Petros Karadimos was in the big blind in a heads-up pot against Sorin Flutur on the button on a flop of 8♣J♦9♥.
Karadimos checked on the flop and Flutur bet 20,000. Karadimos called. Karadimos checked again on the 5♦ turn and Flutur checked back.
The A♦ river completed the board and Karadimos led out with a hefty bet of 100,000. Flutur laid it down.
Miguel Fernandez Monton opened to 25,000 from early position and found one caller in Nilson Da Silva in the big blind.
Da Silva check-called a 20,000 bet from Monton on the 9♥2♣5♠ flop and a 65,000 bet from Monton on the K♦ turn.
Both players checked down on the 4♥ river and Da Silva turned over 5♥3♣ for a pair of fives. Monton couldn't beat it and sent his hand into the muck.
As recounted by the players at the table, Aristidis Theodoridis opened to 22,000 and Ali Alnuaimi three-bet to 65,000. Theodoridis made the call.
The flop came A♠Q♦9♥. Alnuaimi checked, Theodoridis bet 36,000 and Alnuaimi called.
Alnuaimi check-called another bet on the 2♣ turn, this time for 75,000.
The river came the Q♠. Alnuaimi checked and Theodoridis moved all in with a covering stack. Alnuaimi snap-called.
Alnuaimi tabled AxAx for top full house while Theodoridis showed down QxQx for quad queens to take down a colossal pot and send Alnuaimi to the rail in horrific fashion.
Guillaume Pahon opened to 25,000 on the button and it was folded to Victor Prior Fernandez in the big blind, who went all in for 215,000 total. Pahon deliberated a bit, but eventually decided to call and put Fernandez at risk.
Victor Prior Fernandez: K♦10♥
Guillaume Pahon: A♦8♥
Fernandez needed some help, but the J♥2♠5♣2♦8♣ runout left Pahon best and Fernandez was sent to the rail.
Andreia-Elena Coman opened to 24,000 from middle position and Alex Baena three-bet to 59,000 in late position.
Coman took some time before four-bet jamming a stack of around 310,000 and the Day 1a chip leader went in the tank before folding.
Kimmo Kurko opened before Mathieu Bonnet raised to 60,000 from the next seat over. The rest of the table got out of the way and Kurko called.
The flop was 5♠6♥K♥ and Kurko check-called a 60,000 bet from Bonnet to see 8♥ on the turn.
Kurko checked again and called when Bonnet went all in for around 100,000. Bonnet turned over 8♦7♦ for a straight draw, but Kurko had the lead with A♦K♣ and a pair of kings.
The board finished up with Q♠ and that was no help for Bonnet to stay in the tournament.
Level: 20
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Ajith Tharmalingam opened to 20,000 from early position and was called by Alan Ferraro in the hijack. Action folded to Anthony Sella in the small blind and he squeezed to 75,000. Tharmalingam called, but Ferraro folded for a heads-up pot.
Sella continued for 75,000 on the 3♦4♦2♥ flop. Tharmalingam quickly went all in for around 330,000 total. Sella went deep into the tank, but eventually landed on a fold — conceding the pot to Tharmalingam.
"Show a bluff," a tablemate said. Tharmalingam shook his head in response as he collected the pot.
Martin Zamani opened to 40,000 from the small blind and Petar Kalev defended from the big blind.
The flop came 5♦2♥2♠. Zamani bet 30,000 and was called by Kalev.
Zamani fired again on the 2♣ turn, this time for 60,000. Once again Kalev made the call.
On the 6♠ river Zamani bet 110,000, sending Kalev into the tank.
After about two minutes, Kalev made the call. Zamani tabled A♥K♣ and Kalev mucked, allowing Zamani to take down a massive pot.
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