Matteo Casin had moved in from the button for 11,500 and was looked up by Nasserdine Nafaa in the big blind.
Matteo Casin: K♦J♥ 
Nasserdine Nafaa: A♥9♦
Nafaa's ace-high remained ahead on the 7♣2♦5♦10♥ runout, but the J♣ river saw Casin make the only pair to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
53,000
25,700
|
25,700 |
|
27,500 |
Approximately 35,000 was already in the pot with the completed board of J♣8♠2♠A♠2♥ as Yassine Roudine bet 11,000 from the big blind.
Juanjo Naharro then moved all in for just under 15,000 from early position and Roudine called.
Roudine showed J♥7♣ for jacks and deuces, but Naharro showed J♠9♠ for a turned flush to take down the sizeable pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
68,000 | |
|
|
13,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
Corrado Boson raised from the button, Visa Kiviharju three-bet to 6,500 from the small blind and Boson four-bet jammed for 14,100. Kiviharju made a reluctant called.
Corrado Boson: A♦K♥
Visa Kiviharju: A♥10♦
The board ran out 8♥A♠J♥Q♦2♠; Boson's holding was superior from start to finish, doubling him up and leaving Kiviharju short.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
30,700
30,700
|
30,700 |
|
3,500
3,500
|
3,500 |
Richard Bruno had open-raised from early position before Alessandro Sarro three-bet all-in for 8,200 in middle position. A quick call followed from Bruno, leading to a showdown.
Alessandro Sarro: A♠A♦
Richard Bruno: A♣8♣
Bruno flopped an eight on 8♥9♦3♥, but no further help arrived on the 7♠Q♦ runout to double up his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
21,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
18,900
18,900
|
18,900 |
Agustin Naranja opened to 2,000 from middle position and was faced with a three-bet jam to 16,600 by Calum Bagnall in the cutoff. Action folded back to Naranja who made a relatively quick call.
Calum Bagnall: A♣K♣
Agustin Naranja: K♦Q♥
Bagnall had his opponent dominated and his double-up was confirmed by the A♦J♠2♦9♥4♦ runout, Bagnall flopping a pair of aces and dodging Naranja's straight draw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,500
19,500
|
19,500 |
|
35,700
35,700
|
35,700 |
The pot had grown to approximately 30,000 with two players looking at a full board of 5♣9♣3♥A♥2♥.
Sergio Fernandez, in the big blind checked the action to Cordon Garcia, on the button, who elected to check back.
Fernandez tabled K♣K♥, while Garcia's showed 4♣4♦ for a rivered straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
Michel Manoury was just getting up from the table, after his A♣7♣ was bested by Yonas Tekle's 7♥7♦ on a board of A♥4♠7♠3♣3♥, the stacks having gone in on the river, in a top two pair versus full house cooler.
Tekle informed PokerNews that his opponent had about 27,000 at the start of the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Edoardo Lauri in the small blind, Jeff Damit in the big blind, and Karim Benamrouche in the cutoff decided to get all their chips in on the 3♣9♠A♣ flop.
Damit was at risk for his stack of 28,500, while Benamrouche played 30,000 and Lauri covered them both.
Jeff Damit: A♠3♥
Karim Benamrouche: A♦9♣
Edoardo Lauri: A♥3♠
All players had two pair but Benamrouche had a gigantic lead with aces and nines. The last three in the deck did not appear on the 10♥2♥ runout, knocking out Damit while tripling up Benamrouche.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
98,000
98,000
|
98,000 |
|
|
14,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
Busted |
The remaining 999 players have been sent on another 25-minute break.
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