Heads-up on a flop of 3♣10♣4♥, Dmitry Gromov bet 10,000 from early position and Vitalii Pankov called on the button.
The turn was the 9♥ and Gromov checked. Pankov then bet 26,000 and Gromov called.
The 10♦ fell on the river and Gromov again checked. Pankov checked back and Gromov showed 6♠5♠ for a missed straight draw. Pankov had Q♦J♣ for his own busted straight but took the pot with his queen-high.
Helmut Phung raised to 7,500 on the button before Jianwei Lin three-bet to 23,000 in the big blind. Phung called and they saw a flop of 9♣5♠8♠.
Lin continued for 16,500 and Phung called. The turn was the J♦ and Lin bet another 45,000. Phung again called and the 8♥ fell on the river.
Lin then bet 125,000 and Phung spent several minutes in the tank before tossing in a chip to signify a call. Lin turned over J♥J♠ for a set and Phung mucked.
This table, which also includes start-of-day chip leader Samy Barka, Monika Zukowicz, and Stanislav Tishkevich, had spent the early part of the day on the main feature stage before moving back into the main tournament area at the break.
Hadi Khordbin opened to 7,000 from under the gun and received a call from Ihar Soika in the cutoff before a player in the small blind three-bet to 21,000. Khordbin made the call while Soika got out of the way.
The flop came 9♣7♠2♦. The small blind made a continuation bet of 21,000 that was called by Khordbin.
The small blind checked on the 3♠ turn and Khordbin bet 20,000. The small blind made the call.
Khordbin bet again for 70,000 when checked to on the 9♥ turn and this time it was enough to force a fold from his opponent.
Heads-up on a board of J♥8♠J♣7♥, Daniel Henriques bet 25,000 from the button before Fahredin Mustafov raised to 60,000 in the hijack.
Henriques called and the 7♣ fell on the river. Mustafov then bet 140,000 and Henriques snap-called.
Henriques showed K♦J♦ for a full house, while Mustafov had the same full house with J♠9♠ as he survived with a chop on the river.
Maroun Jazzar raised to 8,500 in the hijack and Iulian Andrei Bleau called in the cutoff. Ali Zebarjad then three-bet to 30,000 in the big blind and only Bleau called.
The flop came J♠8♥10♦ and Zebarjad checked. Bleau then bet 21,000 and Zebarjad called.
Zebarjad led out for 75,000 on the 7♠ turn and Bleau called to see the 6♣ river. Zebarjad then announced he was all in.
Bleau tanked for a minute before committing the rest of his 220,000. "Straight," Zebarjad said, turning over 9♣9♦. Bleau flashed Q♠Q♣ as he headed off for the exit.
"That's a good story," Zebarjad said with a smile as he raked in the massive pot.
This table also includes big stacks Nazar Buhaiov and Audere, as well as Xixiang Luo.
Marcin Dziubdziela was in the hijack and had three-bet a previous open to 26,000 only for Maher Achour to four-bet to 80,000 from the small blind. All other players got out of the way before Dziubdziela moved all in for 227,000.
Achour thought about the decision for about 90 seconds before calling with a covering stack to put Dziubdziela at risk.
Marcin Dziubdziela: Q♠Q♦
Maher Achour: 9♥9♣
Achour made middle set on the 10♥9♦5♣ flop leaving Dziubdziela drawing to just two outs. The 3♥ turn and 2♥ river changed nothing for either player and Dziubdziela hit the rail while Achour dragged in a pot worth nearly 150 big blinds.
Heads-up on a flop of Q♣A♦9♦, David Hu bet 18,000 from the cutoff and Antoine Hasbani called in early position.
Both players checked the A♠ turn before Hasbani led out for 18,000 on the K♥ river.
Hu then raised to 95,000 and Hasbani called. Hu showed A♣K♠ for a full house and Hasbani mucked.
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/3,500
Ante: 3,500
Monika Zukowicz opened to 7,000 from early position and Stanislav Tishkevich three-bet to 21,000 from middle position. Samy Barka called in late position and Zukowicz got out of the way.
Tishkevich fired an 18,000 continuation bet on the A♦8♥6♦ flop that was called by Barka.
On the 9♠ turn Tishkevich checked and Barka bet 100,000 into the 90,000 pot. Tishkevich moved all in for roughly 225,000 and Barka, who was slightly covered, made the call.
Samy Barka: 9♣9♥
Stanislav Tishkevich: A♦K♠
Tishkevich had flopped top pair but Barka had turned a set of nines leaving Tishkevich drawing dead. The 10♦ river was a formality after which Barka scored a full double up through Tishkevich who was left with under ten big blinds.
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