Action was picked up on the turn with the board reading 
. From the big blind, Amarbayasgalan Sainjargal made a bet of 65,000 into a pot of around 75,000.
Rafic Rebeiz moved all in for around 335,000. Sainjargal got a count and considered it for some time before letting his cards go.
With around 250,000 in the pot on a board of 
, Eduard Tchoundnovski bet 100,000 from middle position before Edgard Raffoul, to his immediate left, moved all in.
Tchoundnovski, with around 250,000 remaining, tanked for several minutes before he flashed the 
and folded. Raffoul showed him the 
for the nut straight as he took in the pot.
Toni Kaukua raised to 30,000 from middle position and was called by Nuri Hadioglu in the cutoff. From the button, Bogdan-Andrei Munteanu moved all in for 500,000.
Kaukua reshoved for around 750,000 and Hadioglu tanked for about a minute before he folded.
Bogdan-Andrei Munteanu: 
Toni Kaukua: 
Munteanu took the lead on the 
flop and the board ran out 
to earn him the double up to more than 1,000,000.
"Yes," he cried as he stood up from his seat and gave a big fist pump after winning the massive pot.
El Khoury Gabriel was spotted involved in more big action on a flop of . Timur Margolin bet 35,000 from the button, Baurzhan Akimov folded the big blind and El Khoury Gabriel called in the hijack.
The turn brought the . Gabriel checked it. Margolin jammed all in and Khoury quickly said "Call!".
Margolin was drawing completed dead as his 
was crushed by the 
turned boat of Gabriel. Margolin threw his head back as the ordinarily stoic player was stunned and got up to leave as the meaningless river came the 
and El Khoury continued his early red hot start to the day.
With already around 200,000 in the pot heading to the 
flop, Aleksei Istomin bet 50,000 from the hijack and was called by Recep Aydemir from the small blind.
The turn came the 
and Aydemir checked. Istomin fired out another 75,000 and Aydemir immediately came back with an all-in shove for around 150,000. Istomin snap-folded.
Antoine Hasbani bet 40,000 on a flop of 
from the button and was called by Eduard Bagrov in the small blind.
The turn came the 
and Bagrov checked over to Hasbani, who continued for another 115,000. Bagrov again called as the 
fell on the river.
Both players checked and Hasbani turned over 
to win the pot as he climbed up to around 1,000,000.
Algirdas Saveikis moved all in for around 150,000 from under the gun before Chakib M'hiri reshoved in middle position. Action folded around to Halil Baybars in the big blind.
"First one was good, but you need two," Baybars said as he flashed the before mucking.
Algirdas Saveikis: 
Chakib M'hiri:
The flop came 
, followed by the 
on the turn as Baybars leaned back in his seat at the sight of the ace. The river came the 
and M'hiri sent Saveikis to the rail.
"What do you say to the lord of death? Not today," M'hiri said following the hand.
Action was joined on a flop that read 
. From under the gun, Kubanychbek Abakirov bet 55,000. El Khoury Gabriel was on his left in early position and raised it up to 125,000.
Abakirov took his time and considered things before three-bet jamming all in for about 550,000. Gabriel took a few seconds before he called.
Kubanychbek Abakirov: 
El Khoury Gabriel:
Abakirov got up as things were not looking good for his continuation in the tournament as the turn came the and the river the 
to send away the one time chip leader of the tournament.
Seref Dursun Anar and Kubanychbek Abakirov were heads-up on a board of when Abakirov, in early position, pushed all in.
Dursun Anar, on the button, snap-called for his last 170,000 and Abakirov was forced to show 
. Dursun Anar turned over for the nut flush as he doubled up early on Day 3.
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