Lazer Gjergji just missed out on the last three tables when open-shoving for 200,000 with the . From one seat over, Robert Kokoska made the call with and the board ran out to bust Gjergji in 25th place.
Domenico Gala opened the action with a raise to 40,000 from under the gun and Ivan Luca called, as did Gregorz Wyraz. Christian Tauscher in the small blind shoved for 129,000 and Gala min-raised, though he first didn't put in enough and it was ruled as a forced raise. Luca then made it 395,000 to go and Heder tanked for a long time before letting it go.
Luca:
Tauscher:
The board ran out and that busted Tauscher in 24th place.
The cards were already rushed away and a big pile of chips was pushed towards Maria Lampropoulos while Mahmut Yildirim exited the tournament area. From what has transpired, the Swiss had flopped top pair and top kicker on a flop while Lampropoulos had middle set with pocket nines.
Neither the turn or river changed anything and Lampropoulos propelled into the lead.
Azmi Korkmaz shoved for 85,000 with the and was called by Andres Viola from two seats over on the button, the Argentinian held .
The flop didn't help the short stack, but Korkmaz picked up a flush draw as well on the turn. It was the blank river that reduced the field to the last 26 hopefuls. With 24 players left, a redraw will take place.
Just as the new level started, Patrick Wolff had raised from early position and Petr Machacek shoved from the button for 91,000 to receive a call.
Machacek:
Wolff:
The flop was still good for Machacek, but the turn improved Wolff to trips. Only one of the two remaining eights in the deck would keep the Czech in, but it was the river instead that sent him out in 28th place.
Alexandru Farcasanu opened to 36,000 and then faced the shove of Karol Radomski for 399,000. The Romanian online qualifier gave it some thought and then let go.
Mahmut Yildirim saw a raise to 35,000 by Maria Lampropoulos from under the gun and three-bet to 76,000 from the cutoff. The Argentinian called and then check-called the flop for 100,000. On the turn, Lampropoulos checked again and then folded to a second barrel worth 125,000.