Giorgiy Skhulukhiya raised to 120,000 in the cutoff and Michele D'Angelo called in the big blind.
Skhulukhiya continued for 175,000 on the Q♥8♠4♥ flop and D'Angelo called. Skhulukhiya bet another 375,000 on the K♦ turn and D'Angelo again called.
Both players checked the 8♦ river and D'Angelo showed J♥5♥ for a missed flush draw. Skhulukhiya turned over 2♠2♥ as he took in the pot.
Evren Coskun raised to 125,000 in the hijack before Mohamed Mokrani three-bet to 275,000 in the cutoff. Coskun then moved all in and Mokrani snap-called for 800,000.
Mohamed Mokrani: A♦A♥ 
Evren Coskun: K♥K♣
"Always," Coskun said in frustration upon seeing he had run his kings into Mokrani's aces. The board ran out 10♦4♣6♠Q♥9♠ and Mokrani doubled up, leaving Coskun on an extreme short stack.
Mircea Flutur opened to 120,000 from early position before Michele D'Angelo three-bet to 340,000 on his left. Flutur then moved all in, with D'Angelo taking some time before making the call.
Mircea Flutur: A♣Q♥
Michele D'Angelo: A♦K♦
D'Angelo dodged a queen on the 8♥6♠9♥7♥5♣ runout, but the straight on board saved Flutur as the pot was chopped.
At nearby tables, Daniel Henriques was eliminated by Fausto Tantillo and George Rabahie fell to Ignacio Garrido.
Sami Ayyoub was already all in as Omer Erkus and Dashinka went to the A♠K♠5♦ flop. Erkus then bet 500,000 from early position and Dashinka called on the button.
Erkus checked the J♠ turn and Dashinka then bet 650,000. Erkus called and both players quickly checked down the 9♦ river.
Erkus showed A♦10♦ for top pair and Ayyoub had Q♦J♥. Dashinka, though, turned over K♦J♦ for two pair as he scooped in the entire pot to send Ayyoub to the rail and take over the tournament chip lead.
Asaf Groofi raised to 120,000 in early position before Giorgiy Skhulukhiya three-bet to 355,000 in the hijack. Kirill Burtin called for 320,000 in the cutoff, while Groofi also called to create a three-way pot going to the J♣10♦4♠ flop.
Skhulukhiya and Burtin checked down the flop, J♦ turn, and 6♣ river. Burtin then showed A♦A♠ and raised his arms in celebration as Groofi mucked 9♣9♠ and Skhulukhiya 7♥6♥.
Level: 27
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Abdallah Eddine moved all in for 940,000 in early position and Azamat Tulepbergenov reshoved in the small blind. Fausto Tantillo in the big blind squeezed an ace, but then peeled a four behind it. "Almost," he said as he folded.
Azamat Tulepbergenov: 8♥8♠
Abdallah Eddine: J♥J♣
Eddine had Tulepbergenov dominated heading to the flop, which came Q♣8♦4♠ to give Tulepbergenov a set. The rest of the board ran out A♠5♠ and Tulepbergenov doubled up, leaving Eddine as an extreme short stack.
At the same time at another table, Zaid Al-Khashab moved all in for 545,000 in middle position and Dashinka called on the button.
Zaid Al-Khashab: A♣8♣
Dashinka: A♥J♥
Al-Khashab was dominated as the 9♣4♥2♥ flop also gave Dashinka a flush draw. The 10♥ turn completed his flush and Al-Khashab was already drawing dead and heading for the exit by the time the 3♣ fell on the river.
Mohamed Mokrani got his last 350,000 in the middle from the small blind as Nerses Sargsian put him at risk in the big blind.
Mohamed Mokrani: A♥J♠
Nerses Sargsian: 9♦9♥
The Q♥6♦Q♠ flop kept Sargsian in the lead, while the 7♠ turn also failed to improve Mokrani. The river, though, came the J♥ and Mokrani hit two pair as the Merit Poker Western Series champion doubled up.
In a blind versus blind battle, Amir Saeid got his last 1,000,000 in the middle against Omer Erkus.
Amir Saeid: A♥K♥
Omer Erkus: 8♦8♠
The flop came Q♥J♦9♥ and Saeid picked up straight and flush draws to go with his overcards. The 6♣ turn was no help, but the 4♥ river gave Saeid the flush and earned him a double up.
Fausto Tantillo and Daniel Henriques traded raised until all of the chips were in the middle.
Fausto Tantillo: A♦K♦
Daniel Henriques: J♥J♦
Tantillo could not find any help on the 4♠2♥7♦ flop or 10♥ turn, leaving Henriques in front. But the K♠ river gave Tantillo top pair, staying alive and doubling his stack.
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