Three-handed on a flop of 2♣4♥3♠, Ara Melkisetian bet 8,000 from middle position before Yingrui Ge moved all in for 40,500 in the cutoff. Iulian-Andrei Bleau called in the big blind and Melkisetian got out of the way.
Yingrui Ge: J♦J♣
Iulian-Andrei Bleau: 4♦3♣
Bleau had the lead with two pair as the 8♠ came on the turn. The river, though, was the J♥ and Ge made a set to earn a double up.
Level: 8
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Four players went to K♦9♣4♣ flop and checked through to the 5♥ turn.
Action then checked to Behrouz Ghaedi on the button who bet 7,500. Justus Held in the big blind then raised to 26,000.
Ermanno Di Nicola came back with a reraise to 45,000 and Ghaedi got out of the way. Held, though, tanked for a minute before folding.
"I was bluffing you," he told Ghaedi. "I almost put it in with six-high," he added. Di Nicola, meanwhile, climbed above 700,000 and is in contention for the chip lead entering the final level of the night.
Anatoly Nikitin reentered after losing an all-in coin flip against Toni Kaukua and got involved in another pot against Qusai Albakeer.
Albakeer raised to 10,000 in early position before Nikitin three-bet to 30,000 in the big blind. Albakeer moved all in and Nikitin called for 80,000.
Anatoly Nikitin: A♥K♥
Qusai Albakeer: 3♣3♦
Nikitin was again racing for his tournament life but didn't find any help on the 10♣Q♦5♣2♣8♣ board as Albakeer finished with a flush to send him once again to the rail.
Pierre Jreige raised to 10,000 in middle position and Egor Romaniuk called next to act.
"Tell me what the board is," Jreige said, turning away from the table as the dealer exposed 5♠J♠2♦.
"Deuce, five, jack," Jalal Jafari told him. Jreige then bet 15,000 and Romaniuk called. The 10♦ fell on the turn and Jreige announced he was all in for 77,000. Romaniuk snap-called with Q♥Q♠, but Jreige showed him the bad news as he turned over K♠K♦.
The river was the J♣ and Jreige doubled up.
Heads-up on a flop of 5♠2♦Q♦, Jose Nehme bet 15,000 before Mark Smith moved all in for 174,000.
Nehme tanked for several minutes and apologized to his tablemates for taking so long as he considered the decision. "If you fold, great. If you call, great. Whatever you choose. I'll show," Smith said.
Nehme eventually folded after around five minutes and Smith showed J♦10♦ as he took the pot.
Baurzhan Akimov bet 8,000 from the cutoff on a board of 4♦Q♥3♠ before Jalal Jafari raised to 18,000 on the button. Thomas Eychenne reraised to 40,000 in the big blind and Akimov folded.
Jafari, though, stuck around to see the Q♠ turn. Eychenne slowed down and checked, and Jafari announced he was all in. Eychenne tanked for a minute before giving up his hand.
Heads-up on a flop of 8♠5♣2♣, Andress Merheb bet 5,000 from under the gun before Ara Melkisetian raised to 16,000 in the big blind.
Merheb called and the J♥ fell on the turn. Melkisetian then slowed down and checked, and Merheb moved all in for around 50,000.
Melkisetian snap-folded and Merheb took down the pot.
In a blind versus blind battle, Anatoly Nikitin got his last 30,000 in middle against Toni Kaukua.
Anatoly Nikitin: 10♣10♠
Toni Kaukua: A♠J♠
Kaukua took the lead on the 3♣8♣A♦ flop with a pair of aces and held on through the 5♣ turn and Q♦ river to send Nikitin to the rail.
Level: 7
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
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