The UK's Jack Salter got it in preflop with the 
versus Irishman Dermot Blain's 
.
Kings held on a 
board and Salter said goodbye.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
275,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
Busted |
After a limp and a raise to 14,000 by Dominykas Karmazinas, Evangelos Terzoudis three-bet to 45,000. The Lithuanian called and they headed to the flop of 
and Terzoudis continued for 60,000. Karmazinas shoved for 186,000 and was called to find himself in bad shape.
Karmazinas: 
Terzoudis: 
Neither the 
turn nor the 
river changed anything and the Lithuanian was gone while Terzoudis is now just below 1 million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
950,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
Busted |
The chips went in preflop and Jeremy Routier found himself in great shape to double up around 120,000 chips with the . Pierre Calamusa looked him up with the 
and got there on a board of 
.
Erwann Pecheux looked up from his massage and said "it wasn't me!" while the pot was shipped to the "crazy Vietnamese" - Calamusa goes by the nickname of LeVietF0u.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
880,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
Right after the bubble had burst, Davidi Kitai had shoved all in from the button for 60,000. Van Zadelhoff called from the big blind with 
and was up against Kitai's 
. Kitai made a straight on the turn and Van Zadelhoff dropped down to 140,000.
Not much later though, he would get all of it back, and then some.
Mike Andreassen open shoved his last 60,000 to the middle from early position and in late position Alejandro Perez Torres followed suit committing his 120,000 stack. Action folded to Steven van Zadelhoff in the big blind and the Dutchman called.
Steven van Zadelhoff: 
Mike Andreassen:
Alejandro Perez Torres: 
The flop came 
, doing nothing really for anyone. The 
on the turn gave Torres a flush draw, but the 
on the river was a blank and Van Zadelhoff knocked out both of his opponents.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
326,000
109,500
|
109,500 |
|
130,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
Among the first dozen casualties in the money were Max Silver, PokerStars Team Pro Jake Cody and Jack Salter, all of which collect €8,890 for their efforts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
European Poker Tour Season 9 Player of the Year Jan Bendik opened to 11,500 from early position. Stephen Chidwick three bet to 33,000 from late position and Bendik made the call.
The flop came 
and Bendik checked. Chidwick made a continuation bet of 25,000 and he and Bendik eventually got it in for 129,000 each after Bendik check raised.
Bendik was the proud owner of 
while Chidwick had to do with . The on the turn and 
on the river were good cards for Bendik and he let out a small fist pump to celebrate his double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
324,000
179,000
|
179,000 |
|
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|
120,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
Willliam Arruda bet 100,000 into a pot of the same size, heads up with Peter Akery, holding a stack of the same size, on a 
board to the turn.
Akery agonized over the decision for a a good while and eventually called with the . Arruda had the , and had to feel like he was about to make some big strides up the chip count board.
However, it was a case of just enough outs for Akery, and he spiked one, nailing the 
river to make trips, double up and leave Arruda quite short.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
52,000
164,000
|
164,000 |
Alexios Zervos has knocked out yet another player while fellow Greek Andreas Vlachos from one table over also increased his stack as well.
Zervos raised with 
and was called by an opponent with a stack of 130,000. On the 
flop, Zervos bet, the opponent raised and the Greek then shoved with his many outs to get called by . The turn improved Zervos and a blank river locked up the hand for him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
850,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
450,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
Simon Deadman just found himself all in and at risk for just a few big blind, and he was up against Nicolino Di Carlo.
Di Carlo:
Deadman:
The board ran out 
and Deadman was knocked out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
|
Busted |
Canadian Sam Chartier picked the right time to get it in with the .
It was against the 
and featured a 
board that ensured he would double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
168,000
116,000
|
116,000 |
