Mikhail Nikolaev in the small blind saw his 140,000 chip-stack being called by Vasyl Palandiuk on the button.
Mikhail Nikolaev: K♣Q♦
Vasyl Palandiuk: Q♠7♠
The dealer fanned a board of 4♥10♦3♠9♦9♠ and Nikolaev doubled up.
Mikhail Nikolaev in the small blind saw his 140,000 chip-stack being called by Vasyl Palandiuk on the button.
Mikhail Nikolaev: K♣Q♦
Vasyl Palandiuk: Q♠7♠
The dealer fanned a board of 4♥10♦3♠9♦9♠ and Nikolaev doubled up.
Down to 15,000, Krysztof Zapolski jammed from under the gun. Davis Modans in middle position raised to 75,000 and was called by Arthur Lacroix and Giovanni Renna, both in the blinds.
Modans bet 110,000 on a flop of 3♥10♣9♥. Lacroix was the only one to call, then both players checked the 6♠ turn leading to the K♥ river where Lacroix led out for 125,000.
Modans quickly called with K♦10♥ for two pair and won the pot against Lacroix's K♣J♣. Zapolski with A♣9♠ was eliminated.
Cards went on their backs with Mauro Fungo in the cutoff all-in and at risk for 180,000 against Paul Tedeschi on the button.
Mauro Fungo: A♣7♠
Paul Tedeschi: J♥J♦
Fungo flopped a pair on 7♥2♦10♣4♣5♥, but it wasn't enough to win the pot and he was eliminated.
After Alberto Follador in the blinds raised to 175,000 with 75,000 behind, Julien Sitbon on the button moved all-in and Follador waited for a minute to call.
Alberto Follador: A♠9♠
Julien Sitbon: K♠Q♣
Follador hit two pair on 5♠A♣7♥7♣3♦ and doubled up.
The action was picked up on a board of 7♦K♦J♣10♦2♣ with already 275,000 in the pot. Julien Sitbon in the small blind checked, and Richard Geyer in the big blind bet 185,000.
Sitbon went into the tank for a few seconds, prepared his chips and called. Geyer flipped over Q♦9♠ for a straight but lost to Sitbon's better straight with A♣Q♠.
Geyer was eliminated moments later.
Level: 23
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
41 players reached the end of the level and are now on a 20-minute break.
Davis Modans opened from the cutoff and faced Arthur Lacroix who defended from the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of 6♠Q♥7♥ and Modans continued for 40,000. Lacroix check-called.
On the 8♦ turn, Modans fired a second barrel of 230,000. Lacroix check-raised all-in for 980,000 and Modans made the call.
Arthur Lacroix: Q♣8♥
Davis Modans: Q♠10♥
Modans called with top pair but Lacroix hit two pair on the turn. The A♦ river completed the board and Lacroix secured a massive double up to reach 2,150,000.