Stoyan Madanzhiev had all his 45,000 chips in the pot preflop from middle position against Jeremie Zouari, who had 45,600 in the small blind. Players flipped their cards.
Stoyan Madanzhiev: K♥Q♥
Jeremie Zouari: A♠K♦
The board ran out 7♠2♠6♠3♦4♦ and Zouari held with his ace-high, eliminating Madanzhiev from the flight.
Robin Zagorski in the small blind and Philipp Schieffer in the hijack went on a preflop raising war that ended with both players having all their chips in the middle.
Philipp Schieffer: A♦A♠
Robin Zagorski: A♣K♣
Schieffer had picked up aces and Zagorski found no miracles on the 4♠7♦9♥10♦10♥ board. The two players got up and exchanged a handshake as Zagorski prepared to make his exit, but a count showed he had Schieffer's 40,000 covered by just 1,000.
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Heads-up on a board of J♣7♣A♠2♣, David Docherty bet 11,000 from the button and Nicolas Chouity called in the cutoff.
The river was the 10♠ and Docherty moved all in. Chouity, with around 25,000 remaining, tanked for several minutes before calling off his last chips.
Docherty turned over A♣10♦ for two pair and Chouity threw A♦3♥ into the muck. Docherty, who had been using Chouity's phone charger, made sure to return it before the 2010 champion of this event made his exit.
"Never feels right when you bust the guy whose charger you've been using," tablemate Martin Zamani observed.
Pierre Calamusa open-shoved for 14,800 from the cutoff and Diogo Coelho called in the big blind with the covering stack. Players flipped their cards, with Calamusa at risk.
Pierre Calamusa: 5♣5♦
Diogo Coelho: 9♦9♥
The board ran out 6♣K♣8♠6♥6♦ and Coelho held with his pocket nines, making a full house with the sixes on board. He won the pot and Calamusa was eliminated from the tournament.
