Eros Calderone moved all in for his remaining 245,000 from early position. Oleg Semionov isolated the raise by moving all in himself from the button and the hand went to a showdown.
Eros Calderone: A♣3♥
Oleg Semionov: Q♣Q♠
The board ran out K♠7♣9♥2♦5♥. Calderone's ace high was no match for the pocket queens of Semionov and he was sent to the rail.
Aliaksandr Hirs opened to 100,000 from under the gun. Dylan DeStefano moved all in for 275,000 from the cutoff and Maher Nouira came over the top for his remaining 550,000, on the button. Hirs folded.
Dylan DeStefano: J♠J♥
Maher Nouira: A♣Q♥
The board ran out 8♠10♦3♠5♣A♦. A rivered ace ended DeStefano's deep run.
Level: 21
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
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Julien Sitbon raised to 100,000 from the cutoff and Eros Calderone called on the button.
Sitbon continued for 125,000 on a flop of 7♦J♣10♦. Calderone moved all in, putting Sitbon to the test for his remaining 1,275,000. Sitbon made a quick call.
Julien Sitbon: 9♣8♠
Eros Calderone: Q♠J♠
Sitbon had flopped a straight and Calderone only had backdoor outs. The turn and river fell Q♥2♠ and Sitbon found a big double up.
Bart Lybaert moved all in from middle position for 435,000. Aliaksandr Hirs isolated from the button and the rest of the table folded. Players flipped their cards, with Lybaert at risk.
Bart Lybaert: A♣J♠
Aliaksandr Hirs: A♠K♣
The board ran out K♠10♣7♦10♥J♥. Hirs paired his king on the flop to leave Lybaert drawing thin. He held and Lybaert was eliminated from the tournament in ninth place for $14,850.
Hirs was responsible for busting the last three players and now has a commanding chip lead with over 3,000,000.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oleg Semionov | Lithuania | 940,000 | 24 |
| 2 | Antoine Labat | France | 1,400,000 | 35 |
| 3 | Aliaksandr Hirs | Belarus | 2,400,000 | 60 |
| 4 | Julien Sitbon | France | 1,170,000 | 29 |
| 5 | Eros Calderone | Italy | 1,500,000 | 38 |
| 6 | Elias Gutierrez | Spain | 780,000 | 20 |
| 7 | Dylan DeStefano | United States | 700,000 | 18 |
| 8 | Bart Lybaert | Belgium | 290,000 | 7 |
| 9 | Maher Nouira | Tunisia | 755,000 | 19 |
Aliaksandr Hirs raised to 80,000 from late position and Joris Ruijs moved all in from the button for 105,000. Hirs made the call and players flipped their cards.
Joris Ruijs: Q♥8♥
Aliaksandr Hirs: A♦3♣
The board ran out 9♥J♥8♦4♠A♠. It was a dream flop for Ruijs, who made a pair and flush draw. However, the river brought Hirs a pair of aces to give him the pot.
Ruijs was eliminated from the tournament in 10th place for $11,850.
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