With a full board of out in front of the two players, Jan Hnilicka checked to Marek Blasko who bet 10,000.
It was only a small pot to begin with, with only 8,000 in the middle, but Blasko was putting Hnilicka to the test.
Without being able to understand Czech, it was difficult to decipher the table-talk between the pair, but we're fairly certain that Blasko pointed to the tournament clock and said something along the following lines:
"Look, if you move all in and I call, you still have about eight minutes to re-enter!" The table laughed, whatever it was Blasko said.
Hnilicka called. "Straight," said Blasko, in English this time. Blasko showed for Queen-high, and the table erupted into another round of laughter when Hnilicka turned over for a pair of aces.
In a battle button versus big blind, Lazer Gjergji and Spagetti 96 clashed with the former all in and at risk holding on the flop of . Spagetti 96 had for the nut flush draw and the turn and river were blanks.
Spagetti 96 was left with very few chips and busted soon after.
Within quick succession and on different tables, Hussam Abdel Aziz busted and Mihau Hanu scored a vital double.
Aziz was all in and at risk for some 25,000 with the and Paul van Alst took the flip with . The board came and Aziz was sent to the rail.
On a heads-up flop of , Hanu was at risk for 38,100 with and Remi Blanc went into showdown with for a gutshot and flush draw. The turn gave Hanu two pair, and the river made Blanc's flush worthless, as the very same card improved Hanu to a full house.
Level 11 has kicked off and that gives players half an hour to re-enter or enter the second of four starting days. So far there were 106 entries, of which 47 remain.
A player in the cutoff raised to 2,600 and Onkel Otto three-bet to 7,000 from the button. Baris Ginitas cold-called in the big blind and the initial raiser also called.
The flop was the rather attractive-looking and Ginitas bet 8,200. The initial raiser folded and Otto moved all in for around 20,000. Ginitas snap-called and showed . Otto showed .
Despite Otto making a straight on the turn, it was too little too late as the came on the river meaning he was eliminated.
A player in middle position raised to 2,400 and Petteri Voutilainen called on the button. Timur Caglan, who won this event last year, defended his big blind and the three players saw a flop.
The flop came and all three players checked. The turn was the . Caglan bet 3,500 and the initial raiser folded. Voutilainen called.
The river was the and Caglan bet 6,500 and his opponent called.
Caglan showed for a full house and Voutilainen let a wry smile play on his lips before mucking.
Alvydas Bekeris in the big blind paid off a bet of 20,000 by Krzysztof Misiura on the button with the board reading . Misiura turned over for trips kings and won the big pot.
out in front of the two players, Jan Hnilicka checked to Marek Blasko who bet 10,000.
for Queen-high, and the table erupted into another round of laughter when Hnilicka turned over 
for a pair of aces.
on the flop of 
. Spagetti 96 had 
for the nut flush draw and the 
turn and 
river were blanks.
. Both players checked.
for trip threes and Gjergji mucked.
and Paul van Alst took the flip with 
and Remi Blanc went into showdown with 
for a gutshot and flush draw. The 
turn gave Hanu two pair, and the 
. Otto showed 
came on the river meaning he was eliminated.
and all three players checked. The turn was the 
river a formality.
