In a heads-up pot on a flop of A♦7♦5♣, Juan Maceiras checked from middle position and Umberto Ruggeri bet 21,000 on the button. Maceiras check-raised to 60,000 and Ruggeri called.
Maceiras then checked on the 4♣ turn and Ruggeri moved all in to bring a quick fold from Maceiras. Ruggeri then tabled K♦9♥ for a stone bluff and took down the pot.
After a series of raises Pablo Melogno was at risk for 134,000 and it was Alessio Di Cesare looking for the knockout.
Pablo Melogno: A♥K♥
Alessio Di Cesare: 10♣10♥
It was a classic race and the J♣8♥3♠ flop missed both players, but the A♦ turn gave Melogno the lead with a pair of aces. The 3♥ river changed nothing as Melogno could stay seated collecting his double up.
The action folded around to Pedro Lopes in the small blind who jammed all in, and Nicolaj Nielsen called in the big blind for his remaining stack of 34,000.
Nicolaj Nielsen: A♠J♠
Pedro Lopes: A♦6♥
Nielsen had Lopes dominated and the Q♥Q♣10♠K♥4♠ runout gave him Broadway to remain in the tournament.
Ignacio Sagra faced a decision for his tournament life in a heads-up pot against Morelli Felipe on a board of 9♣10♣9♥9♦2♠.
Sagra bet 50,000 on the river and Felipe raised all in to send Sagra into the tank as he considered calling off on the money bubble with his remaining 80,000. After some deliberation, Sagra folded.
Andre Akkari was heads-up from the big blind against Gary Miller, who was in the hijack, on a completed board of 4♣3♦2♣7♠2♠. Akkari checked to Miller, who bet 48,000. Akkari then check-raised all in for 135,000 total.
Miller went deep into the tank before deciding to call and Akkari turned over 2♦2♥ for quad deuces. Miller held 9♠9♥ and was knocked down to just over 100,000 following the encounter.
Diogo Ferreira had already raised on the button and was three-bet to 21,000 by Agostino Ascone in the big blind. Ferreira called.
Ferreira called a 17,000 bet from Ascone on the 7♣5♦K♣ flop, but folded facing a 66,000 barrel on the 2♣ turn after a lengthy tank as hand-for-hand play continues.
Patrik Antonius opened 8,000 under the gun and Ka Kwan Lau three-bet 32,000 from the big blind. Antonius took about 20 seconds and made the call.
When the 6♥5♦2♣ flop hit the felt, Lau continued for 26,000. Antonius thought about it for about 30 seconds and matched the bet.
The 9♣ hit the turn, and Lau continued with aggression, pushing a bet of 60,000 across the line. This time Antonius surrendered as he gave the cards back to the dealer.
[Removed:599] opened 9,000 in early position and Martin Zamani three-bet 27,000 from a couple of spots to his left. The action quickly folded back to [Removed:601] and he made the call.
The dealer spread a flop of J♦6♦2♦, and [Removed:601] check-called a bet of 18,000.
When the 8♠ hit the turn, [Removed:601] checked and Zamani fired another shell of 27,000. [Removed:601] made the call.
When the K♥ completed the board on the river, [Removed:601] checked for a final time. Zamani didn't slow down, pushing a bet of 66,000 across the line. [Removed:601] didn't take long before announcing a call.
Zamani rolled over his Q♥9♥ and [Removed:601] dragged the pot with A♦K♠, missing the flush draw but making a pair of kings.
Hand-for-hand play is underway with 306 players left and 303 spots paid.
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