In a preflop confrontation Yiannakis Papapetrou was all in for roughly 100,000 and up against Toni Kaukua who covered him.
Yiannakis Papapetrou: K♠Q♣
Toni Kaukua: A♣Q♥
Papapetrou was in rough shape with a dominated queen and couldn't catch up on the 3♣9♦10♠10♥Q♦ runout resulting in his elimination while Kaukua scooped the pot and surpassed two million chips in the process.
After a flurry of preflop raises Aleksandr Kirichenko had 390,000 in front of him from middle position and was faced with a shove from Simone Andrian in the small blind for approximately 950,000.
Kirichenko ultimately decided to fold and Andrian took down a sizable preflop pot.
Nenad Dukic raised to 40,000 in early position before Gabriel Akiki three-bet to 105,000 in the cutoff. Dukic four-bet to 180,000, Akiki moved all in, and Dukic called for 528,000.
Nenad Dukic: Q♠Q♥ 
Gabriel Akiki: 10♥10♦
"Ten, ten." Akiki began chanting as he stood up from his seat, but none arrived on the 4♥5♥A♦2♥J♠ board and Dukic doubled up to leave Akiki on a severe short stack.
Maher Achour opened to 30,000 from early position and Giorgiy Skhulukhiya called from the cutoff.
The flop came A♥10♣8♣ and Achour fired a 20,000 continuation bet that was called by Skhulukhiya.
Achour bet again on the 8♠ turn, this time for 35,000. Skhulukhiya made the call.
On the 3♣ river Achour bet 55,000 and this time it was enough to force a fold from his opponent.
"Show one card?" Skhulukhiya asked after mucking.
"Can't" Achour replied while scooping the pot.
Joseph Mouwad raised to 26,000 in early position, Tilekbek Shamurzaev moved all in for 184,000 in middle position, and Mouwad called.
Tilekbet Shamurzaev: A♣J♣
Joseph Mouwad: J♠J♦
Mouwad was ahead with his jacks while Shamurzaev was looking for an ace to stay alive in the tournament. No help arrived on the 5♥Q♠7♥8♦K♥ board and Shamurzaev was sent to the rail.
At the same time at another table, Alain Hajj and Mikhail Zavoloka built a pot of around 400,000 with the board showing 3♦Q♦4♥3♥J♦. Hajj then bet 40,000, Zavoloka moved all in, and Hajj called for around 220,000.
Zavoloka showed K♦2♦ for a flush and Hajj mucked Q♠9♦ on his way to the rail.
Level: 19
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
Yuri Suvorov raised to 25,000 in early position before Damir Gabdullin three-bet to 78,000 on the button. Suvorov called.
The flop came 6♦4♣6♠ and Gabdullin continued for 51,000. Suvorov again called to see the 10♦ turn.
Gabdullin then bet 152,000, sending Suvorov into the tank for several minutes until he called. Suvorov checked the 9♣ river, and this time Gabdullin checked back.
Suvorov showed A♠Q♦ for ace-high and Gabdullin mucked.
Georges Hanna opened to 25,000 from the cutoff and Aleksandr Kirichenko defended from the big blind.
The flop came 6♣4♦3♠. Kirichenko checked and Hanna bet 35,000. Kirichenko put in a check-raise to 85,000 and Hanna moved all in for 220,000. Kirichenko made the call to put Hanna at risk.
Georges Hanna: 8♥5♥
Aleksandr Kirichenko: 7♣6♦
Both players had connected with the flop but Kirichenko's top pair was ahead of Hanna's open-ended straight draw. Hanna could not improve on the 3♥ turn or Q♣ river and was sent to the rail while Kirichenko continued to accumulate chips.
Heads-up on a flop of 10♥A♥4♥ and around 150,000 in the pot, Natan Chauskin bet 45,000 from middle position and Alan Turabayev called in early position.
The turn was the 7♦ and Chauskin bet 110,000. Turabayev tanked for several minutes before he showed the A♠ and mucked. Chauskin flipped over the K♣ and placed it besides Turabayev's aces as he took the pot.
The next hand, Turabayev raised to 25,000 under the gun and Boris Smuskevicius three-bet to 75,000 on the button. Turabayev called.
Both players checked the J♥Q♥6♥ flop and the J♠ fell on the turn. Smuskevicius then bet 32,000.
Turabayev came back with a raise to 86,000 and Smuskevicius let his hand go.
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