Jacques Der Megreditchian moved all in for 59,000 in the cutoff and Jianwei Lin put him at risk from middle position.
Jacques Der Megreditchian: Q♠Q♦ 
Jianwei Lin: A♣K♠
Der Megreditchian was involved in a classic race for his tournament life as the board ran out 5♠9♥7♣6♣2♠. Der Megreditchian stayed in the lead and earned the double up.
PokerStars Team Pro Simon Wiciak opened to 4,000 from the cutoff and was called by Federico Baudissard from the button. Ilan Cohen folded from the small blind but his cards flipped over to reveal K♥4♣. Thor Morstol was in the big blind with around 45,000 and moved all in. Wiciak rejammed, and Baudissard folded for the cards to go on their backs.
Thor Morstol: K♣Q♠
Simon Wiciak: 9♣9♥
Despite seeing one of his outs removed, Mortsol liked his hand enough to go with it. However, he could not connect on the J♣4♦7♥2♥A♥ runout and was eliminated.
Christian Alilovic raised to 4,000 in early position, Demosthenes Kiriopoulos moved all in for 30,000 on the button, and Alilovic called.
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos: A♣9♣
Christian Alilovic: 8♣8♥
The board ran out Q♣10♦4♠3♦7♥ and Alilovic's two eights stayed in the lead to send Kiriopoulos to the rail.
At the same time at another table, a massive pot of around 100,000 had already developed between Yohan Figueiras and Fabrice Bigot with the board showing 5♥5♠J♠8♠6♠.
Figueiras moved all in for 66,000 in the hijack and Bigot, in middle position, tanked for several minutes until the clock was called. Bigot allowed the countdown to nearly reach zero before calling.
Figuerias turned over 8♥8♦ for a full house and Bigot sent pocket kings into the muck.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Tamas Balogh raised to 6,500 in the cutoff before Silvio Mascia moved all in for 30,000 in the small blind. Balogh thought about the decision for nearly a minute and eventually called.
Silvio Mascia: K♦J♠
Tamas Balogh: 9♦7♦
The flop came K♥K♠Q♥ and Mascia hit trips to leave Balogh drawing only to running cards. The rest of the board came 4♦Q♠ and Mascia finished with a full house to double up.
Sergio Aido and Jose Gonzalez are both at this table with big stacks.
Lionel Lacolas raised to 5,000 under the gun before Pedro Neves three-bet to 15,000 in early position. Olivier Dinand moved all in for 35,000 in middle position, Lacolas folded, and Neves called.
Olivier Dinand: A♠K♠
Pedro Neves: A♣J♦
Neves found himself dominated as the flop came K♣4♣10♦. Dinand made top pair while Neves picked up a straight draw, but he improved no further on the 5♥ turn or A♥ river as Dinand finished with two pair to double up.
Apoorva Goel raised to 5,000 in the hijack before Catalin Pop moved all in for 45,000 in the small blind. Clement Michaud called in the big blind, while Goel also committed his last 40,000.
Apoorva Goel: 10♣10♥
Catalin Pop: A♠4♠
Clement Michaud: A♣Q♠
The flop came J♥Q♦Q♣ and Michaud spiked trips to take the lead over both opponents. The rest of the board came 2♣5♣ and Michaud scooped the pot, sending both Goel and Pop to the rail.
Uri Gilboa raised from the cutoff to 5,500 and was called by Deborah Nizard, who was sitting right next to him on the button. Andrii Nikitin then made a three-bet to 30,000 from the big blind, and both players called.
On the Q♥5♦K♠ flop, Nikitin took the lead and bet 20,000. Gilboa called, and Nizard folded.
The dealer turned the A♠, and Nikitin fired another 35,000, which prompted Gilboa to fold.
The 130,000 pot went to Nikitin.
Deborah Nizard opened to 5,000 from early position and was called by Vincent Ployet from the button. Angelo Castriotta squeezed to 19,500 from the big blind and both players called.
The A♠J♠9♦ flop checked to Ployet, who moved all in for 44,000. Castriotta rejammed for 51,000 before Nizard got out of the way.
Vincent Ployet: Q♠10♠
Angelo Castriotta: A♣Q♣
Castriotta had the best hand but Ployet was very alive with his straight and flush draw.
The 9♣ was a brick but the K♦ river gave Ployet Broadway to leave Castriotta on crumbs.
Two hands later, Ployet opened to 5,500 and Castriotta put in the last of his chips. Uri Gilboa and Nizard called from the blinds. Ployet also continued to give action.
Action checked through to showdown for the final board to read 7♣6♣2♥6♦K♠.
Gilboa tabled K♣8♣ which bested Nizard and Ployet's Ax4x and AxQx. Castriotta flashed AxJx before leaving the table.
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