Paulius Plausinaitis raised to 12,000 from the cutoff. Mikalai Vaskaboinikau defended in the big blind.
Vaskaboinikau check-called a bet of 8,000 from Plausinaitis on a flop of K♣9♥10♥.
The A♥ turn saw a repeat of the action, this time Plausinaitis sized up to 12,000.
The 7♠ river checked to a showdown. "Ten" announced Vaskaboinikau, prompting Plausinaitis to produce the winning A♣8♣.
Two players busted in quick succession. Ognyan Dimov got his pocket sevens in against a higher pair and lost out.
Moments later, Sam Grafton, who jumped in right at the end of late registration period, stacked off his chips on the flop and was called by Leon Sturm, who had two pair and improved to a full house.
Both Grafton and Dimov are now eliminated.
Level: 12
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Sam Grafton limped in from the small blind. Jules Dickerson raised to 15,000 from the big blind and Grafton called.
Grafton checked on the 3♦6♦9♦ flop. Dickerson bet out 7,000 and Grafton check-raised to 17,000. Dickerson called.
The 7♠ turn saw Grafton move all in for 53,000. Dickerson took some time before making the call.
Sam Grafton: Q♠9♣
Jules Dickerson: 8♥6♣
The river landed the 7♥. Grafton's nine held and he found the full double up.
Maher Nouira raised from early position and Steve O'Dwyer moved all in from the button for 25,000. Nouira flicked in a chip to make the call. Players flipped their cards, with O'Dwyer at risk.
Steve O'Dwyer: K♠Q♥
Maher Nouira: A♠4♠
The board ran out A♣8♥5♦3♦9♥. Nouira made a pair of aces on the flop and held to win the pot. O'Dwyer was eliminated from the tournament.
Steve O'Dwyer raised to 10,000 from middle position. Mikalai Vaskaboinikau three-bet to 27,000 from the hijack and O'Dwyer called.
O'Dwyer check-called a bet of 16,000 from Vaskaboinikau on a flop of 6♣4♥8♥.
The 6♠ turn saw O'Dwyer check again. Vaskaboinikau moved all in, putting O'Dwyer to the test for his effective stack of 38,000. O'Dwyer chose to fold.
Late registration in the $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em event is now closed. The total number of entries was 29, making a prize pool of $696,290. Payouts will be confirmed soon.
Level: 11
Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
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