Simon Wiciak was in an all-in confrontation against David Kaufmann to put the recent EPT Barcelona champion at risk.
Simon Wiciak: KxKx
David Kaufmann: AxQx
Wiciak was in good shape to double up before the flop landed A♦A♠Q♣ to give Kaufmann aces full and have Wiciak drawing to just running quads. The 5♦ turn had him drawing dead and the 8♠ river marked his elimination in unfortunate fashion.
Ara Melkisetian and Eimantas Venckus were heads-up on a board of 5♠K♦5♦4♠9♠ and nearly 300,000 in the pot already when Venckus moved all in from under the gun.
Melkisetian was in the big blind and tanked for a few minutes before calling off his last 340,000. Venckus then showed him A♣A♠ and Melkisetian instantly mucked his hand and shot out of his seat to make his exit. The dealer retrieved his K♣Q♠ and showed it to the table before pushing the big pot over to Venckus.
At another table, Tom Vogelsang bet 150,000 from the button on a flop of 4♠5♦9♦ before Alessio Isaia moved all in from the big blind for 605,000.
Vogelsang asked for a count but mucked before too much time had elapsed.
In a heads-up pot on a board of 3♠9♥3♥7♠, Andrei Teodorescu bet to put Dmitrii Kopyl all in and Kopyl called off for around 275,000.
Dmitrii Kopyl: 10♥10♣
Andrei Teodorescu: A♥4♥
Kopyl's tens were ahead but he needed to dodge an ace or heart to stay alive. He couldn't do so as the J♥ river rolled off to give Teodorescu the flush and mark Kopyl's elimination.
Steve O'Dwyer was contending for the tournament chip lead earlier today, but his run just came to a sudden end at the hands of Mihaita Croitoru.
According to Croitoru, he raised to 40,000 in the cutoff and O'Dwyer defended his big blind. The flop came Jx10x6x with two diamonds and he continued for 40,000.
O'Dwyer then raised to 110,000, Croitoru reraised to 265,000, and O'Dwyer called. The turn was a 5x and Croitoru moved all in. O'Dwyer called with KxJx, but Croitorou had two kings and O'Dwyer couldn't catch up on the river to hit the rail.
More than 300,000 was in the middle as Andreas Christoforou and Timur Kurbanov went heads-up on a board of 8♦A♦J♠K♥5♣.
Kurbanov, under the gun, then slid forward a bet of 100,000.
"One hundred thousand chips. Ace-jack? Ace-king," Christoforou muttered to himself as he tanked for several minutes.
"Sorry guys," he said to his tablemates. "It's a cooler either way," he added before putting in a call. Kurbanov then turned over A♣8♣ for two pair, and Christoforou also showed A♥8♥ to split the pot.
Christoforou had the chop that pot, but a few hands later Andrzej Marczykowski moved all in for 210,000 in the hijack and Christoforou called in middle position.
Andrzej Marczykowski: Q♠10♦
Andreas Christoforou: A♠A♥
Christoforou had picked up aces and Marczykowski found no help on the 8♦5♥5♠4♥K♣ board to hit the rail.
At the same time at another table, Vladas Tamasauskas was all in for 320,000 from the hijack and up against Vasyl Laba in the cutoff.
Vladas Tamasauskas: J♦J♥
Vasyl Laba: 6♥6♦
Tamasauskas was ahead with his jacks and stayed in front on the K♣2♦A♠4♠5♣ board to secure the double up.
Georgios Vakis was just involved in an another all-in confrontation, and this time his victim was Ran Azor.
Vakis and Azor were heads-up on a flop of 4♥3♣3♥ blind versus blind when Azor moved all in for 125,000. Vakis called to put him at risk.
Ran Azor: 5♣2♥
Georgios Vakis: 5♦4♠
Vakis had two pair, while Azor was chasing a straight draw and needed to hit to stay alive. The 8♥ turn was no help, and neither was the J♦ river as Vakis eliminated his second opponent in short succession.
