There was 23,000 in the pot heading to the turn. Evgenii Korchagin was under the gun facing an opponent in middle position.
The board read and Korchagin checked to his opponent. His opponent bet 10,500 before Korchagin moved all in for 69,500. His opponent thought for a while before surrendering the pot to Korchagin by folding.
Action was caught with 40,000 in the pot and Argery Argyrou, in the big blind, put in a bet of 15,000 on a board.
Stefan Drusca went deep into the tank and, after a couple of minutes, the floor was called. Drusca was given his 30 seconds to make a decision and flicked in three blue T-5000 chips after about 10 seconds.
Argyrou folded face down and Drusca scooped the pot without showing his cards. "I had king high. If I had a jack I snap-call."
Murat Cakir open shoved for 27,000 from the hijack and was called by the small blind.
Murat Cakir:
Small Blind:
Cakir was behind but had two live cards. One of those cards came when the flop came jack high which put Cakir ahead. The turn came the and the river the which secured the double up for Cakir and kept his tournament alive.
Ali Mehrabian raised to 6,000 from the cutoff before being three bet to 18,000 from the big blind.
The flop came and the big blind continued for 20,000. Mehrabian moved all in for 75,000 effective. His opponent went into the tank before folding in which she said "Show one." Mehrabian accepted her request and showed as he took in the chips.
There was 40,000 in the pot as the board read . A player in early position checked to Mehdi Chaoui on the button who bet 2,000. His opponent moved all in for 36,000 effective and Chaoui snap called. Chaoui showed for two pair which was enough to take down the pot.
The very next hand Chaoui raised to 4,000 from the cutoff and was called by both blinds.
The flop came and action checked to Chaoui who bet 6,000. Only the small blind called.
The was the turn and Chaoui bet 21,000 when checked to. The small blind moved all in for 70,000 and Chaoui snap called.
Small Blind:
Mehdi Chaoui:
Chaoui was ahead of his opponents pocket aces as he had flop two pair. The river was a brick which sent the small blind home and moved Chaoui from small stack to big stack within two hands.
Themistoklis Themistokleous shoved for 27,000 from middle position and Ali Mehrabian called from the hijack.
Themistoklis Themistokleous:
Ali Mehrabian:
In a pure flip, Themistokleous was ahead with pocket fours and would hold and breathe a big sigh of relief as the board ran out to give him the full double.
Middle position opened to 6,000 and was called by the small blind and Radoslaw Kopec in the big blind.
The flop came and the blinds checked to the pre flop aggressor who bet 6,000. Action folded to Kopec who raised to 17,500. His opponent called.
The turn was the and Kopec paused before he moved all in for approximately 80,000. His opponent went into the tank before ultimately deciding to send his card back to the dealer which sent a big pot in Kopec's direction.