Christopher Wood moved all in from the button. Denis Gergoc called from the small blind but was covered.
Denis Gergoc: K♠K♦
Christopher Wood: A♣3♣
Wood flopped trips on the runout of A♠6♦A♦8♥9♠ to eliminate Gergoc.
Christopher Wood moved all in from the button. Denis Gergoc called from the small blind but was covered.
Denis Gergoc: K♠K♦
Christopher Wood: A♣3♣
Wood flopped trips on the runout of A♠6♦A♦8♥9♠ to eliminate Gergoc.
Samy Dubonnet was all-in and at risk from the big blind for around 275,000. Thomas Graupner had him covered from the hijack.
Samy Dubonnet: 7♦7♥
Thomas Graupner: Q♠Q♥
Both made two pair across the 5♠2♥4♣2♦A♥ runout but it was Graupner's holding that came out on top and Dubonnet was sent to the rail.
There was an all-in and call at table six between Jyri Merivirta and Claudio Di Giacomo.
Jyri Merivirta: J♥J♦
Claudio Di Giacomo: K♠K♥
Merivirta was on the wrong side of the cooler and didn't manage to improve on the 8♦8♣2♠7♣A♣ board. He exited the tournament, while Di Giacomo continued to build his stack.
Piotr Sztenkiel opened the action with a min-raise, and Miika Toyras responded with an all-in for 280,000. After getting the exact count, Sztenkiel made the call.
Miika Toyras: A♥K♥
Piotr Sztenkiel: 8♠8♦
Toyras' tournament life was on the line, and the dealer put out a full board of 3♦J♠3♣7♦9♣. Toyras was eliminated, while Sztenkiel continued building a very healthy stack.
Sebastien Compte opened to 35,000 from the cutoff. Itai Levy moved all in from the small blind for around 275,000. The big blind folded and Compte called.
Itai Levy: Q♣10♣
Sebastien Compte: A♣K♦
Levy took the lead on the 6♥Q♦4♣ flop but the A♠ turn gave Compte top pair top kicker. The 5♦ sealed Levy's fate. He wished the table good luck before departing the tournament area.
The action was picked up with both Michele Di Lauro and Ivan Burmistrov having their cards turned up preflop.
Michele Di Lauro: A♥Q♦
Ivan Burmistrov: J♥J♦
Di Lauro needed to win this flip to stay in the tournament, but the 4♦6♣9♠7♦3♣ runout was no help for him. Di Lauro exited the tournament, while Burmistrov sits comfortably with an above-average stack.
Mikalai Ihnatovich opened from under the gun to 30,000. Parker Talbot moved all in for 125,000 from the hijack. Cyril Mira in the cutoff then moved all in over the top. He had both players covered but Ihnatovich made the fold.
Parker Talbot: A♣3♣
Cyril Mira: A♠Q♥
Talbot needed clubs and found one on the K♣8♥Q♠ flop. Mira made second pair on the flop and another club was found on the 2♣ turn. The board pairing 2♦ gave Mira two pair and eliminated Talbot from the tournament.
Rasmus Rasmussen moved all in from early position for 44,000. The action folded to Ivan Fedor in the small blind, who also announced all in. Vlado Banicevic, with only 15,000 left behind, called from the big blind as well.
Vlado Banicevic: K♠8♣
Rasmus Rasmussen: A♥10♣
Ivan Fedor: 9♥9♠
Rasmussen managed to hit a pair on the 4♥10♦6♠2♣Q♣ runout and nearly tripled up his stack while sending Banicevic to the rail. This left Fedor with just two big blinds.