Abdelhakim Zoufri had made it 15,000 to go preflop when Jorge Ramella reraised to 36,000. Zoufri then jammed all in for 100,000 chips and Ramella snap called with the covering stack.
Abdelhakim Zoufri: K♠K♦
Jorge Ramella: A♠A♥
Zoufri suffered the ultimate hold 'em cooler but turned some hope for an escape on 4♥4♦7♦J♦. The 5♣ river did not bring in his flush, however, and he quickly vacated the tournament area.
"I have them convinced I never bluff. Back from the dead," Graydon Kowal said as the cards were being dealt at his table. He proved to be a mere spectator as Paul Covaciu moved all in for 24,000 in early position. Philippe Barouk called on the button, as did Eero Rantala in the small blind.
The flop came 6♠2♣9♦ and Barouk bet 25,000. Rantala called to create a side pot as they went to the 3♠ turn.
Barouk fired another 40,000 and Rantala came back with an all-in shove. Barouk tanked for a few moments before calling for around 140,000.
He showed J♠J♣ and Covaciu turned over A♥K♥. They were both behind, however, as Rantala showed 9♥9♣ for a set. The river was the Q♦ and Rantala scooped the massive pot to send both players to the rail.
"Good hand," Kowal told him.
"Thank you. Got very lucky," Rantala replied as he stacked up more than 500,000.
Georgi Sandev had been left short-stacked and his remaining 22,000 was in the middle and he was at risk versus Shyngis Satubayev.
Georgi Sandev: K♦Q♥
Shyngis Satubayev: A♠9♠
Sandev needed some help but he missed the 8♦J♣6♠ flop.
The A♦ came on the turn to give Satubayev a pair of aces and leave Sandev drawing to the straight, but the K♥ arrived on the river to give him second pair and send him to the exit.
The cards were already on their backs preflop after Pieter Aerts jammed out of the small blind and Kiryl Asaulenka called all in for approximately 25,000 behind from the big blind.
Kiryl Asaulenka: 6♥6♣
Pieter Aerts: A♦Q♥
The bigger stack improved right away on the A♣8♣7♦ flop while Asaulenka gained some equity with the 4♥ turn. However, neither the set or straight came with the 10♠ river and that spelled the end for the Belorussian.
He briefly chatted with Konstantyn Holskyi in the four seat and mentioned he would jump into the Mystery Bounty Event shortly.
Shyngis Satubayev and Georgi Sandev were heads up on a flop of 8♠Q♣7♥. With 44,500 chips already in the middle, Sandev made a bet of 14,000 chips, which Satubayev called.
On the 4♦ turn, Sandev put his opponent all-in for 36,000 and received a snap call.
Shyngis Satubayev: A♠A♣
Georgi Sandev: K♠K♥
Both players had overpairs, but Satubayev had the higher one. His aces were not cracked when the river came the 5♦, and he doubled up to an average stack.
Sandev, meanwhile, was left with just over ten big blinds to play with.
Down to the last 32,000 in chips, Younes Charrat opted to move all in from middle position. Joao Sydenstricker on the button asked for a count on the shove, then moved all in, forcing out Aleksejs Ponakovs and Giovani Torre in the blinds.
Younes Charrat: 2♦2♠
Joao Sydenstricker: 6♠6♣
Once Sydenstricker had re-jammed, Charrat was already out of his seat and shook his head, even before all action was concluded. The mighty ducks could not come from behind on the A♠7♠4♠K♣J♦ runout and that spelled the end for the local player.
Around 50,000 was in the middle as Daniel Kyosev and Oswin Ziegelbecker went to the turn with the board showing 3♦J♠4♦8♦. Ziegelbecker then bet 15,000 from the small blind and Kyosev called in the cutoff.
The river was the 8♥ and Ziegelbecker slowed down and checked. Kyosev then moved all in for 61,500.
Ziegelbecker asked for a count, then went into the tank for several minutes until deciding to fold.
Samuel Ju is also at this table with a stack of around 300,000.
Peter Jaksland opened to 5,000 under the gun, and was called by Frederic Normand in middle position and Iurii Kondrat in the big blind.
On the K♣10♦7♥ flop Jaksland continued with a bet of 7,000 when Kondrat checked to him, Normand folded and Kondrat called.
The K♠ turn was checked through by both players, as was the J♦ river.
Kondrat showed A♣10♠ for a pair of tens, which was good enough to cause Jaksland to muck his hand.
Malcolm Franchi raised to 5,000 from early position before Kyle Julius pushed in 45,500 chips from the cutoff for an all-in bet.
Hans Erlandsson then reshoved from the button for 130,000 and Franchi let his hand go after some thought.
Kyle Julius: 8♥8♦
Hans Erlandsson: A♣K♣
The 4♣A♥10♣ flop gave Erlandsson top pair and also nullified one of Julius' outs. The 9♣ turn left him drawing dead as Erlandsson made a flush, and the Q♣ river was dealt as a formality.
Julius joined the rail, where many others had also gathered since the start of the level.
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