Kostadin Mihaylov raised from under the gun and Alexander Norden defended in the big blind.
The 8♠4♣5♦ saw Norden played in flow. Mihaylov continued for 800 and Norden check-raised to 2,900, earning a quick fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,500 | |
|
28,000 |
The action picked up on a flop of A♥J♥7♦. Both Shalev Halfa and Markus Vogel checked, and Grigorios Chrysovergis bet 3,000. Halfa folded, while Vogel took his time before putting out a check-raise to 13,400. Chrysovergis cut out calling chips but eventually announced all in, and Vogel called.
Grigorios Chrysovergis: A♠Q♥ 
Markus Vogel: A♦K♥
Chrysovergis had kicker problems, and the A♣10♦ runout didn't improve his hand, leading to his early elimination from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
Busted |
The pot had grown to around 11,000 with two players navigating a full board of Q♦2♠3♦3♥J♦.
Komil Khamidov, in the hijack, checked the action to Gary Mamou, in the cutoff. Mamou bet out 7,900. Khamidov made a quick call. Mamou rolled over Q♣3♣ for a full house, earning him this sizable pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000 | |
|
12,500 |
Isabella Costa opened from the cutoff to 600. Emmanouil Vagianos called on the button and Mark Helou defended the big blind.
Helou checked the 9♦8♦6♠ flop to Costa who bet 1,500. Vagianos called and Helou folded. The 9♠ was checked around before Costa led the 7♥ turn for 2,500. Vagianos took a moment before folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
28,500
28,500
|
28,500 |
|
|
27,500 |
The pot had grown to around 6,000 with three players looking at a board of 9♦10♠5♣6♦.
The big blind checked the action to Sebastian Trela, who was under the gun. Trela bet out 2,600. Marcin Puczylowski, in early position, called and the big blind folded.
The 4♣ river saw Trela size up to 5,700 and Puczylowski made a reluctant call. Trela tabled K♦K♠, winning him this pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
20,500
20,500
|
20,500 |
Evangelos Bechrakis opened from under the gun to 600. Matteo Cecchetti called in the cutoff.
Bechrakis check-called a bet of 1,500 on the flop of K♥7♦J♣. The Q♣ turn was checked around, as was the A♦ river. Bechrakis showed A♥2♥ but was bested by the A♠J♦ of Cecchetti who rivered two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
28,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
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Leonidas Kostagiolas opened from the cutoff, and both Fintan Hand on the button and Jaroslaw Falkowski in the big blind called.
Fintan bet 500 after it was checked to him on the 3♥5♥Q♠ flop, and only Kostagiolas called.
Both players checked the 6♥ on the turn. When the river came A♠, Kostagiolas led out for 2,200, which was enough to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
30,000 | |
|
28,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
22,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
Sebastien Compte opened with a min-raise from the button, and Hristian Panchev put out a three-bet to 1,600 from the small blind. Both Thierry Gogniat in the big blind and Compte called.
The flop came 9♥J♠10♦, and Panchev made a continuation bet of 2,000, which only Gogniat called.
The turn brought the A♥, and Panchev kept up the aggression, betting 5,000. Gogniat took some time but ultimately folded, giving Panchev the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
30,000 | |
|
21,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
