Omar Eljach opened the cutoff to 3,500 and Georgios Karakousis called on the button.
Bo Hoebe in the big blind announced he was all in for 40,000.
Eljach quickly folded and Karakousis tanked for a moment, asking "has he folded?" in regards to Eljach's hand.
Ultimately Karakousis decided to muck his holding and Hoebe showed the A♥ before taking the pot.
The other tables were already headed off on break as Tamas Varszegi, Frederik Thiemer, and Eero Rantala went to a flop of 6♣A♥3♥.
Varszegi bet 5,000 from the big blind before Rantala raised to 11,000 in middle position. Thiemer called in the hijack before Varszegi moved all in for 30,000.
Rantala folded, but Thiemer tanked for a moment before calling.
Tamas Varszegi: Q♥10♥
Frederik Thiemer: A♣J♠
Thiemer was ahead with his pair of aces, while Varszegi had a flush draw. The board ran out 8♦9♦ and Varszegi missed his draw to ensure he won't be coming back from the break.
Players in the field are now on a 20-minute break.
Of the 1,285 entrants, just 357 remain.
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Tournament officials have announced the prize pool for the Main Event.
There were a total of 1,285 entries, generating a prize pool of €6,232,250. The top 191 players will finish in the money, with the champion earning €1,030,000.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | €1,030,000 |
| 2 | €643,000 |
| 3 | €459,240 |
| 4 | €353,240 |
| 5 | €271,660 |
| 6 | €209,000 |
| 7 | €160,750 |
| 8 | €123,600 |
| 9 | €95,000 |
| 10-11 | €73,160 |
| 12-13 | €60,960 |
| 14-15 | €50,800 |
| 16-17 | €42,320 |
| 18-20 | €36,780 |
| 21-23 | €31,980 |
| 24-27 | €27,800 |
| 28-31 | €24,180 |
| 32-39 | €21,000 |
| 40-55 | €18,260 |
| 56-71 | €15,900 |
| 72-95 | €13,840 |
| 96-119 | €12,020 |
| 120-143 | €10,480 |
| 144-183 | €9,100 |
| 184-191 | €8,420 |
Samuel Bifarella was already all-in preflop and at risk for his last 60,000 from middle position against Mustafa Biz, who was in early position.
Samuel Bifarella: A♥K♠
Mustafa Biz: A♣7♣
The J♦8♣6♠9♣8♦ runout kept Bifarella best with big-slick and he doubled through Biz.
Heads-up on a flop of 7♣2♠8♥, Silvio Domingues bet 6,000 from under the gun before Conor Beresford raised to 18,000 in the big blind.
Domingues called and the A♥ fell on the turn. Beresford slowed down and checked, and Domingues then bet 15,500. Beresford quickly got rid of his hand.
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Andries Swart was on the button and got his stack of 60,000 in the middle against big blind Eugenio Sanchioni.
Andries Swart: A♥Q♦
Eugenio Sanchioni: 10♠10♦
The board ran out J♦5♦J♣8♥4♠ and Sanchioni's tens stayed in the lead to earn him the big pot and send Swart to the rail.
Fehim Hajdari jammed for 29,000 from under the gun and was called by Fabrice Maltez from the big blind.
Fehim Hajdari: K♣Q♠
Fabrice Maltez: 9♥9♠
Hajdari was on the verge of defeat after the 5♣3♣3♥ flop, but the Q♣ turn gave Hajdari a better pair. The 8♦ river completed the board and Hajdari doubled.
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