Action was picked up with Emmanouil Asgoudakis all in and at risk versus the slightly covering stack of Firoz Mangroe.
Emmanouil Asgoudakis: K♦J♦
Firoz Mangroe: A♣8♠
Mangroe made top pair across the 6♣A♥J♠3♠2♦ runout to secure a crucial double up with the bubble approaching.
Benjamin Philipps opened from early position to 16,000. Vasileios Tsaknis had the clock called on him before moving all in for 43,000. Action folded around and Philipps called.
Vasileios Tsaknis: A♥5♣
Benjamin Philipps: A♦9♦
Philipps willed a five out of the deck for Tsaknis but it didn't come across the 3♠Q♣7♥9♥7♦ runout and he was sent to the rail.
Marcin Kreft raised to 17,000 in early position, Nariman Yaghmai, in middle position, three-bet jammed his last 56,000, and Samir Taouint, in the small blind, cold-called. Kreft moved all in for 147,000 and Taouint called.
Nariman Yaghmai: J♠J♥
Marcin Kreft: A♠A♦
Samir Taouint: Q♣Q♦
The board ran out 9♦8♠K♣7♠8♣; Kreft's aces held to secure a massive pot, sending Yaghmai to the rail in the process.
Action was picked up with all in and call announced. Ben Hershkovich was at risk from under the gun against the covering stack of Iakovos Aletras.
Ben Hershkovich: J♠J♣
Iakovos Aletras: A♠A♦
Aletras flopped a boat on 6♥A♣6♣ and the 7♦ turn confirmed Hershkovich's exit from the tournament. The K♠ river was a mere formality.
Alexey Badulin raised to 12,000 in early position, the cutoff called and Michele Di Lauro, in the big blind, three-bet jammed for 80,000. Badulin called off the bet for his approximate stack of 75,000 and the cutoff folded.
Alexey Badulin: J♣J♦
Michele Di Lauro: A♠J♠
The Q♦K♠7♦ flop saw Badulin best, but Di Lauro picked up a straight draw to go with his ace. The Q♥ turn offered some counterfeit outs, but it was the A♣ river that saw Di Lauro take the lead and eliminate Badulin.
Martin Naveiro, in early position, moved all in for 1,000, Stefan Ionita, in middle position, put in a raise to 10,000, and Vincze Baranyi, on the button, three-bet to 45,000. Stefan folded.
Martin Naveiro: 8♥7♦
Vincze Baranyi: 9♣9♠
Naveiro needed help, but the 3♣6♣3♥ flop provided no immediate solutions. Naveiro was dead on the J♣ turn and the 7♣ river sent him to the rail.
Besnik Sulejmani moved all in from middle position, and Tomas Geleziunas made the call, with everyone else stepping aside.
Besnik Sulejmani: Q♥J♥
Tomas Geleziunas: A♠10♥
The board ran out A♦2♠A♣3x10x, giving Geleziunas a full house and eliminating Sulejmani from the tournament.
Fintan Gavin rasied from the cutoff, Stanislaw Grodek three-bet jammed from the button and Gavin called.
Stanislaw Grodek: 8♥8♣
Fintan Gavin: 9♦9♥
The board ran out 6♠Q♦10♣2♠6♥; Grodek's inferior pocket pair failed to improve and he was sent to the rail.
Samir Taouint opened to 6,000 from the hijack. Johannes Verhagen moved all in for around 48,000 from the small blind. Action folded around and Taouint made the call.
Johannes Verhagen: A♦5♦
Samir Taouint: K♣Q♠
Taouint made top pair across the Q♦9♠10♥2♠4♦ runout to secure the pot and eliminate Verhagen.
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