Anatoly Zlotnikov opened to 2,400 from under the gun and was called by Guoliang Wei from middle position. Renzo Moreno and Mark Smith also called from the hijack and cutoff. Jinho Hong then made it 10,000 from the button which pushed out Zlotnikov. Wei then jammed for around 40,000 and only Hong called.
Guoliang Wei: 9♦9♣
Jinho Hong: A♣A♦
Hong's aces remained best as the board ran out with the Q♥7♦7♥6♣2♣.
Boris Kolev opened to 2,000 from early position before Armin Rezaei three-bet to 8,000 from the cutoff. Hassan Nashar cold-called from the big blind.
Kolev moved all in as the big stack, and Rezaei, with 36,600, called for his tournament life. Nashar got out of the way.
Armin Rezaei: A♦Q♣
Boris Kolev: AxKx
Kolev had Rezaei dominated and looked certain to scoop in the pot after the 10♠4♦5♣ flop and 7♥ turn. However, the Q♠ river gave Rezaei the winner and breathed some new life into his stack.
Zeki Karali limped in under the gun, Nemanja Lukovic raised to 3,500 in early position, and Andras Matrai squeezed to 14,000 from the big blind. Karali called and Lukovic folded.
Matrai continued for 12,000 on the 8♠6♥3♣ flop. Karali responded with a raise to 40,000 and Matrai moved all in. Karali snap-called.
Andras Matrai: Q♠Q♦
Zeki Karali: A♠A♥
The board ran out with the 5♠ and the 10♣. Matrai's inferior pocket pair failed to pull ahead and he was sent to the rail.
Moments after the restart, Aliaksandr Shylko in the big blind found himself at risk for 9,400 chips against Alexey Popov in early position.
Aliaksandr Shylko: Q♣Q♦
Alexey Popov: K♣10♣
Popov directly hit trips on the flop 6♣10♦10♠, and a full house after the turn 5♠ and the river 6♠ to eliminate Shylko.
Georgi Sandev raised to 2,000 from under the gun, Julien Sitbon three-bet to 6,000, in early position, and Anatoly Korochenskiy moved all in for 15,000, from the cutoff. Sandev folded and Sitbon went into the tank.
"I'm not happy" Sitbon laughed as he asked for a count. Eventually settling on a call, the cards were tabled.
Anatoly Korochenskiy: K♥Q♥
Julien Sitbon: A♣3♣
The board ran out 8♥9♥4♥A♦4♣. Korochenskiy flopped a flush to ensure himself the full double-up.
"I knew I was ahead!" Sitbon joked to his table as he paid off Korochenskiy.
Dario Sammartino opened to 1,400 from the cutoff and called when Takahiro Tsugu three-bet to 5,600 from the small blind.
The Q♠10♣9♠ flop checked through to the 10♥ turn and Tsugu fired for 3,500. Sammartino made it 10,500 and was called.
Tsugu checked on the 2♦ river, and after some thought, Sammartino moved all in for 21,300. Tsugu wasn't thrilled about the spot but called as the slightly bigger stack.
Sammartino had 10♦7♦ for trip tens and the winner while Tsugu had A♦A♥, which then went into the muck.
The pot stood at approximately 15,000 with two players looking at a board that read 10♦4♠4♥7♠5♣.
Aliaksandr Hirs bet out 7,300 from middle position. Atanas Kodinov, on the button, moved all in for 22,500, sending Hirs deep into the tank. Hirs finally made the call and the hands were tabled.
Atanas Kodinov: A♠Q♥
Aliaksandr Hirs: 9♦9♣
Hirs' nines were out in front of the ace-high of Kodinov and he exited to the rail.
The pot stood at 8,200 with two players looking at a flop of 9♠K♥4♦.
Anton Wigg, in middle position, checked the action to Maximilian Silz, in the cutoff. Silz bet out 2,000 and Wigg check-raised to 6,000. Silz was undeterred.
The board paired with the 9♦ turn and Wigg slowed down. Silz retook the lead for 4,000 and Wigg chose to fold.
The pot stood at approximately 18,000 with two players looking at a board that read 7♠7♣A♠9♥.
Omar Del Pino, in the big blind, checked the action to Tamas Adamszki, on the button. Adamszki elected to check back.
The 10♥ river saw Del Pino check again. Adamszki thought on his decision before moving all in, putting Del Pino to the test for his effective stack of 19,500. Del Pino tossed his cards into the muck.
On the last hand from the previous level, Jinho Hong opened to 700 from the middle position before Chakib Mhiri three-bet to 2,100 from the button. Hong reraised to 6,500 and was called.
Hong continued for 5,500 on the Q♥6♦2♣ flop and was called which brought in the 4♣ turn. Hong jammed for 18,000 and sent Mhiri into the tank. After around a minute of thinking time, Mhiri called as the bigger stack.
Jinho Hong: K♥9♦
Cahkib Mhiri: 8♥6♥
The table appeared surprised to see the holdings both players had and Mhiri's pair of sixes was enough to give him the lead. Hong failed to connect on the Q♠ river and Mhiri dragged in the pot.
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