Domenico Gala limped the 
in the small blind and Mats Karlsson raised to 7,000 in the big blind with the 
, which Gala called. On a 
flop, Gala check-called for another 7,000 and the 
turn followed.
Gala checked once more and Karlsson fired a bet worth 16,000 to win the pot, exposing his queen before raking in the pot.
Esa Valliaro raised from under the gun and was called by Bas de Laat in the big blind. The Dutchman checked the 
flop and subsequently check-raised to 6,000 when Valliaro continued for 2,500.
Valliaro tossed in the additional chips and they headed to the 
on the turn. De Laat checked again and Valliaro's bet worth 7,500 won the pot without any further resistance.
Ilona Sibold was among the shorter stacks in the field and that remains to be the case. However, she just doubled through Erik Lindqwist to reach half the average stack.
The cards of Lindqwist were in the muck already as he paid off the double. Sibold's 
were the winning hand on a board of 
.
Following an open raise by Juho Santala, Koen Meutstege three-bet and earned a call as the duo headed to the 
flop. There were 17,500 in the middle and Santala checked the option, which then triggered a bet worth 5,000 by Meutstege.
That was all it took for the Dutchman to win the pot, as Santala sent his cards into the muck.
In a duel big blind versus button, David Lappin got it in for the last 13,400 on the 
flop and Jon Per Persent looked him up.
David Lappin: 
Jon Per Persent: 
The 
turn and 
river kept Lappin in contention while he put a small dent into the big stack of Persent.
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
The cards were already flipped over as Henri Juutilainen was in dire shape with his 
. Tony Westby not only had the superior stack but also the 
. Things got a lot worse on the 
flop and the 
turn left the Finn drawing dead, making the river a formality.
Both stacks were counted and the 40,000 of Juutilainen were indeed covered.
Karl Erik Sandoff got a three-bet shove for 22,100 through when Juho Santala raised to 2,500 and Koen Meutstege called, as both the initial raiser and the flat-caller let go.
Sandoff's chips were in the middle again shortly after and he flipped against Radoslaw Matyjaszczyk in the following showdown.
Radoslaw Matyjaszczyk:
Karl Erik Sandoff: 
The 
board improved Sandoff on the turn and Matyjaszczyk was sent to the rail.
On a completed board of 
, Mark Vella had invested 22,000 on the button. He then faced a push for 63,200 by Morgan Andersson in the small blind and that sent the local resident into the tank.
Ultimately he folded and put his opponent on either pocket sixes or king-queen but Andersson didn't reveal the cards to solve this mystery. Before the shuffle for the next hand was completed, Vella inquired again but Andersson just grinned and replied "I don't remember".
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