Action folded around to Victor Castanedo, who raised to 300 from the button. Florian Guillot three-bet from the small blind to 1,200, Jozef Cibicek called in the big blind, and Castanedo called.
The flop came 9♦4♣Qx. Guillot continued with a lead for 1,200, Cibicek called, then Castanedo raised it up to 4,500. Guillot folded and Cibicek went into the tank before mucking his hand. Castanedo took down the pot to bring his stack up to over 40,000.
Alejandro Vazquez opened to 300 in middle position and found a call from Dominykas Karmazinas on the button. Eugenio Peralta also came along in the big blind to see the 7♣4♥10♣ flop.
Peralta and Vazquez checked to Karmazinas, who fired 700. Only Vazquez called to the 8♦ turn, check-calling again when Karmazinas continued for 2,500.
The 4♠ river saw both players check it down, with Vazquez taking the pot after showing 8♥7♥ for two pair.
Mengshi Tian raised from early position and picked up a call before Roman Lewis three-bet to 1,200 from the button. Tian then four-bet to 4,600 and the other two players folded to give him the pot.
Eduardo Egea raised to 300 from late position and Ryan Connelly reraised to 1,000 from the button. The player in the big blind came along and Egea also called.
The flop came J♠4♠Q♥. Action checked to Connelly, who continued for 1,300. The big blind folded and Egea check-raised to 2,900, which Connelly called.
The turn was the 7♠ and Egea led for 4,500. Connelly made the call and action went to the river, the pot now inflated to a significant size.
The river came the 4♥. Egea slowed down with a check and Connelly sized up to 8,200. Egea called, putting a decent portion of his chips in the middle. Connelly showed K♠9♠ for a turned flush to win the pot, near-doubling his stack.
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Igor Pihela open raised from the small blind and Adel Najeeb three-bet to 900 from the big blind, which Pihela called.
The flop came J♦9♥4♥. Adel Najeeb continued for 600 and Pihela called. Both players then checked back on the 2♠ turn. The river was the 8♦ and both players checked again. Najeed had A♣K♣ and Pihela had 3♦3♥ for a pair of treys to win the pot.