Giorgos Onisiforou under the gun found himself at risk for 10,000 against Nicolas Tytgat to his left.
Giorgos Onisiforou: K♦Q♥
Nicolas Tytgat: 7♠7♣
Tytgat flopped a set on 6♦7♥3♥J♥2♦, leaving no chance for Onisiforou who was eliminated.
Giorgos Onisiforou under the gun found himself at risk for 10,000 against Nicolas Tytgat to his left.
Giorgos Onisiforou: K♦Q♥
Nicolas Tytgat: 7♠7♣
Tytgat flopped a set on 6♦7♥3♥J♥2♦, leaving no chance for Onisiforou who was eliminated.
Keith Johnson was all-in for 22,300 and at risk versus Mitja Rudolf, on a flop of K♥Q♣6♥.
Keith Johnson: Q♥4♥
Mitja Rudolf: A♥3♥
Johnson was ahead with a pair of queens, and while he also held the flush draw, Rudolf had the best version of it.
The 2♥ hit on the turn leaving Johnson drawing dead with the worse flush, and the A♦ river completed the board.
George Tomescu opened under the gun to 2,000, and was called by Boris Berthomet on the button and Will Kassouf in the big blind.
On the J♠7♣5♣ turn, Kassouf check-raised to 7,700 versus a bet of 2,300 from Berthomet, who quickly called. Tomescu folded.
The A♦ rolled off on the turn, and Kassouf took some time before jamming for 20,500, saying "The Ace might have saved you. I've got two pair or a set minimum, that's all I'm saying."
Berthomet gave it some thought before sending his cards to the dealer.
Tobias Garp opened to 1,600 from middle position, and action folded to Iman Gazorishandiz in the big blind, who produced a three-bet to 4,200.
Garp thought for a moment and four-bet jammed for 18,800, with his opponent making the quick call with the covering stack.
Tobias Garp: A♥Q♦
Iman Gazorishandiz: K♣K♦
Garp only had one overcard, and it appeared on the turn on the 10♣3♣2♥A♣3♥ runout, with Gazorishandiz cursing the poker gods as his opponent raked in the pot.
There was 4,200 in front of Mengshi Tian, with Christoph Dufhaus all-in for 18,700. Tian thought for a bit but made the call.
Christoph Dufhaus: 10♠10♦
Mengshi Tian: 9♠9♣
Dufhaus had the better pocket pair, and there were no surprises on the K♦4♣4♦7♥3♠ runout.
Around 24,800 had gathered in the middle on a board of A♠9♠8♦10♠, in a hand between Armin Rezaei in middle position and Juho Suutari in the cutoff.
After a good deal of thought, Rezaei slid out a bet of 5,000, and Suutari called.
The river brought the K♠ and one-card flush scenarios, and was checked through. Rezaei tabled A♦9♦ for two pair aces and nines, but Suutari had 9♣9♥ for the set of nines.
Thierry Gogniat opened to 800 from middle position and faced Leo Worthington-Leese, who defended from the big blind.
Both of them checked the 3♣J♣5♦ flop leading to the A♥ turn where Gogniat bet 1,000. Worthington-Leese check-called.
The J♦ completed the board and Gogniat bet 3,000. Worthington-Leese check-raised all in and Gogniat called, finding himself at risk for 18,000.
Thierry Gogniat: 3♦3♥
Leo Worthington-Leese: Q♣J♥
Gogniat stood up when he was called, only to realize that he won with a full house and doubled up.
Vlada Stojanovic opened to 700 from the cutoff, and Antonino Venneri defended the big blind.
On the 9♣7♦9♥ flop, Venneri check-called versus a bet of 500 from his opponent.
The 5♥ hit on the turn, and Venneri check-raised to 4,500 versus a bet of 2,000 from Stojanovic. After some thought, Stojanovic called.
The 10♠ river completed the board, and Venneri fired out a bet of 10,000, Stojanovic's calling chips almost beating him into the pot.
Stojanovic tabled A♠9♠ for the flopped trip nines, but they were behind from the turn versus Venneri's 8♦6♦, for the eventual ten-high straight.
Andrii Nikitin opened to 600 from early position, and received a call from Loic Debregeas in middle position.
On the 8♣5♦2♥ flop, Nikitin continued with a bet of 900, and Debregeas stuck around.
The 9♠ hit on the turn, and Nikitin fired again, sliding out a bet of 3,000. Debregeas again called.
The A♥ river slowed Nikitin down and he checked. Debregeas took a bit of time before jamming for22,000 into the 9,000 pot. Nikitin was pained, looking slightly perplexed by the move, and after about two minutes he eventually let his hand go.
There was 6,000 in front of Giovanni La Padula in early position, and Kostadin Kostadinov had moved all-in for 38,000 from middle position. La Padula took at least two minutes before making the call, Kostadinov slightly covering the Italian.
Giovanni La Padula: A♥K♦
Kostadin Kostadinov: A♠J♠
La Padula had his opponent dominated, but went behind after the J♣5♦2♥ flop.
The 8♥ turn was a brick, but the K♥ river brought salvation for La Padula, shipping him the double-up.