Jamie Flynn was all in for 63,000 in the big blind, Dan Smith had his last 235,000 in the middle from the button, and Victor Castanedo had both players covered and at risk in the cutoff.
Jamie Flynn: 2♣2♥
Dan Smith: 9♥9♠
Victor Castanedo: A♥K♣
The flop came 8♣10♦9♣ and Smith hit a set to take a big lead in the pot. The turn was the 2♦ and Flynn also made a set as he was looking for a one-outer on the river, but he missed on the 3♥ river and Smith scooped the entire pot to send him to the rail while earning a double up off Castanedo.
"So close," Flynn said on his way to the payout desk.
"I am all in. I am brave now," Gabi Livshitz said as he moved all in for around 50,000 soon after the bubble burst. He got no callers that time, but a few hands later he found himself all in again for 70,000 in the cutoff, and this time he was called by Ashkan Fattahi in early position.
Gabi Livshitz: A♠J♣
Ashkan Fattahi: A♥K♥
Livshitz was dominated and found no help on the Q♣9♠6♥4♣6♣ board as Fattahi took the pot with his king-kicker to send Livshitz to the rail.
Shortly after the bubble, Benny Kneepkens was all in with a short stack preflop against Stefan Dimitrov, who had him well covered as players turned their cards.
Benny Kneepkens: A♣K♠
Stefan Dimitrov: Q♥Q♠
The board ran out Q♣5♣Q♦3♥8♠, which gave Dimitrov quad queens on the flop. Kneepkens was eliminated from the tournament.
Niclas Thumm bet 22,000 from middle position on a flop of Q♥J♣7♣ and Eros Calderone called in the hijack, as did big blind Selahaddin Bedir. Kostadin Kostadinov then raised to 75,000 under the gun and only Bedir called.
The turn was the 4♠ and Kostadinov moved all in. Bedir snap-called and turned over Q♣4♣ for two pair. Kostadinov had A♣A♦.
The 3♥ fell on the river and Bedir secured the pot. The stacks were counted down and they had the exact same 142,000 remaining, sending Kostadinov to the rail.
Tournament Director Toby Stone then went to Table 1 for the second showdown.
Oleksii Ievchenko opened to 8,000 from early position and short stack Oleksii Natoptanyi moved all in for 22,000 from the hijack. Action folded back to Ievchenko who made the call.
Oleksii Natoptanyi: J♣J♥
Oleksii Ievchenko: K♥3♣
Natoptanyi was immediately drawing to two outs as Ievchenko paired up on the K♣Q♣4♦ flop. The 4♠ turn, and 10♣ river confirmed Natoptanyi as one of the bubble boys.
The action then moved to Table 4 where Demosthenes Kiriopoulos raised from late position, Sylvain Loosli moved all in from the big blind for 93,000 and Kiriopoulos made the call. Loosli was at risk as players flipped their cards.
Loosli was well ahead with pocket kings, but the board ran out 3♥6♥4♠6♣A♣. The river gave Kiriopoulos a pair of aces, and Loosli was the second player to bust on the bubble.
Sylvain Loosli
For the final all-in and call, Jeremie Zouari raised to 8,000 on the button and Lincoln De Souza called in the big blind.
Both players checked to the river on a board of 2♥2♦A♣Q♥Q♠. De Souza moved all in for 24,000 and Zouari snap-called. The two players told each other their respective hands before their reveal, and De Souza already knew his fate was sealed.
De Souza eventually turned over Q♦J♦ for a queens full of deuces, but Zouari had A♥A♦ for aces full of deuces to send De Souza to the rail.
With three players eliminated on the bubble, Natoptanyi, Loosli and De Souza earned a three-way split of 174th and 175th place, each receiving €5,800.
Edoardo Dellisola was already all in from the big blind for 4,000 chips. Nathan Tetart limped from middle position and the rest of the table folded. Players turned their cards.
Edoardo Dellisola: J♥10♦
Nathan Tetart: Q♥10♥
"That's not what I want to see," said Dellisola, as he realized he was drawing very slim.
The board ran out 6♣5♠A♥10♣A♠. Both players paired their tens and made two pair with the aces on board. Tetart's queen kicker played and Dellisola was eliminated one from the bubble.
Aliaksandr Shylko moved all in from the small blind and Yann Pineau called for his last 26,000.
Yann Pineau: 7♣7♦
Aliaksandr Shylko: J♣5♦
Pineau was ahead with his sevens as the flop came K♦Q♥5♥. The 5♣ turn gave Shylko trips, while the J♣ completed the board on the river to improve Shylko to a full house and send Pineau to the rail three spots from the money.
Kuljinder Sidhu moved nearly his full stack into the middle, leaving a few chips behind. Oliver Huber moved all in with slightly more and Sidhu called for the rest of his, a total of 68,000 chips.
The dealer paused the action until the floor arrived, but the cards had already been revealed and Sidhu knew where he was at. Media gathered around for the all in.
Kuljinder Sidhu: A♦K♣
Oliver Huber: A♣A♥
The board ran out 4♦4♥5♠A♠9♠. Sidhu was well behind and Huber turned a full house, aces full of fours, to win the pot. Sidhu was eliminated just a few players away from the bubble.
