Action was on the turn on a board of 10♦J♠A♦2♥ with around 10,000 in the pot. Karim Maekelberg led out for 6,500 from the small blind and Lars-magne Johansen raised to 15,000.
Maekelberg went into the tank with 16,300 left behind, so the bet represented an effective all-in. He eventually mucked and Johansen scooped the pot.
There were already around 10,000 chips in the pot on a board of Q♠8♠3♥3♦10♦ when Aleksey Cherkasov fired 7,000 on the river from the small blind. Dennis Magro was in the big blind and needed around a minute to contemplate before he finally made the call.
Cherkasov then revealed quads with 3♠3♣, and Magro had no choice but to muck.
Angelo Marrone opened to 700 from under the gun and called after Andries Swart in the small blind three-bet to 3,000.
Both players checked the A♦6♣9♦ leading to the 9♥ turn where Swart bet 2,000. Marrone called to see the 4♠ river where Swart bet an extra 6,500.
Marrone snap-called, flipping over A♥K♣ for two pair. Swart had a lower kicker with A♣J♣ and lost the pot.
Hristian Panchev raised from early position, Georgios Vrakas called in middle position and the big blind came along.
The flop came 10♠7♣4♦ and the big blind checked. Panchev made a continuation bet of 700 and Vrakas check-raised to 2,400, which only Panchev called. Both players then checked it back on the 2♠ turn.
The river was the 9♣ and Panchev led out for 3,000. Vrakas folded and Panchev took the pot.
Simon Higgins was seen dragging in a big pot at the expenses of Ivan Kuziv.
At showdown on the full board of J♣K♣3♥3♠4♣ with a chunk of chips in the middle, Higgins' K♠9♣ had made top pair to take down the Q♥Q♠ of Kuziv.
After the hand, Higgins' stack grew to around 45,000, and Kuziv dropped to 15,000.
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Artur Shupa opened to 800 from the button and Steven Watts defended from the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of 10♣4♦6♠ where Shupa bet 1,100. Watts check-called.
Shupa fired a second barrel of 3,500 on the 9♣ turn. After a small misunderstanding, Watts check-called again.
On the 4♥ river, Watts checked then snap-called after Shupa bet 5,500. But Watts' cards went into the muck after Shupa flipped over J♣10♦ for two pair.
Magnus Persson opened to 800 from middle position and Audrius Daugvilavicius called in the hijack. Radek Prochazka also called from the small blind.
They went to a flop of A♥Q♠K♠ where Prochazka checked and Persson bet 1,500. Daugvilavicius and Prochazka both called.
A K♦ on the turn was checked around to the 6♦ river, where Prochazka checked and Persson shoved for 16,200. Daugvilavicius and Prochazka both quickly folded, and Persson took down the pot.
With around 6,000 chips in the pot on a A♠3♦10♥3♠ board, Wojciech Barzantny checked and Simon Higgins bet 3,000 from the cutoff. Eduard Rau called on the button, and Barzantny folded.
A J♥ dropped on the river and after Higgins checked, Rau moved all in. There was no need to get a count as Higgins immediately folded, and Rau took the pot.
On a flop of K♦9♥6♦ with already 11,000 in the pot, Pierre Calamusa in the big blind bet 2,500 and he was called by Artsiom Lasouski on the button.
Calamusa fired a second barrel of 6,500 on the 8♦ turn. Lasouski called once again.
The 7♣ completed the board and Calamusa checked. Lasouski took this opportunity to go all in for 16,200, putting Calamusa in a tough spot.
Calamusa went into the tank for several minutes, until Lasouski called the clock. At the end of the countdown, the Frenchman eventually made the call, finding himself at risk for 15,600.
Pierre Calamusa: A♣K♠ 
Artsiom Lasouski: Q♦Q♣
Calamusa flopped top pair and doubled through Lasouski's queens.
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