Oleksii Natoptanyi opened 8,000 in early position, and both Alessandro Pichierri and Wim Verhaegen called in the blinds.
The dealer fanned a flop of Q♣9♠6♣, and all three players checked to see the 8♥ turn. Pichierri led for 15,000, and that was enough to earn the pot as both Verhaegen and Natoptanyi tossed their hands into the muck.
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
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383 players remain as they reach another 25-minute break.
With 21,500 in the pot the flop read Q♣Q♥2♥, and Cosmin Nica checked to Paul Minzariu who bet 5,500. Nica took a few moments and put in a raise to 15,000, which was enough to drag the pot.
Michal Kovac opened under the gun to 6,500 and was called in middle position by Patrick El Kallas.
Kovac continued with a bet of 11,000 on the 9♦J♠5♦ flop and El Kallas called.
On the 8♠ turn, Kovac fired again for 16,500 but was met by a three-bet by El Kallas for over 100,000, putting Kovac all in.
Kovac pondered the decision for quite some time, before eventually showing A♦J♥ and throwing his hand in the muck to hand El Kallas the pot.
Ken Oberliessen opened to 6,000 from middle position and was called by Pavlos Xanthopoulos in the big blind.
Xanthopoulos check-called a 3,000 bet from Oberliessen on the K♦K♠6♣ flop and a 17,000 bet from Oberliessen on the 3♦ turn.
The 7♥ completed the board and Xanthopoulos checked a final time. Oberliessen wasn't done and fired 47,000 into the middle, leaving himself a single 500-denomination chip behind.
Xanthopoulos tanked a bit but eventually stuck in a call. Oberliessen turned over Q♥J♥ for a bluff and Xanthopoulos tabled 7♠6♠ for a winning two pair to take down the monster pot.
Tamer Kamel limped in middle position before Konstantinos Petrakis raised 6,000 in the cutoff. Ondrej Cuba defended the big blind, and Kamel tossed in a call.
The J♣6♠3♠ flop received checks from all three players and the 7♦ fell on the turn.
Cuba checked, and Kamel dropped a bet of 10,000 across the line, forcing Petrakis out of the pot and Cuba moved all-in for 40,500. Kamel tanked for about two minutes before deciding to let it go.
Vasyl Vorynka found himself at risk from the hijack, as his 32,500-chip stack was called by Jon Ander Martinez on the button.
Vasyl Vorynka: 9♠9♣
Jon Ander Martinez: A♣A♠
Vorynka didn't look at the 6♥10♦8♠10♥2♣ board as he knew he was going to be eliminated.
Lukasz Kacpura open-shoved for 29,500 from early position, then Antonios Gounalakis raised all in with a bigger stack from middle position. All the other players folded.
Lukasz Kacpura: A♠9♠
Antonios Gounalakis: A♦Q♥
The A♣3♦10♣6♣2♣ board didn't change anything, so Kacpura was eliminated.
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