Cards were on their backs as table 301 was preparing to break, with Itay Itzhaky at risk against Andre Marchi on the 9♦2♦Q♣ flop.
Itay Itzhaky: 9♥8♥ 
Andre Marchi: A♥Q♠
Itzhaky was all in for 60,100, and Marchi remained ahead on the 5♣ turn. Itzhaky then spiked the 8♣ river, making two pair to stay alive.
ARMO 1403 raised to 2,500 from the hijack. Kollegah, in the small blind, called.
The K♥2♥6♠ flop saw Kollegah check and call a bet of 3,500 from ARMO 1403.
The 3♣ turn checked through to the 3♦ on the river. Kollegah bet out 6,000 and ARMO 1403 elected to raise to 20,000. Kollegah tanked for some time before making the call. ARMO 1403 instantly mucked his cards, while Kollegah proudly tabled A♠2♣ for bottom pair.
Andrea Fabrizi was all in for his last 1,600 from under the gun, and Marko Conte raised to 3,200 in the cutoff. The rest of the table folded, and the hands were revealed.
Andrea Fabrizi: 8♥8♦
Marko Conte: Q♣5♣
Conte connected with the Q♦J♦K♥2♥2♦ runout, besting Fabrizi's pocket pair to score the knockout.
The pot stood at 9,000 with two players looking at a flop of 2♠J♣K♠.
Alexandre Bermon, who was under the gun, checked to Ardiles, in the hijack, who bet out 5,500. Bermon check-raised to 15,100. Ardiles moved all in and Bermon called the bet for his effective stack of 43,500.
Alexandre Bermon: A♠10♠
Ardiles: A♦A♣
Bermon had run into aces, but had flush and straight outs to survive. Ardiles' aces were drawing dead on the 5♠ turn and 4♠ river, keeping Bermon alive.
Level: 7
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Espen Jorstad memorably won the WSOP Main Event in 2022. But the victory, which netted him $10 million and a gold bracelet, didn't come without some difficult decisions.
The champion, in a GTO Wizard video, broke down the ICM implications of his decisions along the way at the final table four years ago.
The field has crossed 1,000 entries for the day, as players have been sent on an extended 60-minute break.
Action will resume on Level 7 at approximately 4:20 p.m. local time.
A player in middle position raised to 2,000, receiving three calls. Bebe, in the small blind, squeezed to 15,000. Zvonimir Topic, in the big blind, four-bet jammed for 27,900. All players folded, while Bebe made the call.
Zvonimir Topic: K♦K♣
Bebe: 10♠10♦
The board ran out A♣7♥2♠9♦Q♣, ensuring Topic's double-up.
Action folded to Flussmarmelade on the button, who opened to 2,200. Miroslav Kolev made the call in the small blind, and Catalin Diac committed almost his entire stack with a three-bet to 31,000.
Flussmarmelade folded, while Kolev moved all in and Diac quickly called his last 4,300.
Catalin Diac: 2♠2♣
Miroslav Kolev: A♠K♣
The dealer fanned out the Q♦8♠10♠5♦3♦ board, leaving Diac's pocket pair in the lead to secure the double-up.
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