With nearly 20,000 in the pot on a board of 9♠4♣10♥5♦, Jochen Kaiser bet 10,000 from early position and Mihai Niste called in the big blind.
The river was the J♣ and Niste led out for 27,000. Kaiser spent more than a minute in the tank before calling.
Niste then turned over 8♣7♠ for a rivered straight and Kaiser mucked.
The early position player limped in before Ivan Barbuto raised to 3,700 from middle position. Mohamed El Berrak called from the hijack before Axel Bayout jammed as the bigger stack from the button. The blinds, the early position player and Barbuto folded but El Berrak decided to commit his stack of 31,500.
Mohamed El Berrak: 10♠10♣ 
Axel Bayout: J♠J♦
Barbuto lamented his fold after seeing the K♥Q♥6♥ flop, saying he had A♥Qx. El Berrak remained behind and couldn't catch up on the 2♣ turn and 9♥ river.
As the hand wrapped up, a big pot between Fabrice Bigot and Maya Geller was brewing on Table 25.
With around 30,000 in the pot and the 10♣6♥4♥ flop on display, Bigot bet 11,000 from the big blind. Geller, the wife of poker legend Patrik Antonius, raised to 25,000, leaving herself with around 20,000 behind. Bigot went deep into the tank, staring at Geller to pick up any reads. Eventually, Bigot released his hand, and Geller took in the pot.
Pieter De Necker raised to 3,000 under the gun before Fowzi Baroukh three-bet to 8,000 on the button. De Necker then moved all in and Baroukh called for 22,100.
Fowzi Baroukh: J♥J♠
Pieter De Necker: K♦Q♦
Baroukh asked the dealer what De Necker, sitting across the table, had. "King-queen, of diamonds," the dealer replied.
The board then ran out 3♠2♣4♦2♠9♣ and Baroukh got up from his seat to make his exit before his tablemates alerted him that he had won the hand.
"I heard two queens," Baroukh said, sitting back in his seat and taking in the double up.
Sebastian Malec raised to 2,000 in the hijack before Anastasios Vrakas three-bet to 6,500 on the button. Malec then moved all in and Vrakas called for 18,600.
Anastasios Vrakas: K♦J♠
Sebastian Malec: K♣Q♣
Vrakas was dominated as the flop came J♣9♣5♥. "Wow, interesting flop," tablemate Josef Huber said as Vrakas hit top pair, while Malec picked up straight and flush draws.
Malec, though, missed the A♠ turn and 3♦ river and Vrakas doubled up.
Players have been sent on another 20-minute break with the clock showing 188 players remaining.
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Marlon Arch moved all in for 24,500 in the hijack and Francois Fanniere called under the gun.
Marlon Arch: A♣Q♣
Francois Fanniere: J♦J♥
Arch took the lead on the 8♣Q♦9♣ flop with a pair of queens, while Fanniere couldn't catch up on the 8♥ turn or A♥ river as Arch doubled up.
At the same time on another table, Andrea Belmessieri got in his last 25,000 in a blind versus blind battle against Daniel Merlante.
Andrea Belmessieri: J♣J♦
Daniel Merlante: K♣K♥
Merlante was ahead with his kings as the board ran out 9♣Q♥7♦2♠9♥ to send Belmessieri to the rail.
Benjamin Lebor opened to 2,700 from under the gun and was called by Harrie Snijders from the next seat over. Yohan Rascle moved all in for 18,000 from the cutoff, with only Snijders making the call.
Rascle tabled 9♣9♥ and began to laugh with Snijders as he held 9♦9♠.
The J♦7♦2♣ flop kept things all square but Snijders turned a flush draw after the 8♦ came into play.
"No, no, no," begged Rascle.
The 10♠ river offered a sigh of relief and the pot was chopped after both players ended up with a straight.
Woody Christy had a raise of 96,200 in front of him from the big blind and Enis Rouissi called under the gun.
The flop came 2♠6♣8♥ and Christy stuck in his last 2,000. Rouissi snap-called.
Woody Christy: A♠K♥
Enis Rouissi: J♣J♠
Rouissi shot out of his seat after finding out he was ahead in the massive pot. The board ran out 10♥J♥ and Rouissi made a set to send Christy to the rail.
The two players exchanged some terse words involving Rouissi's backpack falling on the ground before Christy headed for the exit, while Rouissi moved into contention for the chip lead.
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