Tianyu Chen shoved from the button for around 1,600,000 and Richard Broda quickly called from the big blind.
Tianyu Chen: Q♦9♦
Richard Broda: A♣K♠
Chen was playing catch-up, and was never able to do it as the 10♣3♥5♠3♠A♥ runout meant he was out in 23rd. Broda, on the other, is on fire and up to almost 12,000,000.
Fatih Aydin made it 500,000 to go from middle position and Aleksandr Razinkov called from the small blind.
The flop came 10♥Q♣4♥, and Razinkov bet 200,000. Aydin only had 130,000 behind and after burning through some time banks in an attempt to make the pay jump, he called.
Fatih Aydin: A♦6♥
Aleksandr Razinkov: A♠J♦
Aydin needed a six, but no help arrived on the 2♣4♠ runout, which meant Aydin was out in 24th.
Aleksandr Razinkov raised to 225,000 from early position and was three-bet to 600,000 by Uri Reichenstein in the next seat. When it got to Maksim Shornikau in the big blind, he cold four-bet to 1,200,000. Razinkov folded, but Reichenstein five-bet jammed for roughly 2,700,000. Shornikau made the call for around half of his stack.
Uri Reichenstein: A♦K♥
Maksim Shornikau: Q♦Q♠
It was a flip between the Big Slick of Reichenstein and the Ladies of Shornikau.
Reichenstein took a commanding lead on the K♦7♠5♦ flop as he paired his king. The 5♥ turn and 2♥ river didn't change anything, and Reichenstein scored the huge double-up.
Bassel Alanaz raised to 210,000 from the button and Broda made it 720,000 out of the small blind. Alanaz called to see the 6♣4♦7♥ flop, where Broda bet 650,000 and Alanaz called.
A 7♦ on the turn checked through and when the 9♦ hit the river, Broda checked again. Alanaz then fired 1,100,000, and Broda quickly called.
Alanaz showed A♥8♥ for ace-high, but that was no good against the J♠J♦ of Broda.
In the very next hand, Milos Miskovic then raised middle position to 200,000 and Broda three-bet to 525,000 on the button. Nebi Baysal called from the big blind, and Miskovic also called.
On the 4♦2♦J♠ flop, Baysal led out for 600,000, Miskovic folded, and Broda called to the 4♣ turn. Again Baysal bet, this time for 800,000, and again Broda called.
An A♣ on the river slowed things down as both players checked, then Baysal flipped Q♠Q♦ for a pair of queens. Broda, however, flipped K♥K♣ for a pair of kings to win the pot.
Right after that, Viacheslav Balaev opened from under the gun and Tianyu Chen three-bet from middle position to 650,000. Broda then four-bet the cutoff to 1,300,000, which got both of his opponents to fold.
Aleksandr Chernikov raised from early position to 225,000, and Mehmet Deniz three-bet the small blind to 850,000. After the big blind folded, Chernikov called.
When the 9♥8♦3♦ flop came down, Deniz jammed for Chernikov's stack of around 1,700,000. Chernikov instantly called.
Aleksandr Chernikov: 10♥8♥
Mehmet Deniz: A♥Q♦
Chernikov was in the lead with second pair, but Deniz had two overcards he could hit to send Chernikov to the rail.
The A♦ turn catapulted Deniz into the lead with a pair of aces. A 4♥ on the river didn't change anything, and the start-of-day chip leader Chernikov was out.
Gabriel Akiki has a monster stack and just sent Katherina Aristotelos out in 25th, bringing around the three-table redraw.
The action was missed but on a 5♥4♠6♣8♥5♣ board, all of the chips found themselves in the middle by showdown. Aristotelos held a straight with Q♦7♠, but that was no good as Akiki rivered a boat with 8♠8♦ to win the pot.
