In a blind versus blind battle, Marios Eracleous got his last 830,000 in the middle against Houman Sahafi.
Marios Eracleous: K♠K♥ 
Houman Sahafi: Q♠Q♥
Eracleous had woken up with kings and was a big favorite to double up off Sahari's queens as the board ran out 10♠3♣5♥5♦3♠. Sahafi was forced to hand over the chips he had just won off Simone Pascucci as Eracleous stayed alive.
Houman Sahafi bet 80,000 from the big blind on a board of 7♣8♣5♥8♠ and Simone Pascucci called in the hijack.
The river was the 4♥ and Sahafi checked. Pascucci then bet 375,000 and Sahafi called.
Pascucci showed 8♦3♦ for trip eights, but Sahafi had 9♦8♥ to win the pot with his nine-kicker.
Nejat Erman was all in for 615,000 from the big blind as John Doe U put him at risk in middle position.
Nejat Erman: A♦K♥
John Doe U: Q♣Q♠
Erman remained behind on the 3♥5♠2♣3♦ board, but he spiked the A♠ on the river to crack Doe's queens and double up.
Level: 24
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Heads-up on a flop of K♦Q♣6♦, Albert Diwan moved all in for 240,000 on the button and Harout Ghazarian called in early position.
Albert Diwan: 4♦3♦
Harout Ghazarian: A♠Q♠
Ghazarian was ahead with a pair of queens, while Diwan was on a flush draw. The 10♥ turn was no help, while the 10♣ river secured the pot for Ghazarian and sent Diwan to the rail.
Irfan Vurucu limped in from under the gun before Azamat Tulepbergenov put in his last 75,000 from the cutoff. Jak Ferman and John Doe F called in the blinds, while Vurucu then reshoved.
The rest of the table argued that he shouldn't be allowed to raise before Tulepbergenov didn't have enough for a legal raise. The floor was called over and it was ruled Vurucu could only call.
The flop came Q♣7♦5♦ and Vurucu bet 110,000. Only Ferman called and both players checked the 2♥ turn.
The river was the 6♦ and Ferman bet 125,000. Vurucu quickly folded and Ferman showed 7♥6♥ for two pair. Tulepbergenov flung A♥10♦ into the muck as he made his exit.
Ettore Cuzzone had a raise of 220,000 in front of him from the small blind before Candido Cappiello moved all in for 1,150,000 in middle position. Cuzzone quickly called.
Candido Cappiello: 10♠10♣
Ettore Cuzzone: A♦Q♥
The two countrymen were racing with more than 2,000,000 at stake as the board came 3♥K♦2♠6♦8♣. Cappiello's tens stayed in the lead and Cuzzone was forced to pay off the double up.
Jak Ferman raised to 85,000 under the gun before Robert Burlacu moved all in for 570,000 in the small blind. Azamat Tulepbergenov reshoved in the big blind and Ferman folded.
Robert Burlacu: 5♥5♠
Azamat Tulepbergenov: A♠K♦
Burlacu's pocket pair remained in the lead through the 7♠6♥8♥J♠10♦ board and he doubled up, leaving Tulepbergenov on an extreme short stack.
Bulent Kose was all in for 900,000 from the small blind as Elie Farah put him at risk on the button.
Bulent Kose: Q♠Q♥
Elie Farah: A♦9♦
Farah made a pair going to the river on a board of 10♦5♠2♣9♠, but he improved no further with the 6♠ as Kose doubled up.
The next hand, Marios Eracleous moved all in for 640,000 in the hijack and Farah called in the cutoff.
Marios Eracleous: J♣10♥
Elie Farah: A♠K♥
The flop came J♦7♣3♦ and Eracleous took the lead with a pair of jacks. Farah couldn't catch up on the 2♦ turn or 2♠ river as Eracleous took his turn to double up.
Heads-up on a flop of 7♣9♠9♣, Harout Ghazarian bet 60,000 from early position and Elie Sakr called in the big blind.
The turn was the 2♥ and Ghazarian bet 100,000. Sakir again called and the 5♣ fell on the river.
Ghazarian then bet 125,000 and Sakr quickly called. Ghazarian turned over A♦9♦ for trip nines and Sakr mucked.
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