Rezaei in the Danger Zone
Level 7
: 400/800, 800 ante
In a preflop contest, it was Japan's Hayato Kitajima who ended up as the player at risk for a mere 13,200. He faced 2021 EPT Prague Main Event final tablist Armin Rezaei in the following showdown.
Hayato Kitajima: 
Armin Rezaei: 
The 
board kept the superior pocket pair in the lead and Rezaei was reduced to a mere 4,200, which he doubled shortly thereafter.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000 | -7,000 |
|
28,000 | 28,000 |
|
16,000 | |
|
9,500 | -30,500 |
, the remaining 36,400 of Christophe Malaurie ended up in the middle and he was looked up by Raffael Zarbo from two seats over in the cutoff.
turn and 
turn on which Michael Rodrigues in the small blind check-called a bet worth 3,600 by Bennani Chakib on the button. Both active players checked the 
river and Rodrigues revealed the 
for a king-high straight.
and the 
of Chakib were no good.
flop was checked by Kuzmanovic, who then called a bet worth 1,500 by Di Giacomo. Both opted to check the 
river for 1,800.
but it was only a very minor dent into the big stack of the Italian.
flop paired up Seidel and he retained the lead throughout the 
turn and 
river.
