Cards were on their backs and stacks were in the middle, with Shyngis Satubayev all-in and at risk versus Sergey Lebedev.
Shyngis Satubayev: Q♦Q♣ 
Sergey Lebedev: A♦Q♥
Satubayev's pocket queens looked in good shape for a double up but the A♣7♠2♥ flop put Lebedev into the lead with a pair of aces, and he remained so after the 5♥ turn and A♠ river, Lebedev ending up with trip aces.
Satubayev headed to the rail in 28th place.
As reported by a player, action was on the flop on a board of 9♦7♠J♥. Artur Martirosian checked, Felipe Boianovsky put out a bet and Martirosian check-raised. Boianovsky called.
The turn came the 4♦ and Martirosian shoved all in. Boianovsky made the call and showed K♦7♦ for a pair of sevens and flush draw. Martirosian was behind with Q♣10♥ but had outs for a straight draw.
The river came the 7♣ and Boianovsky held to send Martirosian to the rail.
The tournament director has just announced that play will stop at the end of this level, rather than Level 21.
Eric Sfez and Andrew Chen were seen departing the tournament area and they have busted.
Samuel Ju moved all in for 27,000 from the small blind and Andras Nemeth called in the big blind.
Samuel Ju: J♠10♣
Andras Nemeth: K♣2♥
The flop landed K♠Q♣7♠ giving Nemeth top pair, but Ju was open-ended. The 2♠ turn gave Ju additional outs to a flush draw and the Q♠ completed his flush.
Ju, not realizing he'd won the hand, got up to leave the tournament floor. It was only upon a second look he realised he had in fact doubled up.
Aliaksandr Shylko was under the gun with only 3,000 left, and he flicked his chips in before the cards were dealt so that he would be eligible to win the big blind ante, rather than waiting to be forced all-in in the big blind and being unable to pay the ante.
Action folded to Daniel Rezaei, who had been making hay on the bubble, and he raised to 35,000. Shyngis Satubayev was in the big blind and he queried with the floor what would happen if he busted in the same hand as Shylko. He was informed that as they were at the same table, the player with the higher starting stack would take the higher place finish. On hearing this, Satubayev called.
On the 6♥10♠2♦ flop, Rezaei led out with a bet of 20,000 and Satubayev called.
The Q♣ rolled off on the turn, and Rezaei slowed down, checking to his opponent. Satubayev fired out a bet of 25,000, but Rezaei wasn't going anywhere and called.
The 5♦ completed the board and was checked through.
Aliaksandr Shylko showed 2♣4♠ for a pair of deuces, Rezaei had 10♣4♣ for a pair of tens, but Satubayev had 10♦9♦ for a pair of tens with the better kicker, sending him the pot, and sending the unfortunate Shylko to the rail empty handed.
All remaining players are now guaranteed a minimum payout of €51,000.
In the 876th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by Global Poker, Chad Holloway is back at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas alongside regular co-host Mike Holtz. However, Kyna England is up in Reno for the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS), so her Team Hotdog compatriot Lindsey Kludt fills in. The triumvirate discusses football/soccer superstar Neymar making headlines for playing online poker during a child's birthday party, for which he received a good amount of criticism. But was it warranted?
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Artur Martirosian raised to 27,000 from early position. Elias Gutierrez, in the big blind, moved all in, putting Martirosian to the test for his effective stack of 190,000. Martirosian was forced to fold.
With Aliaksandr Shylko being forced all in blind, for his last 2,000, imminent in the next few hands, all remaining high rollers are tightening up.
The bubble still hasn't burst in the High Roller as the shorter stacked players attempt to cautiously crawl their way into the money.
Small pots are still being played. In one such hand, Daniel Rezaei raised from early position and Sergey Lebedev called in late position.
The flop came 8♠7♥9♦. Rezaei checked, Lebedev bet 15,000 and Rezaei called. Both players then checked it back on the 7♦ turn.
The river came the 9♠ and Rezaei switched to a lead for 85,000. Lebedev went into the tank and then folded his hand to give Rezaei the pot.
Level: 20
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Daniel Rezaei opened to 20,000 and was called by Masashi Oya and Eric Sfez in the blinds.
The J♦9♣9♦ flop was checked to Rezaei, who slid out a bet of 20,000. Oya then check-raised to 60,000, Sfez folded and Rezaei called.
On the K♣ turn, Oya fired again, putting out a bet of 65,000. Rezaei again called.
The 2♣ river completed the board, and Oya fired out a bet of 280,000.
Rezaei went deep into the tank, burning through six time banks before eventually folding, claiming he had queen-jack.
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