Marek Soukup opened from early position for 450,000 and got calls from Sandro Pitzanti on the button and Philipp Gruissem in the small blind.
The flop was .
Soukup continued for 650,000 and while Pitzanti folded, Gruissem called.
The turn was the and both players checked.
The river was the and Gruissem changed tack to lead for 2,800,000.
Soukup squirmed in his chair for a while before Gruissem started talking to him, “It’s never easy, never easy with me. No shame in a fold. You have a ten? A jack? I could have ten jack. Four five.”
Eventually Soukup folded and the table wanted to see Gruissem’s bluff so he showed them his . He then slowly tuned over his other card to reveal his flopped set.
Within just five minutes, several players were eliminated in very quick succession to bring the field down to just 48 hopefuls after three levels of play on Day 3.
Among them were Marko Simic, Jesper Hansen and Friedrich Raz.
Simic raised to 600,000 and was called by Alamzad Sina in the small blind. Sina check-called a big bet by Simic on a king-high flop with two hearts and then set Simic all in after the turn. Simic only had 1.4 million behind and called with ace-king. Sina showed for a gutshot and flush draw that had improved, and that was it for the German with the nickname "Mubble."
Pavel Stolar's all in for 2,150,000 was called by Sonay Kehya and Raz called all in for just 750,000.
Friedrich Raz:
Pavel Stolar:
Sonay Kehya:
The board came and Stolar more than doubled.
Just one table over, David Taborsky open-shoved the small blind with and Selim Cerci quickly called with . The flop of left Taborsky in desperate shape, and the miracle never happened with the turn and river.
Hansen was waiting at the payout desk, his ace-ten came up second best to ace-seven.
Dirk Flessing was all in and at risk for 2.7 million with the and Grzegorz Idziak called with . The board came and Flessing missed both over cards and a straight draw as outs to bust.
Soon after, Martin Soukup was gone as well. He got it in with ace-jack and Ngoc Minh Hoang flat-called in the cutoff, then turned over . The board came and that was it for the Czech as well.
Vladimir Minarik had previously doubled through Frank De Busscher and he finished the job he started before by sending the Belgian to the rail. It was a classic coin flip for De Busscher and he was covered by just some big blinds.
Frank De Busscher:
Vladimir Minarik:
The board came and Minarik paired his queen to eliminate de Busscher in 45th place.
After a raise by big stack Matous Skorepa, [Removed:464] moved all in for just 1,050,000 and was quickly called.
[Removed:464]:
Matous Skorepa:
The board came and the Lithuanian was sent to the rail.
Soon after, Ivo Donev and Philipp Zukernik clashed. Zukernik check-raised the flop and Donev got it in with . Zukernik held for the set and the turn and river were blanks. Zukernik doubled for 8.7 million and left Donev short.
and the kicker played to eliminate Gulas.
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and Gruissem changed tack to lead for 2,800,000. 
. He then slowly tuned over his other card to reveal his 
flopped set.
turn. Simic only had 1.4 million behind and called with ace-king. Sina showed 
for a gutshot and flush draw that had improved, and that was it for the German with the nickname "Mubble."
and Stolar more than doubled.
and Selim Cerci quickly called with 
left Taborsky in desperate shape, and the miracle never happened with the 
and Flessing missed both over cards and a straight draw as outs to bust.
and Minarik paired his queen to eliminate de Busscher in 45th place.
and the Lithuanian was sent to the rail.
flop and Donev got it in with 
turn and 
river were blanks. Zukernik doubled for 8.7 million and left Donev short.
