All the chips went into the middle with Viliyan Petleshkov at risk for 57,600 in the big blind. The Bulgarian was up against Alex Goulder on the button.
Viliyan Petleshkov: 
Alex Goulder: 
Goulder ran into the best starting hand in poker and could not beat it as the runout came [jh9c4c4s5] to give Petleshkov aces and fours and a big double-up.
Maxim Lykov had shoved all in for his last 28,800 over a button open. The button snapped it off and cards were on their backs.
Maxim Lykov: 
Opponent: 
With Lykov at risk, the board ran out 
to clutch Lykov the double from the jaws of defeat.
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
With 12,000 in the middle on a 
flop, the button bet 5,000 and was met with a bet of 12,000 from Ihar Soika in the big blind. The button made the call.
Both players checked the 
turn, but the button bet 27,000 on the river, which was called in an instant by Soika. The button opted to muck their cards and Soika took a sizable pot without challenge.
With 48,000 in the middle on a flop of 
, George Metei bet 23,000 from the big blind.
Chino Rheem took less than 30 seconds to announce all-in which would put Metei at risk for 87,000.
Metei weighed things up for around a minute and folded their hand. Cheem took the pot but showed that they semi-bluffed with 
. Rheem quipped "I only show for PokerNews!"
After Asaf Groofi had opened in the hijack to 4,000, the cutoff and button both called. With action Motokatsu Uhara in the small blind, he moved all in for 31,700. Groofi smooth called and the other two players folded, putting Uhara at risk.
Motokatsu Uhara: 
Asaf Groofi:
Uhara was in bad shape. A 
board ran out and the dealer accidentally mistakenly called it a shop, but the players pointed out Groofi had made a flush and Uhara took his exit graciously.
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Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
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