Heads-up on a flop of 3♦Q♠10♣, Kenar bet 75,000 from the cutoff and Fahredin Mustafov called on the button.
Kenar bet another 175,000 on the Q♦ turn, and Mustafov again called. The river was the 4♠ and Kenar checked to Mustafov, who bet 395,000. Kenar called, and Mustafov showed Q♠J♠ for trips to win the pot.
Damir Gabdullin raised to 60,000 in the cutoff and Maksim Shornikau called on the button.
The flop came 9♣K♥8♥ and Gabdullin continued for 50,000. Shornikau called, and the 3♥ fell on the turn.
Gabdullin then bet 130,000, and Shornikau again called to see the K♠ river where Gabdullin moved all in.
Shornikau had 540,000 remaining and burned through multiple time banks before sending his cards back to the dealer.
Istvan Birizdo raised from middle position to 60,000, and Alex Kulev three-bet the cutoff to 165,000. Birizdo jammed for around 900,000 when it got back to him, and Kulev quickly called.
Istvan Birizdo: J♥J♠ 
Alex Kulev: A♥K♥
Birizdo's pocket jacks stayed ahead through the 10♣6♥4♣ flop and 6♣ turn. Kulev needed to connect with the river, and he managed to do so when the K♦ rolled off to give him a pair of kings.
Kulev's stack grew to over four million, and Birizdo was gone in 14th place.
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya completed from the small blind and Mehdi Chaoui made it 100,000 to go from the big blind. Skhulukhiya stuck around with a call.
They both checked a board of 5♠J♣9♣3♠6♣ all the way to the river, then after Skhulukhiya checked for the last time, Chaoui bet 135,000. Skhulukhiya gave Chaoui a suspicious look before sliding his cards back to the dealer.
Then, Maksim Shornikau raised under the gun to 60,000 and Damir Gabdullin defended from the big blind.
Check, check came after the J♥4♠6♦ flop and the 5♠ fell on the turn. Gabdullin led out 50,000, and was met by a raise to 180,000 from Shornikau. Gabdullin quickly folded.
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Gha Iakobishvili | Russia | 2,700,000 | 90 |
| 1 | 2 | Klemens Roiter | Austria | 530,000 | 18 |
| 1 | 3 | Giorgiy Skhulukhiya | Georgia | 1,500,000 | 50 |
| 1 | 4 | Mehdi Chaoui | Morocco | 700,000 | 23 |
| 1 | 5 | Damir Gabdullin | Russia | 3,600,000 | 120 |
| 1 | 6 | Maksim Shornikau | Belarus | 670,000 | 22 |
| 1 | 7 | Alexey Borovkov | Russia | 520,000 | 17 |
| 2 | 1 | Thomas Muehloecker | Austria | 850,000 | 28 |
| 2 | 2 | Alex Kulev | Bulgaria | 3,100,000 | 103 |
| 2 | 3 | Ran Azor | Israel | 620,000 | 21 |
| 2 | 4 | Kenar | Turkey | 1,650,000 | 55 |
| 2 | 5 | Fahredin Mustafov | Bulgaria | 1,900,000 | 63 |
| 2 | 6 | Maximilian Wieser | Austria | 900,000 | 30 |
| 2 | 7 | Istvan Birizdo | Hungary | 950,000 | 32 |
Stanislau Charvinski splashed his last 200,000 out in front of him from the cutoff as action went on Alex Kulev in the small blind. "Easy call," he told Kulev, who ended up calling to put Charvinski at risk.
Stanislau Charvinski: 5♥5♣
Alex Kulev: A♣3♦
The 8♥Q♦8♠ flop gave Kulev outs to counterfeit Charvinski's pair, while the A♥ fell on the turn. Charvinski let out a loud cry in Russian as the 4♦ completed the board on the river.
"Unlucky," Kulev told him as Charvinski made his exit in 15th place. The remaining 14 players are drawing for seats at the final two tables.
Alex Kulev bet 40,000 from the button on a flop of K♦8♦6♦ before Fahredin Mustafov raised to 115,000 in the big blind. Kulev called, and the 4♦ fell on the turn.
Mustafov checked to Kulev who bet 315,000, and Mustafov gave up his hand.
Kulev then bet 140,000 from the cutoff on a flop of A♦K♥8♦ and Maksim Shornikau called on the button.
Kulev bet another 190,000 on the K♠ turn, and Shornikau folded as Kulev took another pot.
Klemens Roiter checked from the big blind on the flop of J♦2♦10♥, and Damir Gabdullin fired out for 85,000 from the button. Roiter called
Roiter checked again when the 9♠ arrived on the turn, and Gabdullin gathered together a bet of 375,000. Roiter paused briefly before calling.
The 4♣ on the river checked through and Roiter turned over top pair with J♣8♣. Gabdullin had that beat with K♦K♠ for an overpair and he added even more chips to his stack.
Level: 19
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
The remaining 15 players are going on a 15-minute break.
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