Lalwani Eliminated; Hansen Doubles Through Korochenskiy
Rakesh Lalwani was spotted on his way out of the tournament area while former EPT Prague 4th place finisher Sergei Petrushevskii claimed the pot with 
for trips queens on a board of 
.
Another Russian could be heard screaming, and it was not of joy as Anatoly Korochenskiy lost a big pot to table neighbor Jesper Hansen. Both had previously clashed a few times already and this time it happened in a battle under the gun versus big blind.
Hansen defended his big blind and bet a flop of 
, Korochenskiy raised and Hansen called. On the 
turn, Hansen check-raised all in for 20,500 over the top of a bet of 6,000 by Korochenskiy and the latter called the shove for most of his stack with 
for two pair. Hansen had flopped a flush with 
and the 
river was a blank. "I gave you a flush draw," the Russian added in table chat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
54,000 | 28,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
7,000 | -27,000 |
|
Busted |