With the board reading 10♠7♦4♦2♦ and around 3,000 in the middle, Mahmoud Bedoui bet 2,500 from the big blind and Umberto Ruggeri called from early position.
Bedoui bet another 2,500 on the 9♦ river. Ruggeri raised to 15,200, and Bedoui thought for about a minute before folding.
Denys Mazur raised to 2,000 in early position. Robert Fluereci bumped it up to 6,000, which Mazur called once it had folded back to him.
Mazur check-called Fluereci's continuation-bet of 3,300 on the 8♥10♥5♣ flop before the Q♣ turn checked through. Mazur checked a third time on the 4♦ river, prompting Fluerici to announce all in.
Mazur had fewer chips than his opponent, and he went into the tank for his stack of 38,300. Eventually, he folded, showing the Q♠ in the process.
Fluereci returned the favor by letting Mazur pick one of his cards to table, and Mazur picked the A♣.
Linagce Ni opened the action with an under-the-gun raise to 2,000, only to face a three-bet from David Hagmann in early position to 6,500. Action folded back to Ni, who called.
The flop came 3♣7♣2♥, and Ni check-called Hagmann’s 6,000 bet.
Both the Q♦ turn and 7♦ river were checked through, setting up the showdown. Ni revealed 6♠6♣ for two pair, sevens and sixes, which was enough as Hagmann’s hand went into the muck.
Players were already heads up and on the turn, looking at a 8♦Q♦6♠5♣ board. The pot stood at around 15,000. Action was on Aram Sargsyan on the button, who already had 12,000 committed, but he was faced with a jam from Kuljinder Sidhu in the cutoff. Sidhu was the one at risk, as Sargsyan called after around 30 seconds and covered Sidhu's remaining ~68,000 stack.
Kuljinder Sidhu: A♠Q♥
Aram Sargsyan: 8♣8♥
Sidhu had flopped top pair, but Sargsyan had flopped a set of eights.
There was no help for Sidhu on the 2♥ river, and he was eliminated just a few levels before the end of the day.
Fabian Rolli committed his stack of 26,100 from the hijack preflop and was looked up by Christoph Sporri in middle position.
Fabian Rolli: A♦K♦
Christoph Sporri: 9♠9♥
Sporri remained ahead on the Q♦8♥5♣ flop and 7♦ turn, but Rolli was awarded the pot when he rivered a flush on the 2♦ river to make the nuts.
Paawan Bansal opened to 2,200 from the hijack, Tobias Leknes three-bet to 6,600 from the button, and Bansal called.
The flop came A♠K♣J♦, and Bansal check-called a 3,800 bet from Leknes.
Bansal check-called another bet for 9,200 from Leknes on the 7♠ turn. On the 6♣ river, Bansal checked, and Leknes bet 16,500, leaving a bit less than 20,000 behind. Bansal shoved with a covering stack, and Leknes folded.
Bansal asked Leknes if he wanted to see one card, and showed the 10♠ after Leknes confirmed that he did.
Philip Skarstedt opened to 2,500 from early position, Walter Treccarichi called on the button and Marcin Horecki also called from the small blind.
The 6♥7♠Q♠ flop was checked to Skarstedt, who continued for 3,000 and only Horecki called.
A K♠ turn was checked by both to the A♣ river. Skarstedt bet 17,500 and Horecki called.
Skarstedt showed A♠4♠ for the flush, which he made on the turn. Horecki mucked, passing the pot to Skarstedt.
The action folded to Alexander Sokolovsky on the button, who raised to 2,500. The small blind folded, and Simen Gulbrandsen in the big blind glanced at his cards before shoving all in. Sokolovsky asked the dealer for a count, and after she confirmed 25,600, he made the call.
Simen Gulbrandsen: 3♠3♥
Alexander Sokolovsky: 8♦8♠
Sokolovsky’s higher pair held up as the board ran J♠2♥9♣6♦A♣, sending Gulbrandsen to the rail.
With the board reading 4♣6♠7♠8♦, Felix Seelentag pushed his stack of 40,000 into a pot of 30,000 from the hijack. Gabriele Guerrini only needed a few moments before he called with the covering stack on the button.
Felix Seelentag: A♥5♥
Gabriele Guerrini: 6♥6♣
"Come on," Guerrini whispered, wanting to see the board pair. The 4♦ river granted his wish, making him a full house to beat the straight of Seelentag.
Guerrini celebrated winning the big pot while Seelentag quietly exited the tournament room.
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