Nikolay Ponomarev moved all in from under the gun for 510,000. Antal Hamza called from the cutoff and had him covered.
Nikolay Ponomarev: Q♠Q♥
Antal Hamza: 8♥8♣
Hamza made a full house across the 2♣4♠4♦8♦K♠ runout to eliminate Ponomarev.
Antal Hamza raised to 130,000 from the small blind. Markus Vogel called from the big blind.
Hamza led out for 150,000 on the 8♦7♣10♣ flop. Vogel called. Hamza then checked the 7♠ turn to Vogel who bet 155,000. Hamza called before moving all in on the 9♦. He had Vogel covered. Vogel took around a minute before folding, showing the 7♥ for trips in the process.
Hamza credited Vogel for a great fold as he showed 10♦10♥ for a full house.
Malcolm Franchi opened to 250,000 from late position, leaving 300,000 behind, and Yehor Shumeiko called from the small blind.
The flop came Q♣5♦J♥. Shumeiko checked, and Franchi made a continuation bet of 175,000. Shumeiko then moved all in, and Franchi called.
Malcolm Franchi: A♠J♣
Yehor Shumeiko: K♠Q♠
Franchi managed to hit a pair of jacks, but Shumeiko had top pair. The turn came 2♥, and Franchi still needed help, but the river was the J♦, improving him to trips. He started singing a French song and said, "It does the job!" as he secured the double up.
Ioannis Oikonomidis moved all in from under the gun for 425,000. Giuseppe Dedoni called from middle position, and the action folded to Youngshin Im in the big blind. She took some time before announcing all in for approximately 1,100,000, and Dedoni snap called.
Ioannis Oikonomidis: Q♠Q♣
Youngshin Im: A♣K♦
Giuseppe Dedoni: A♠A♦
Dedoni had both of his opponents in a tough spot and was in an excellent position to scoop a massive pot. The board till the turn was4♥7♥10♦J♣, giving Im a slim chance to win with a gutshot. However, the river was the K♥, which was not enough and both Oikonomidis and Im were eliminated. Dedoni holds a stack worth twice the average.
Christopher Brammer opened from the button to 160,000. Virgile Turchi moved all in from the small blind for approximately 750,000. Brammer made the call.
Christopher Brammer: Q♠Q♦
Virgile Turchi: K♠Q♥
Turchi couldn't find a king across the 7♣2♦9♥3♠8♠ runout and was sent to the rail.
Thomas Graupner raised in early postion to 160,000 and got a call from Mariusz Golinski on the button.
Graupner fired out a bet of 150,000 on J♣4♣2♦, but his wager was quickly raised to 400,000 by Golinski. After a brief deliberation, Graupner shoved in 1,100,000, which Golinski immediately called.
Thomas Graupner: 9♣9♦
Mariusz Golinski: A♣J♥
The board ran out 4♥Q♠ and Graupner was eliminated.
The action picked up on the 7♥10♥4♣ flop, where Vito Vella moved all in after a bet from Antal Hamza, and Hamza quickly called.
Vito Vella: A♦A♥
Antal Hamza: 4♥4♦
Hamza was in great shape to eliminate his opponent, and the 4♠ on the turn sealed the deal for him. The J♠ completed the board, and Vella was eliminated in 22nd place.
Christopher Brammer opened the action with a raise to 160,000. When the action arrived at Cyril Mira, he moved all in, and Claudio Di Giacomo also moved all in from his direct left. Brammer took some time but ultimately folded.
Cyril Mira: Q♣10♣
Claudio Di Giacomo: A♠Q♠
The dealer put out the 7♦9♠4♣ flop. The turn was the 7♣, giving Mira some extra outs, but the 6♦ on the river was not one of them, and he was eliminated in 21st place.
Omar Del Pino was left short after losing with K♣10♣ against the A♥Q♦ of Christopher Wood. The board ran out Q♠4♠5♥J♦3♦.
The next hand Youngshin Im put Del Pino all in for his last 50,000, with the rest of his stack already in the middle in blinds and ante.
Omar Del Pino: Q♦3♦
Youngshin Im: 8♥4♠
Im made two pair across the Q♦8♠4♣7♥A♣ runout to eliminate Del Pino.
Giuseppe Dedoni opened the button to 200,000. Malcolm Franchi put in his last 60,000 chips having lost 800,000 to Dedoni the previous hand after he caught Franchi bluffing with king-high.
Mariusz Golinski called in the big blind. He check-folded to a bet of 150,000 on the flop of K♥2♥A♣. Dedoni and Franchi showed down.
Malcolm Franchi: 9♠7♥
Giuseppe Dedoni: A♠6♥
Franchi was drawing to running hearts and he didn't find one on the J♠ turn. The 8♦ confirmed his exit from the tournament.
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