Leendert Marcus raised to 180,000 from the hijack and Michel Vat shoved in the cutoff for 1,285,000. Dmitri Dan overshoved in the big blind and Marcus contemplated for a while but opted to fold.
Michel Vat: 
Dmitri Dan: 
The board ran out 
for Dan to hold and claim another victim as Vat was eliminated in 11th place for €7,000.
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Linda Nguyen shoved from under the gun for 260,000 and was called by Mario Manar on the button for his last 175,000. Tomas Sujeta shoved too from the small blind for Craig Smith to fold his big blind.
Mario Manara: 
Linda Nguyen: 
Tomas Sujeta: 
The flop came 
for them all to hit a pair but keepNguyen ahead.
The turn was the 
which didn't change much and neither did the 
on the river as Nguyen eliminated Manara and earned a full double-up through Sujeta.
Peter de Bruin raised to 180,000 from the button and Mario Manara three-bet to 580,000 in the small blind. Action folded back to De Bruin who shoved for 1,550,000 and Manara snap-called with the slightly bigger stack.
Peter de Bruin:
Mario Manara:
The board ran out 
for De Bruin to turn the flush for the double-up and leave Manara short.
Dmitri Dan shoved from the small blind and Mark Vella called for his last 1,085,000 in the big blind.
Mark Vella: 
Dmitri Dan: 
The board ran out 
for Vella to hold with the pocket pair to double up.
Linda Nguyen shoved from the hijack and was called by Peter de Bruin on the button for his last 770,000 while the blinds folded.
Peter de Bruin:
Linda Nguyen: 
The flop came to keep De Bruin ahead.
The turn was the 
which gave Nguyen a gutshot to a Broadway but the river completed the board with the for De Bruin to double up.
Quentin Lecomte shoved from the button for 720,000 and was called by Pasquale Gregorio in the big blind.
Quentin Lecomte:
Pasquale Gregorio:
The board ran out 
for Gregorio to flop top pair and improve to two pair to eliminate Lecomte in 13th place for €5,000 while the rest of the field picked up a payjump.
Dmitri Dan raised to 165,000 from the middle position and Martyn Frey shoved in the hijack. Action folded back to Dan who asked for a count and the dealer confirmed Frey had 1,140,000 behind. Dan made the call.
Martyn Frey:
Dmitri Dan: 
The flop came 
for Dan to pick up a gutshot to a wheel.
The turn was the 
for Dan to hit the wheel and the on the river completed the board for Dan to increase his chip lead and sent Frey to the payout desk to collect €5,000.
The board read 
when Teijo Sinervo bet 300,000 from the small blind and Dmitri Dan shoved on the button which Sinervo called.
Dan tabled 
for the flush while Sinervo held for ace-high.
The river completed the board with the for Sinervo to be eliminated in 15th place for €5,000.
Level: 28
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
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