The 50 total entries created a prize pool of €1,200,500, and the top seven finishers will receive a piece of it. A min-cash is worth €63,030, while the eventual winner will take home the trophy and €390,160.
David Yan opened to 5,500 from the cutoff and Nick Petrangelo called in the small blind. Juan Pardo then three-bet jammed from the big blind and Yan called off with around 50,000 total, while Petrangelo folded.
Juan Pardo:
David Yan:
Pardo had Yan dominated and the flop landed to give both players pairs. The board finished out an innocent to win Pardo the pot and mark Yan's elimination.
Elsewhere, Mikita Badziakouski was eliminated from the tournament.
Just before the blinds went up, Dimitar Danchev moved all in for 13,400 in middle position and Michael Addamo called on the button.
Dimitar Danchev:
Michael Addamo:
Danchev was a favorite to double, until the dealer put the flop onto the felt. The turn left the Bulgarian needing a king to survive, but the river kept Addamo in front, and Danchev hit the rail.
Damian Salas raised to 3,200 in middle position and Mike Watson three-bet jammed a short stack as the player next to act. Salas called when the action folded back around.
Mike Watson:
Damian Salas:
The flop landed for Watson to pick up a club draw with his live cards, but the board bricked out to mark his elimination.
At the same time at the next table over, Daniel Dvoress open-jammed a stack of around 27,000 in late position and Michael Addamo made a reluctant call from the big blind.
Daniel Dvoress:
Michael Addamo:
The flop of was not what Dvoress wanted to see as Addamo had flopped two pair, but the turn gave him life with a club draw.
"Really?" Dvoress said in disbelief.
"Spicy!" someone commented.
Alas, the on the river was a brick for Dvoress and he was eliminated. Addamo is making the most of his third and final bullet and currently sits among the chip leaders.
Juan Pardo was collecting a big pot holding against Mikita Badziakouski's .
The completed board showed for Pardo to hold the best hand with the superior pocket pair, and he soared up the counts while Badziakouski was left with under ten big blinds.
PokerNews didn't catch the action, but Juan Pardo was seen stacking his chips after eliminating Steve O'Dwyer.
The 2015 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Super High Roller champion left the tournament area and unfortunately won't be able to reenter as the late registration period just ended.
In a battle between the blinds, Adrian Mateos checked on the flop of and Aleksejs Ponakovs bet 2,800. Mateos called.
The turn brought the and Mateos led out for 3,600. Ponakovs called. On the river, Mateos bet 27,400 with just a single 100-chip behind and Ponakovs ran through two time extensions before calling.
Mateos tabled for trips and Ponakovs mucked in defeat.
Motoyoshi Okamura opened to 3,000 on the button, Laszlo Bujtas three-bet to 11,500 in the small blind, and Sven Andersson four-bet jammed in the big blind for not much more. Okamura folded and Bujtas called.
Sven Andersson:
Laszlo Bujtas:
Andersson had the superior kicker, but the flop put him behind. The turn and river failed to improve him to the best hand, and he made his exit from the table.