Nugzar Glonti jammed from middle position for 21,500, and was looked up by Luc Ta in the small blind.
Nugzar Glonti: Q♠10♥ 
Luc Ta: K♥J♣
It was a fair fight, but king-high was enough for Ta across the A♥8♠2♥9♠8♥ runout.
Marc Tusch opened to 5,500 under the gun, and received a call from Gertjan Albers on the button, before chip leader Wuai-Cheng Tsang produced a three-bet to 18,500 from the big blind.
Tusch folded, but Albers called to see the A♦5♦4♦ flop, Tsang led out with a bet of 11,000, and Albers folded after a bit of thought.
With around 24,000 in the middle on a flop of A♦10♣2♣, George Demetriou check-jammed for 68,500, in the face of a bet of 8,000 from Artem Arakelian.
Arakelian went into the tank, and made the call.
George Demetriou: 2♦2♥
Artem Arakelian: A♠J♥
It was top pair versus bottom set, and Arakelian was dead after the 3♥ turn, the J♣ river completing the board.
The following players have hit the wall, including 2025 third-place finisher Jason Barton.
Defending champion Jean-Vincent Lehut is still in the mix.
Christophe Colantoni opened to 5,000, and Felix Schneiders defended the big blind.
Schneiders check-called versus a bet of 5,000 from Colantoni on the 9♠5♠5♥ flop, but check-folded quickly on the A♣ turn in the face of a double-barrel from his opponent of 13,500.
There was 19,000 in front of Michael Dick on the button, and Albert Hoekendijk was all-in for 80,500 from early position
Dick was in the tank, and after a fair bit of chatter between the two, he made the call.
Albert Hoekendijk: A♠K♥
Michael Dick: 8♣8♥
It was a fair fight, and Dick's snowmen were not melted by the 7♣7♥2♥6♦3♦ runout.
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
The players have been sent on a 20-minute break, with the bubble due to loom in the next session.
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