Preflop, Harel Azulay and Daniele Casino had battled blind-on-blind when Casino's stack of 1,090,000 ended up in the middle.
Daniele Casino: Q♠Q♥ 
Harel Azulay: J♠J♣
"I know a jack is coming, the jack of hearts," Azulay claimed.
However, the jack of hearts nor the jack of diamonds showed itself on the 2♦A♠5♠5♣2♣ board. Casino doubled up to an above-average stack while Azulay was left with merely 11 big blinds.
In a pot worth 280,000, Jingchun Yu check-called a bet from Victor Pobirci on the 8♠K♣10♠ flop. The turn then fell the 2♦, seeing Yu lead out for 135,000.
Pobirci tossed in a call to the 5♠ river, where he was checked to again. Pobirci fired an all-in bet, putting Yu at risk for 750,000. Yu took a few seconds and then slammed in a call for his tournament life.
Pobirci could only show ace-high with A♠Q♥, while Yu had called with K♠J♣ for top pair and won the pot.
Kajetan Masiewicz got his stack of 645,000 in from the small blind and was at risk against Karim Radani in the hijack.
Kajetan Masiewicz: A♠J♥
Karim Radani: 10♠10♣
It looked like game over for Masiewicz as Redani flopped a set on 10♥J♦9♣. The Q♦ turn gave Masiewicz some hope, however, and the K♥ river completed his Broadway draw to take in the double-up.
Presiyan Tsvetanov had opened under the gun when the action folded to Friedrich Raez in the small blind. Not having seen Tsvetanov's raise, he announced an all-in bet, covering the 950,000 chips of Tsvetanov.
Tsvetanov instantly called, and, after some initial confusion, both players showed down.
Presiyan Tsvetanov: A♣K♥
Friedrich Raez: Q♦J♣
Raez paired up on the 9♥J♦4♦ flop and was upgraded to a flush on the 10♦7♦ runout. Tsvetanov amicably said his goodbyes as a visibly relieved Raez was awarded the big pot.
Level: 27
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
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The remaining players have been sent on a dinner break of 65 minutes.
The action is expected to resume around 9:25 p.m. local time.
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