Action was picked up on the flop of J♠5♦9♣ with Fabian Niederreiter check-calling a bet of 5,000 from Patrick Leonard.
Niederreiter, in the hijack, check-called again on the 8♥ river, this time a bet of 8,800. The 10♦ river was checked down. Niederreiter showed A♣A♦ but was bested by Leonard's 8♦7♦.
Daniel Rezaei started things off in middle position with a raise to 1,000, getting a call from Peng Chen in the hijack. However, Oleg Ustinovich in the cutoff had other ideas and three-bet to 3,500. Rezaei wasn’t backing down and responded with a four-bet to 8,500, which only Ustinovich called.
Rezaei continued to take charge on the 2♥5♣Q♦ flop, leading out with a bet of 4,500 that Ustinovich called.
He kept the pressure on with a bet of 9,000 on the 6♠ turn, and once again, Ustinovich called.
When the J♦ hit the river, Rezaei checked after burning a time bank card. Ustinovich took his time, using one of his own time bank cards before shoving all in, prompting a quick fold from Rezaei.
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Nazar Buhaiov raised to 1,000 on the button with Vladimir Korzinin and Yiannis Liperis calling out of the blinds.
Korzinin led out for 1,700 on the 7♠10♦A♦ flop. Liperis folded, but Buhaiov called.
Korzinin bet 3,800 when the 6♥ came on the turn. Buhaiov called again.
When the dealer dropped the 7♣ river, Korzinin bet 6,600, Buhaiov thought it over for a few moments before making the call. Buhaiov showed A♥6♦ for a pair of aces and took down the pot.
Action was picked up with Saleh Assi all in for 30,000. Simone Andrian and Sven McDermott had already called a reraise to 10,500 before Assi moved all in. Saar Wilf moved all in to isolate Assi's stack. Andrian and McDermott folded.
Saleh Assi: 8♣8♥
Saar Wilf: A♠A♥
The flop of 7♣9♠6♣ gave Assi an open-ender, but Wilf's aces held across the 4♥ turn and 9♥ river to secure Assi's stack and the dead money.
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/500
Ante: 500
In a pot of around 3,400, the flop revealed Q♥A♠3♥ with three players still in the hand. Mathieu Di Meglio in the small blind and Shakhabiddin Muradov in the big blind both checked, allowing Juan Pardo to step in with a bet of 1,700, which both players called.
The action repeated on the 3♦ turn, with the blinds checking again as Pardo upped his bet to 6,900. Di Meglio folded, but Muradov took his time before moving all-in, prompting an instant call from Pardo, leading to a showdown.
Muradov revealed A♦J♥ for two pair, aces and threes, but Pardo held A♥3♣ for a full house. Muradov was hoping for a miracle on the river, but the dealer revealed the 6♥. No miracle this time, leaving Muradov with an empty seat as he exited the game.
Action was picked up on the river of 5♠7♠10♥J♦4♦. Omar Del Pino checked from the cutoff to Timur Margolin who was all-in for 34,400 from the button. His wager was slightly over the size of the pot.
Del Pino deployed two time banks before calling. Margolin won with J♥7♥ for two pair which bested Del Pino's 10♣8♣.
Kayhan Mokri raised to 1,100 from early position and David Cabrera three-bet to 4,000 from the cutoff. After the blinds folded, Mokri called.
Both players checked the 6♠7♣3♦ flop to see the 2♦ hit the turn. Mokri led out for 3,100 and Cabrera folded.
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