Action folded around to Pierre May who went all in from the hijack for 875,000. Ram Faravash made the call from the big blind as the covering stack.
Pierre May: K♣10♦
Ram Faravash: K♥5♦
Faravash was dominated and found no five on the 2♣Q♥9♠ flop. May held through the 3♥ turn and the J♠ river to secure a full double up
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Level: 32
Blinds: 100,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000
Tsugunari Toma raised to 265,000 from under the gun and Salomon Azria called in the big blind.
The flop came 4♠K♠5♥. Azria led for 360,000 and Toma called. The turn was the 7♠ and Azria led again, this time for 600,000. Toma moved all in and Azria folded to concede the pot. He was left with around ten big blinds.
Action folded to Fabrice Bigot who went all in from the small blind. He had Fehim Hajdari covered in the big blind. Hadjari took a moment before making the call.
Fehim Hajdari: K♦7♠
Fabrice Bigot: J♦7♥
Bigot found himself dominated preflop and no help was given on the Q♣8♦10♥ flop. Hadjari's king high held through the 4♦ turn and 5♠ river to secure the double up.
Ram Faravash raised to 300,000 from middle position and Gediminas Uselis moved all in from the small blind for around 2,500,000. Faravash made the call and players flipped their cards.
Gediminas Uselis: A♦K♠
Ram Faravash: 10♠10♥
The board ran out 8♠10♦J♦4♠A♣. Faravash flopped a set of tens and held to win the pot. Uselis was eliminated from the tournament in eighth place for €35,910.
Gediminas Uselis opened to 240,000 from under the gun. Action folded around to [Removed:451] who defended in the big blind.
The 8♥Q♣9♦ flop was checked around leading to the 7♣ turn. Al-Sayegh led out for 375,000 and Uselis made the call. On the 10♥ river, Al-Sayegh sized up to 650,000. Uselis went into the tank. The clock was called on him by one of his tablemates. The floor gave him a 30 second countdown which he used most of before finding the fold.
Al-Sayegh tabled A♦7♦ before taking the pot.
Level: 31
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ram Faravash | Australia | 4,465,000 | 37 |
| 2 | Salomon Azria | France | 2,595,000 | 22 |
| 3 | Tsugunari Toma | Japan | 5,740,000 | 48 |
| 4 | Pierre May | Germany | 1,575,000 | 13 |
| 5 | [Removed:451] | Belgium | 6,265,000 | 52 |
| 6 | Gediminas Uselis | Lithuania | 3,230,000 | 27 |
| 7 | Fabrice Bigot | France | 4,915,000 | 41 |
| 8 | Fehim Hajdari | Denmark | 925,000 | 8 |
Players in the Mystery Bounty are heading for a 20-minute break. There are now eight players remaining and the next payout is worth €35,910.
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