In a blind versus blind battle, Andrei Birgaoanu and Daniel Rodriguez exchanged raises until Birgaoanu had committed his last 81,000.
Andrei Birgaoanu: A♥K♦ 
Daniel Rodriguez: A♣K♣
Both players showed down ace-king and were poised for a chop, but the J♦2♦4♦ flop gave Birgaoanu a flush draw. The 3♦ turn completed his flush, and he secured the double-up on the 2♥ river.
Grzegorz Kozieja opened under the gun with a raise to 6,000. Oleg Vasylchenko in middle position called, and Daniel Rodriguez in the cutoff responded with a three-bet to 24,000. When the action returned to Kozieja, he took his time before folding. Vasylchenko, however, was ready to commit and shoved. Rodriguez double-checked his cards before making a quick call, sending the hand to showdown.
Daniel Rodriguez: A♠A♦
Oleg Vasylchenko: 9♠9♦
Vasylchenko needed some help from the board to eliminate Rodriguez, but it ran 6♦4♦3♥Q♣3♣, giving Rodriguez a clear double-up.
Players were already heads up and on the turn, looking at the 5♥2♠4♣4♥ board. The pot stood at around 15,000, and Diogo Vieira bet 28,000 from the big blind. Action was on Joshua Gebissa on the button, who took some time before calling.
The 7♠ completed the board, and Vieira checked. Gebissa tanked before betting 50,000. Vieira thought about his decision before placing a single chip to call. Gabissa turned over A♦9♣ for ace-high, but Vieira made the right call and took the pot with two pair, holding 6♠7♦.
Simeon Naydenov raised to 6,000 under the gun and Uri Gilboa called in early position. Enrico Camosci then three-bet to 21,000 in middle position, and only Gilboa called.
Camosci continued for 12,000 on the Q♥Q♦7♠ flop, and Gilboa called. Camosci announced a bet of 32,000 on the 7♥ turn, and Gilboa stuck in the chips before Camosci finished assembling the bet.
Gilboa checked to Camosci again on the 9♠ river, and this time Camosci checked back. Gilboa showed A♠A♦, and Camosci mucked.
"I wanted you to shove. I would've shoved too," Gilboa said to Naydenov.
"I know. That's why I didn't," Naydenov replied.
Stefan Heizmann opened to 6,000 from the hijack, Terry Jordon three-bet to 27,000 from the big blind, and Heizmann called.
The flop came A♦Q♦5♣, and Heizmann called a 7,000 continuation-bet from Jordan.
Jordan check-called a 7,000 bet from Heizmann on the 2♣ turn, before the two players checked the Q♣ river. Jordan had two pair with 9♣9♠, but Heizmann had him pipped with 10♦10♣ to win the hand.
Romain Le Dantec shoved for 20,000 from the button, and Tamer Kamel called from the big blind with a covering stack to put him at risk.
Romain Le Dantec: A♣4♠
Tamer Kamel:Q♥5♠
Le Dantec remained ahead with ace-high on the 8♠10♣K♥10♠J♦ runout to double his short stack.
Romain Le Dantec opened the action from under the gun with a raise to 6,000. Tamer Kamel in middle position called, and the action folded to Tobias Peters in the big blind. He sized up the stacks and three-bet to 29,000. Le Dantec then shoved for around 200,000. Kamel stepped aside, but Peters snap-called, and the cards went on their backs.
Tobias Peters: A♠A♣
Romain Le Dantec: Q♠Q♦
The board ran K♣7♣10♣5♥K♦, giving Peters the win and a big double-up, leaving Le Dantec short.
Between hands, players joked about how often queens seemed to appear that day.
In the very next hand, the same three players clashed again. Kamel opened to 6,000, and both blinds called. The flop came 7♥K♦7♠ and was checked through.
On the 10♠ turn, Peters bet 8,000. Le Dantec folded, but Kamel called.
The 5♣ river saw Peters check, and Kamel said, "We just talked about this hand, I check," before revealing Q♥Q♠ to take the pot, proving once again that queens were a favorite hand at the table.
Around 130,000 was already in the pot as Darius Neagoe and Ersin Ical went to the turn on a board of 9♣3♥8♥5♠. Neagoe then moved all in for 81,000 on the button, and Ical called in the small blind.
Ical showed A♣A♠, but Neagoe had 8♠8♣ for a flopped set. The 2♠ fell on the river, and Neagoe earned the double up.
Aleksandr Shevliakov and his neighbor, Mikhail Rudoy, were already heads up and all in with the cards on their backs.
Rudoy was at risk for his remaining few big blinds, and Shevliakov had him covered.
Mikhail Rudoy: A♥K♠
Aleksandr Shevliakov: K♦9♦
Shevaliakov was already pulling in the pot after picking up the flush on the 2♦4♣A♦J♦5♦ runout, sending Rodoy home in one of the first few hands back from the break.
Action folded to Mariusz Klabisch who moved all in for 30,000 in the small blind, and Grzegorz Kozieja called in the big blind.
Mariusz Klabisch: 7♣7♥
Grzegorz Kozieja: J♦8♦
"Easy," tablemate Daniel Rodriguez told Klabisch going to the flop, which came 6♦Q♣2♠. The K♣ turn kept Klabisch in the lead, while the river was the 4♦ and he secured the double up.
"Like I said, easy," Rodriguez repeated.
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