Kubanychbek Abakirov opened to 500 from the hijack and Miguel Angel Fluxa reraised to 1,600 on the button.
Abakirov called the raise and checked the flop of 3♣Q♣3♠.
Fluxa fired a bet of 2,100. Abakirov tanked for a moment before check-raising to 6,600.
In the blender, Fluxa pondered making the call before tossing his hand into the muck.
With 507 total entries on the clock, the 487 remaining players have been sent on their first 25-minute break of the day.
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Level: 3
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
There were 8,500 chips in the middle when Min-Sung Lee checked from under the gun on a board of 2♣8♦9♥5♦. He was heads up against Imed Ben Mahmoud, who put in a bet of 5,000 chips. Lee made the call and the 2♥ river completed the board.
The dealer accidentally exposed the A♠ from the remaining deck, and shortly thereafter Ben Mahmoud jammed all in for 14,300. Lee asked for a count, and the calling chips in his hand hit the felt as soon as he received the correct amount.
Ben Mahmoud showed 9♠9♣ for a full house, and Lee showed his A♥A♣ for a cracked pair of aces.
Vitezslav Cech opened to 700 from under the gun, but Marc Macdonnell to his left three-bet to 2,400. All the other players folded to Cech, who four-bet to 6,800. Macdonnell then went into the tank, and eventually called.
The dealer fanned a flop of J♣10♦9♦. Cech continued with a bet of 7,500, but Macdonnell raised all-in for 23,000. Cech seemed to have no choice but to call.
Marc Macdonnell: Q♦J♦
Vitezslav Cech: A♦A♠
Macdonnell had a straight flush draw on the flop, but the Q♣ on the turn was enough to give him two pair. So after the river 7♥, he doubled up, while Cech was down to 200 chips and eliminated moments later.
Action began with Vasileios Tsakmis raising to 600 from early position. Nicola Spallanzani then three bet to 2,000 and was called from the original raiser.
The flop came A♥10♣2♥ and Spallanzani after a check from Tsakmis continued to the tune of 1,500. Tsakmis then reraised to 3,400 and Spallanzani made the call.
The turn was the 5♦ and both players checked to the river 7♦. Tsakmis then announced all in for his remaining 3,500 chips and was insta-called from Spallanzani.
Tsakmis tabled K♠8♦ for ace high and Spallanzani turned over the winning hand of A♦K♥ to take down the pot and eliminate his opponent.
Pavlos Xanthopoulos raised to 700 from the hijack and Luka Bojovic reraised to 2,400 from the cutoff. The action folded back to Xanthopoulos, who made the call.
Xanthopoulos then went on to check-call Bojovic's continuation-bet of 1,700 on the 3♦A♦6♣ flop, before ultimately check-folding to a 6,300 bet on the J♠ turn.
Also at this table are Natan Chauskin, Kayhan Mokri, Axel Hallay, Brois Angelov, and Aliaksei Boika, who were engaged in a conversation about who the best heads up poker players are.
Max Wind opened the button to 700 and Leonardo Romeo and Henrik Veldhoem defended the blinds.
Both Romeo and Veldhoem checked the J♠4♥3♣ flop to Wind who fired for 1,500. Romeo in the small blind folded and Veldhoem called.
The 8♦ turn was knuckled by both players, leading to the 7♠ river.
Veldhoem led out for 4,000 and Wind tanked.
Wind pondered the call for a minute whilst staring down Veldhoem.
He made the call and Veldhoem tabled A♦J♣ for top pair and Wind mucked.
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