Ferenc Vardai open-jammed for his last 11,000 chips from middle position and Stefan Dimitrov called on the button.
Ferenc Vardai: A♦J♣
Stefan Dimitrov: K♥Q♠
Vardai was ahead, but that quickly faded as Dimitrov picked up a queen on the 2♦6♦Q♦ flop. Vardai had hope with a diamond flush draw, but he missed on both the 9♥ turn and the 10♠ river.
Roger Sandsmark opened his button to 3,000. Antoine Labat then pushed all in for 30,000 in the small blind, which Ioannis Panagiotopoulos called in the big blind. Sandsmark debated calling off his stack of 23,700, but ultimately decided to fold.
Antoine Labat: A♠9♦
Ioannis Panagiotopoulos: A♣Q♣
Panagiotopoulos had the dominating hand and locked up the pot on the 4♥7♣3♣Q♠ turn.
The J♦ river was rendered meaningless as Labat busted his second and final bullet of the tournament. Not much later, Sandsmark was also eliminated.
Juho Suutari opened to 2,600 on the button, Andrea Cortellazzi called from the small blind, and Oscar Clemens Von Doebeln called from the big blind.
The Q♠8♥5♣ flop was checked by all to the 2♥ turn. Cortellazzi pushed out 15,000 from the small blind, and both Von Doebeln and Suutari folded to the bet.
Action folded to Fabian Wolf in the hijack, who looked at his cards and then at his stack. With just 9,200 behind, he shoved all in. The action reached David Hagmann in the big blind, who just glanced at his hand before calling.
Fabian Wolf: K♥K♦
David Hagmann: A♦5♣
The flop came 4♥A♣Q♥, giving Hagmann the lead with a pair of aces. “I think I need to stand up,” Wolf remarked, and did just that.
Standing up didn’t change the outcome. The 6♠ turn and 9♣ river left Wolf behind, sending him to the rail.
Petar Kalev jammed in his stack of 25,300 from the small blind. Former chipleader Mahmoud Bedoui instantly called under the gun.
Petar Kalev: J♠J♦
Mahmoud Bedoui: A♦K♥
Bedoui's ace-king was left unimproved after the 3♦Q♣9♣7♥10♣ runout, seeing Kalev's jacks hold for the double-up.
Dylan McGowan opened to 2,400 from the cutoff, and he received calls from Javier Fernandez Alonso on the button and Nichan Khorchidian in the big blind.
The flop came 3♦4♣5♦. Khorchidian led out with a 3,500 bet, McGowan folded, and Alonso raised to 12,000. Khorchidian called.
The two players checked the K♦ turn, leading to the Q♥ river. Khorchidian checked and Alonso shoved, covering Khorchidian who had around 45,000 left. Khorchidian opted to fold, and Alonso took the pot without showdown.
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
The field has been sent on its last 15-minute break of the evening. When they return, two more 60-minute levels will be played before Day 1b concludes.
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