button and made a quick call, which inspired both blinds to get out of the way.
Showdown
Saveikis:
Canavese:
The was disaster for Saveikis as it gave Canvese a set, and the turn left him drawing dead. The meaningless was run out on the river for good measure, and Saveikis took his leave in 19th place for €29,400.
Poland's Mikolaj Zawadzki raised to 61,000 from the small blind preflop and Lithuanian Anaras Alekberovas three-bet to 141,000 from the big blind. Zawadzki contradicted pushing in 220,000 and Alekberovas called.
Zawadzki led for 175,000 after the flop went and Alekberovas made the call. The on the turn was followed by a 260,000 bet from the Pole and the Lithuanian answered with a call.
Zawadzki checked the on the river and after running his eyes through his own and his opponents' stacks Alekberovas fired another 260,000. Zawadzki didn't like that at all, but eventually made the call. He soon got even more disappointed as Alekberovas flipped , Zawadzki mucked and saw the dealer take a bunch of his chips away.
The betting details escaped us, but we do know that Mauro Canavese was all in after the flop for nearly a million with and up against the of Anaras Alekberovas.
Neither the turn nor river gave Canavese the club he needed, and he became the 18th-place finisher for €29,400.
Over at the feature table, Javier Piazuelo found himself all in preflop holding and at risk against the of Antonin Duda. The former was primed for a double, but the flop made things very interesting as it gave Duda an open-ended straight draw and a flush draw.
Much to Piazuelo's dismay, the turn completed his opponent's flush and left him drawing dead. The was put out on the river and then Piazuelo exited in 17th place for €29,400.
The remaining players are now on a 20-minute break as they draw for new seats.
Poker high rollers really do live in a different world. €2k on a massage? Sure! Sahamies is through to the last two tables and should he win the €1,007,550 first place prize he'll be able to have plenty more of those.
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was disaster for Saveikis as it gave Canvese a set, and the 
turn left him drawing dead. The meaningless 
was run out on the river for good measure, and Saveikis took his leave in 19th place for €29,400.
and Alekberovas made the call. The 
on the turn was followed by a 260,000 bet from the Pole and the Lithuanian answered with a call.
, Zawadzki mucked and saw the dealer take a bunch of his chips away.
flop for nearly a million with 
and up against the 
river gave Canavese the club he needed, and he became the 18th-place finisher for €29,400.
of Antonin Duda. The former was primed for a double, but the 
turn completed his opponent's flush and left him drawing dead. The 
was put out on the river and then Piazuelo exited in 17th place for €29,400.