Nearly 30,000 was already in the pot as EPT champion Sebastian Malec and Felix Schlott went to the turn on a board of 6♥3♣3♠3♦. Malec then bet 12,200 from middle position and Schlott called on the button.
The river was the J♦ and Malec moved all in. Schlott quickly called for his last 20,000 and showed 2♠2♣ for a full house, but Malec had A♣A♥ for a higher full house to send Schlott to the rail.
Arie Kliper raised to 2,100 in middle position and Joao Simao in the cutoff and small blind Marius Gierse both called. Michele Pucci then three-bet to 12,000 in the big blind and only Kliper called.
The flop came A♠8♥5♦ and Pucci bet 5,000. Kliper called to see the 3♠ turn, where Pucci moved all in for 26,300.
Kliper confirmed the amount and took about 30 seconds before tossing his cards away.
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Agshin Ahmadli open-shoved for 14,400 from late position and Jose Jaraiz Lopez got the count and then called in the big blind with the covering stack. Players turned their cards.
Agshin Ahmadli: A♠K♥ 
Jose Jaraiz Lopez: A♣10♣
Ahmadli had his opponent dominated, but the 4♣6♣J♥ gave Lopez a flush draw. The turn was the 10♠, which paired Lopez' hand and put Ahmadli way behind. The river was the 3♦ and Lopez held to win the pot, sending Ahmadli to the rail.
Elsewhere, Marle Spragg was eliminated. She got her king-queen in good against Mark Teltscher's queen-jack, but Teltscher won the hand to send her out. Spragg then sat back down for her second bullet.
Gergo Szabo had a raise of 4,100 in front of him from the cutoff before Manig Loeser moved all in from the big blind. The table folded back to Szabo who quickly called for 15,000.
Gergo Szabo: A♦K♥
Manig Loeser: J♣J♥
It wasn't a race situation for long, as the J♠J♦7♣ flop gave Loeser quads and left Szabo already drawing dead. The rest of the board came 3♠Q♣ and the 2019 champion of this event scored the knockout.
Heads up on a board of Q♥J♣5♠9♣, Ari Engel bet 5,300 from the button and Pierre Calamusa called in the small blind.
The river was the Q♣ and Engel bet 15,500, leaving himself less than 1,000 behind.
"Will you show if I show?" Calamusa asked him, as he paused for a few seconds before folding.
Engel shook his head and returned his cards face down.
"Even when he's not in the hand, he tries," tablemate Stephen Song said about Calamusa's propensity to get his opponents to show their cards.
Patrik Antonius open-raised to 1,800 from the button and Petre Ionescu made a big shove for 23,500 from the big blind. Antonius took a moment before putting his chips in the middle to make the call. Ionescu was at risk as players flipped their cards.
Petre Ionescu: 4♦4♥
Patrik Antonius: A♦9♦
The board ran out 10♦Q♣A♣7♥Q♦ and Antonius paired his ace, making two pair with the queens on board to win the pot. Antonius, who won the €100,000 Super High Roller here in Monte Carlo last year, sat down with a 30,000 starting stack shortly after the dinner break and after this hand, nearly doubled it.
Yngve Steen had all of his chips in the middle from early position with a stack of 18,200. He was looked up by Ariel Sebban in the big blind, who had the bigger stack as the cards were revealed.
Yngve Steen: A♥Q♦
Ariel Sebban: 9♥9♣
The board ran out in dramatic fashion, as the 8♦3♦9♦ flop gave Sebban a set of nines and Steen a flush draw. The J♦ turn completed Steen's flush and brought him ahead and the 6♥ river was a blank. Steen scooped in the pot for a double up.
Matyas Klimko and Frederic Delval were locked into a preflop raising battle. Klimko was all in from the button for 32,000 against Delval, who had him covered from late position as players flipped their cards.
Matyas Klimko: A♦K♣
Frederic Delval: Q♦Q♥
The board ran out 2♦7♣9♥4♥5♣ and Delval held with his pocket queens to win the pot.
Klimko tapped the table and said, "Nice playing with you all," as he stood up.
Delval turned to Yuxi Huang seated on his left and said, "I've always been lucky with queens in my life... I've been married for 30 years."
Hala Karam raised to 1,600 in middle position and Ren Lin called in the hijack. Ilija Savevski then three-bet to 6,000 in the cutoff and Karam folded. Lin pretended to check his wallet before moving all in. "Pocket tens, please," he said to Savevski, who quickly called for 35,000.
Ilija Savevski: A♠Q♠
Ren Lin: K♣J♥
"Ah, 50-50," Lin added once the cards were revealed. The K♠9♣6♣ flop gave him the lead with top pair, while the rest of the board ran out 5♥J♣ and Lin improved to two pair to send Savevski to the rail.
"Gamble too much," Lin said as he took in the pot.
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