Silvio Giuliano raised to 200 from middle position, Timo Laasonen called in the hijack, then Dawid Drobinski three-bet to 1,100 from the cutoff. Giuliano and Laasonen both called.
All three players checked it back on the 4♥3♠5♥ flop. The turn came the 6♥ and Giuliano bet 1,200. Both of his opponents folded and he won the pot.
A full board of 6♦A♠7♥6♥10♥ was showing with around 15,000 chips in the middle when Maor Zaharagi bet 5,000 from the small blind. Javier Tazon was in the hijack and after a while thinking, he moved all-in for around 19,000.
It was then Zaharagi's turn to go into the tank and he needed a few minutes to mull things over, before he finally elected to fold.
"Eight-nine of hearts?" asked one of the table to Tazon, who shook his head in disagreement.
John Kitchen opened to 200 from the cutoff and faced a three-bet to 700 from Lamberto Beck in the small blind. Kitchen made the call, and they went heads-up to a flop of 5♣9♥2♥.
Beck continued for 500, and Kitchen quickly called.
The turn brought the 10♦, and Beck fired a second barrel of 1,500 which was enough to force Kitchen out of the hand and Beck claimed the pot without a showdown.
There were 2,000 chips in the middle on a flop of 9♦J♠7♣ when David McConachie checked from early position and Pascal Vos fired 1,000 from the next seat over. McConachie called.
A 5♠ dropped on the turn and again McConachie checked, then he was faced with a bet of 3,000 from Vos. After a short time, McConachie called.
When the J♥ completed the board on the river, McConachie checked for a third time, then Vos announced a bet of 9,000 and threw in the chips. McConachie took longer to think about this than he had on previous streets, but still came to the same conclusion as he had done before and called.
Vos then showed he flopped a straight with 10♠8♠, and McConachie held his cards up in front of him, snapped a picture of them with the board, then said "Ten-eight, yeah?", before he mucked.
Action was on the river on a board of 8♣J♦7♠5♥Q♣ and Gianluca Somma had checked from out of position. Yasuhiro Kubota bet 5,500 and Somma responded with a check-raise to 17,500.
Kubota went deep into the tank and eventually flicked in a chip to signify the call. Somma turned over 10♥9♠ for the straight. Kubota tapped the table as he handed over the majority of his stack to Somma.
Ayman Jarrar raised to 300 from the hijack, Javier Dominguez-Gomez three-bet to 1,200 from the small blind and Jarrar called.
The flop ran out 10♣J♠6♠ and Dominguez-Gomez made a continuation bet of 2,000, which Jarrar called. Both players opted to check back on the Q♠ turn.
The river was the 2♥ and Dominguez-Gomez bet 6,000. Jarrar folded and Dominguez-Gomez scooped the pot.
The first hand of the main event at Table 34 escalated quickly. With approximately 5,000 already in the middle, the action picked up on a flop of 3♠J♠8♠.
Michael Sklenicka led out with a bet of 2,100, and Ivan Vican made the call. Razvan Gherghe then raised to 7,200 and got a call from Sklenicka. When the action returned to Vican, he announced all in for 25,000.
Gherghe tanked for a while but eventually moved all in over the top, leaving Sklenicka with a tough decision. After deliberating, Sklenicka folded, saying he had 9♠10♠.
Ivan Vican: A♠Q♠ 
Razvan Gherghe: J♣J♦
Vican needed to dodge the board pairing to survive. The 6♦ on the turn kept him alive, but the river 8♥ gave Gherghe a full house, eliminating Vican.
Julien Sitbon opened the action under the gun with a raise to 300, and Dimitrios Gkatzas defended his big blind.
The flop came J♦3♣5♦, and after a check from Gkatzas, Sitbon continued for 300. Gkatzas called.
Both players checked the 5♣ turn, but the Q♠ river sparked fresh action. Gkatzas led out with a small bet of 200, only to face a quick raise to 2,200 from Sitbon. After a brief pause, Gkatzas made the call.
Sitbon revealed Q♦7♦ for queens and fives, enough to send Gkatzas’s cards into the muck as the pot slid Sitbon’s way.
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There were around 4,000 chips in the middle on a 6♣7♥2♠6♦ board when Fabrice Maltez checked the turn and Dmitry Shchepkin fired 1,600. Maltez called.
A 7♣ paired the board on the river and Maltez gathered chips then led out for 3,800. Shchepkin only needed a few seconds before he dropped in the call, and was probably expecting to see the cards of Maltez. However, Maltez didn't want to reveal his holding and mucked, which meant Shchepkin was pushed the pot without showing his cards.
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