Mark Saad raised from under the gun with only Georgios Zisimopoulos calling out of the small blind.
Zisimopoulos check-called Saad's continuation-bet of 3,000 on the K♠7♣J♣ flop.
Both players were happy to check down the 2♥ turn and Q♥ river. Zisimopoulos flipped over the winner with J♠9♠ for a pair of jacks, as Saad showed A♣2♣.
Aleksandr Razinkov made it 3,500 to go from middle position before Basel Khabbazeh three-bet the cutoff to 8,000. Hulya Seckin cold-called out of the big blind, and Razinkov also flicked in the call.
Three ways to 5♦6♣7♦ flop that checked around to see the 3♣ roll off on the turn. After two checks, Khabbazeh bet 25,000, which only Razinkov called.
The 7♠ hit the river, and Razinkov checked again. Khabbazeh fired out 40,000, and after a bit of tanking, Razinkov called.
Khabbazeh immediately mucked his cards, which allowed Razinkov to pick up the pot without having to show his cards.
Level: 7
Blinds: 800/1,500
Ante: 1,500
With the flop showing 10♥5♣9♠ and with around 18,000 in the pot, Roman Pshyk checked from early position and Uri Reichenstein bet 9,000 from the next seat. After a few moments, Pshyk called.
The board-pairing 9♥ appeared on the turn, and Pshyk checked again. Reichenstein bet around 20,000, and was met by a check-raise to 50,000 by Pshyk. Reichenstein jammed for 60,000, which Pshyk immediately called.
Uri Reichenstein: J♣J♥ 
Roman Pshyk: K♦9♦
Pshyk had taken a commanding lead with trips on the turn and Reichenstein needed a jack on the river to survive. The 5♥ fell on the river, and Pshyk sent Reichenstein to the rail.
After two checks on the 10♣J♦7♣ flop, the button player jammed for about 35,000, which was just over the size of the pot. The big blind folded, but Dawid Smolka immediately called.
Button: Q♥Q♦
Dawid Smolka: 9♣8♣
Smolka had flopped the nuts with a redraw to a straight flush. The K♦ turn gave the button a straight draw, but the J♣ river improved Smolka to a straight flush, and the pot was sent to him.
Level: 6
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Players are now on a 15-minute break.
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On a completed board of 10♥A♥Q♥10♠8♥ Konstantin Voronin fired out a bet of 60,000 from the small blind into a pot of around 100,000. Aren Bezhanyan, who was seated on the button, jammed for 61,000, and Voronin reluctantly called the extra 1,000.
Bezhanyan revealed the king-high flush with K♥J♦ to win the pot, as Vorornin showed a smaller flopped flush holding J♥3♥.
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