Kemal Aslan opened to 3,000 from the hijack before Aleksandr Timoshenko jammed for 21,500 from the button. Samir Moukawem rejammed for 30,500 from the small blind, which folded out the remaining players.
Aleksandr Timoshenko: A♠Q♣
Samir Moukawem: A♦K♦
Timoshenko found no help on the J♥5♦3♣9♣J♠ runout and departed.
On a turn of 5♣7♥10♦2♣, Ryan Mandara made a bet of 13,000 into a pot of 22,500 from the hijack. Ludovic Breau called on the button before the A♥ river completed the board.
Mandara slid in 31,000, leaving only 1,500 behind. Breau gave it some thought but ultimately folded, granting the pot to Mandara.
Masashi Oya was also seated at this table and already more than doubled the 30,000 he started with.
Action folded to Iurii Okolovich in the cutoff, who opened to 3,000. Dmitry Vitkind flatted on the button, before Yiannis Liperis reached for chips and produced a three-bet to 14,500 from the big blind.
Okolovich thought for a while before four-bet jamming for 64,000. Vitkind seemed to have a decision, and took a bit of time before folding, but Liperis quickly dumped his hand into the muck, allowing Okolovich to take a decent pot preflop.
After just clashing in a pot, Andrew Hulme and Alexane Najchaus were back at it in a hand which ended with a casualty.
On a board of 3♣2♠8♦, Andrew Hulme had checked it over to Najchaus, who bet 3,000. Hulme then put in the check-raise to 9,000, which Najchaus called.
A 10♥ landed on the turn and Hulme shove for 15,000, Najchaus snap-called.
Andrew Hulme: J♥8♣
Alexane Najchaus: Q♥Q♠
Hulme did have a few outs, but couldn't find any of them as the 7♦ river meant he hit the rail in the opening level.
Georgios Skarparis in early position, Tamazi Skhirtladze in the hijack, and Daniel Jackson in the cutoff had all put in 11,000 preflop. A flop of 8♥Q♠J♦ was then checked to Jackson, who bet 9,500.
Skarparis quickly folded but Skhirtladze joined to a turn of 9♦. There, Jackson put Skhirtladze all in for his last 27,000. Skhirtladze weighed his options but ended up folding and surrendering the pot.
Sebastian Malec opened to 3,500 from the cutoff before Vadzim Lipauka made it 12,500 from the button. Vedat Mutlu then moved all in for 22,500 from the big blind. Malec mulled over his options, before clicking it to 32,500. Lipauka spent some time in the tank while the action was on him, and he ultimately folded for the cards to go on their backs.
Vedat Mutlu: A♥J♦
Sebastian Malec: K♦K♥
The 7♠7♥6♣ flop kept Malec ahead, and he secured the checkmark after filling up on the K♠ turn. The 4♠ completed the board and Mutlu departed.
Action folded to Tom Kunze in the cutoff, who opened to 3,000. Andrey Daniliuk was in the small blind, and he give the spot some thought, before three-bet jamming for 36,000. Kunze asked for a count and made the quick call.
Andrey Daniliuk: A♣K♥
Tom Kunze: 8♥8♣
Daniliuk was behind in a race, and he whiffed the 9♥6♥3♦5♠J♥ runout, sending Kunze above the 150,000 mark.
Mircea Flutur opened to 3,000 from the cutoff. Yahor Dambrouski and Nick Palma came along from the button and big blind.
Flutur continued for 2,500 on the Q♣4♠3♦ flop and was called in both spots. The 5♥ turn then checked through to the 4♥ river. Palma deliberated for some time before firing out 5,500. Flutur made it 26,000 after he weighed up his options. Dambrouski got out of the way and Palma followed suit.
Abdullah Akbarpoor put in 5,500 on a turn of 3♥7♥10♠6♦ from the hijack. Yulian Bogdanov in the cutoff raised to 14,000, which Akbarpoor called.
The 9♦ river saw Bogdanov put in 23,000 chips, leaving only 1,500 back. Akbarpoor gave it some thought but eventually passed his cards to the dealer in defeat.
Hugues Mazerolle opened from under the gun and ended up getting in his stack of just over 46,000 against Daniil Shalaev on the button.
Hugues Mazerolle: A♣Q♦
Daniil Shalaev: 10♦10♠
It was an all-too-familiar coinflip which saw Mazerolle take the lead on the A♠2♣6♥ flop. No ten arrived on the 7♠5♥ runout, and Mazerolle earned himself a double-up.
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