Philip Joyce raised to 120,000 in the hijack and Anton Kraous called in the big blind.
The flop came A♣9♣9♥ and Joyce bet 60,000. Kraous called and they both checked the 8♥ turn.
The J♦ fell on the river and Kraous moved all in. Joyce had 485,000 remaining and tanked for a moment before folding.
Joyce moved all in the next hand but received no callers.
Damir Zhugralin J♦8♦ opened to 120,000 from under the gun and Anton Wigg A♦10♠ called from the cutoff. Arian Kashani A♠10♥ squeezed to 370,000 from the button and folded out the table.
Georgios Tsouloftas opened to 120,000 from the cutoff and Andriy Lyubovetskiy defended his big blind.
Lyubovetskiy check-called a 60,000 bet from Tsouloftas on the 4♠4♦A♣ flop and a 180,000 bet from Tsouloftas on the Q♣ turn.
Both players checked down on the 7♣ river and Lyubovetskiy showed A♦9♣ for aces-up. Tsouloftas couldn't beat it and mucked — conceding the pot to Lyubovetskiy.
Oliver Weis opened to 120,000 from under the gun and called when Halil Tasyurek moved all in for 755,000 from the big blind.
Halil Tasyurek: A♠J♣
Oliver Weis: A♦J♦
The spoils were shared after the K♦9♥5♣5♠6♥ runout.
Damir Zhugralin opened to 120,000 from early position and Anton Wigg called from the button. Halil Tasyurek jammed for 770,000 from the big blind, folding out Zhugralin's king-queen. Wigg put in the call as the bigger stack and the cards turned over.
Halil Tasyurek: A♣J♣
Anton Wigg: A♥Q♦
Tasyurek couldn't connect on the 8♥7♥5♠6♦6♠ runout, and last year's fourth-place finisher bowed out in 13th place.
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Anton Kraous moved all in for 930,000 in the hijack and Timo Kamphues gave it some thought before folding in the cutoff. The rest of the table quickly folded and Kraous took down the blinds and ante.
The next hand, Georgios Tsouloftas raised to 120,000 under the gun and Andrea Dato called in the big blind.
Both players checked the 10♦7♦3♣ flop. Tsouloftas then bet 80,000 on the 6♦ turn and Dato called.
The 8♠ river was again checked down and Dato turned over A♥8♦ to win the pot.
Oliver Weis 9♠9♦ opened to 120,000 from the hijack. Arian Kashani K♠Q♣ and Georgios Tsouloftas 10♠3♠ called from the button and big blind.
Tsouloftas led out for 160,000 on the 7♥5♦4♥ flop, and only Weis called. On the A♠ turn, Tsouloftas continued for another 375,000 and folded out the better hand.
Anton Kraous opened to 150,000 from the cutoff and Philip Joyce called in the big blind with just 210,000 behind.
Joyce checked to Kraous, who bet enough to put Joyce all in on the 4♦10♦4♠ flop. Joyce committed his remaining stack into the middle and a showdown was held.
Philip Joyce: 6♦2♦
Anton Kraous: A♥K♠
Joyce was technically behind, but had a full 15 outs against Kraous' big slick.
The 7♦ immediately filled Joyce's flush draw to leave Kraous drawing dead. The A♣ river made it official and Joyce doubled while Kraous was left with just 525,000.
Arian Kashani K♥7♥ limped in from the button. Georgios Tsouloftas J♥8♥ called from the small blind and Bobby James K♣5♦ checked in the big blind.
Kashani bet 70,000 on the Q♦3♦3♥ flop. Tsouloftas raised to 225,000, folding out James. Kashani opted to stick around.
The 6♥ turn gave both players flush draws, and Kashani called a bet of 525,000.
The 4♦ river missed both players, giving Kashani the checkmark with his king-high card. Tsouloftas used up a time bank before jamming as the bigger stack. Kashani mulled over his options but let his hand go.
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