Bernardo Neves in the cutoff moved all-in for 43,000 and was called by Kevin Houghton on the button.
Bernardo Neves: A♥6♠
Kevin Houghton: A♣10♣
Houghton hit a pair on 10♥5♦J♣3♥4♥, leaving no chance for Neves who was eliminated.
Bernardo Neves in the cutoff moved all-in for 43,000 and was called by Kevin Houghton on the button.
Bernardo Neves: A♥6♠
Kevin Houghton: A♣10♣
Houghton hit a pair on 10♥5♦J♣3♥4♥, leaving no chance for Neves who was eliminated.
Three players saw the turn on a board of 3♥9♣4♣9♠ when Matin Talebi led out for 15,000 from the small blind. Konstantinos Tsikopoulos then raised to 40,000 in the big blind.
The action folded back to Talebi who reraised to 90,000. Tsikopoulos then moved all in for 182,000, and Talebi burned through a few time banks before calling.
Tsikopoulos showed 2♥2♦, while Talebi was on straight and flush draws holding 6♣5♣. The 7♦ river gave Talebi his straight and sent Tsikopoulos to the rail.
"I knew you had nothing," Tsikopoulos told him.
"You want to be up against this nothing?" Talebi replied.
"Yes, gladly," Tsikopoulos added as he went off to the payout desk.
Jacob Amsellem raised to 11,000 in early position, Christian Pedersen moved all in for 64,000 in the cutoff, and Amsellem called.
Christian Pedersen: A♣J♥
Jacob Amsellem: A♠Q♣
Amsellem had his opponent dominated and was poised for the knockout as the board ran out 6♥5♣4♠K♥7♠, securing the pot for the start-of-day chip leader and sending Pedersen to the rail.
Stanislav Koleno opened to 10,000 from middle position. Scott Margereson in the big blind three-bet all-in and Koleno snap-called.
Stanislav Koleno: A♦A♥
Scott Margereson: 8♥8♦
Koleno was on his way to win the pot on J♠2♣5♣9♥, but the 8♣ river gave a set to Margereson. Koleno was slightly covered and was eliminated.
Julian Wyss moved all in for 45,000 from the small blind, Carlos Garcia also shoved for 75,000 in the big blind, and Turbo Nguyen put both players at risk in middle position.
Julian Wyss: K♠J♣
Carlos Garcia: A♥Q♣
Turbo Nguyen: 9♠9♣
Wyss and Garcia both needed to improve against Nguyen's nines as the board ran out Q♠2♣3♣4♥, keeping Nguyen in the lead going to the river. The dealer turned over the A♣ on the river, giving Garcia top pair and earning him the pot to double off Nguyen while sending Wyss to the rail.
"You only play ace-queen? I've seen you play two hands today, both ace-queen," tablemate Kevin Houghton said to Garcia after the hand.
Sebastian Malec moved all in for 60,000 from the button and Raphael Bilger called in the big blind.
Sebastian Malec: A♦7♦
Raphael Bilger: A♣K♦
The 2016 EPT Barcelona champion was at-risk and dominated as the flop came A♥K♥6♥, giving Bilger two pair. Malec was left drawing dead aftr the 9♦ turn, while the 4♠ completed the board on the river and sealed his elimination.
At another table, Sergio Marin and Ran Shahar saw a flop of 5♠J♥9♦ where Marin bet 45,000 from the big blind. Shahar then raised to 120,000 in the cutoff.
Marin spent a few minutes in the tank until eventually announcing all in. Shahar had around 160,000 remaining and also took a minute, but he ended up folding and Marin took the pot.
Jareth East was all in for around 85,000 on the button against Kelvin Kerber in middle position.
Jareth East: A♥K♥
Kelvin Kerber: 8♥8♣
East picked up a flush draw on the flop of 10♣3♥4♥ and added a gutshot to his outs on the 2♣ turn.
"Too many outs," East said right before the 8♦ river landed to add insult to injury as Kerber made a set to send East to the rail.
Lars Tungel made it 12,000 from early position and then called the 56,000 shove of Ivan Banic, who was seated on the button.
Ivan Banic: 8♠8♣
Lars Tungel: 10♥10♣
Tungel had the higher pair heading to the A♠10♦7♥ flop that gave him a set, and meant Banic needed running cards to survive. Banic was drawing dead once the 3♦ fell on the turn. The J♠ completed the board and Banic headed to the rail, while Tungel was up to around 750,000.
Felix Kurmayr was all in against Darius Narmontas two seats to his left.
Felix Kurmayr: Q♦J♣
Darius Narmontas: 8♠8♥
Kurmayr took the lead on the flop of 9♣5♠J♥, but it was short-lived as the 8♣ turn landed to give Narmontas a set and the 5♦ river improved him to a full house as Kurmayr was sent to the rail.