On the outer table, Jan Juzek three-bet all in from the small blind for 13 big blinds with the and Stefan Mital called from the button with . The board came and the kicker played.
Over on the feature table, short stack Jaroslaw Sikora was all in and at risk with the and dominating chip leader Viktor Kovachev put him at risk with the superior . Sikora was left drawing dead on the turn of a board to hit the rail in 30th place.
The action folded to Davit Okropiridze in the small blind who moved all-in, knowing he had Olaf Kuhle covered in the big blind. Kuhle looked down at his cards and made the call.
Okropiridze:
Kuhle:
The flop came and Okropiridze was still ahead with a king-kicker. The turn was the and the river brought the improving Okropiridze's hand to two pair. Kuhle was sent to the rail and Okropiridze earned back some of the chips he lost earlier.
Lukasz Szymon Grossmann moved all in for 152,000 from the hijack and Viliyan Petleshkov called on the button.
Lukasz Szymon Grossmann:
Viliyan Petleshkov:
The board came and the kicker played to let the Pole double.
Carlo Savinello also doubled up one table over. After an under-the-gun raise by Jaromir Hanel, he three-bet shoved for 499,000 and Hanel snap-called for almost half of his stack.
Carlo Savinelli:
Jaromir Hanel:
The board ran out and Hanel missed out on an additional gutshot to lost a big portion of his stack.
With around 100,000 in the middle, the dealer fanned the flop of . Robert Schulz checked from the big blind and Ivan Kruljac bet 38,000 on the button. Schulz check-raised to 111,000 and Kruljac called to see the on the turn.
Schulz moved all-in for around 220,000 and Kruljac snapped him off. Schulz tabled for two pair on the flop while Kruljac had just one pair with . The river brought a devastating , counterfeiting Schulz's two pair and sending the pot to Kruljac. For Schulz, who was contending in the Player of the Series race, it was a cruel way to end his Main Event hopes.
The "run like god mode" of Viktor Kovachev continues to work like a charm. Van Tiep Nguyen four-bet all in for almost 800,000 and Kovachev quickly called.
Van Tiep Nguyen:
Viktor Kovachev:
The board ran out and Nguyen's two pair were no good anymore on the river, as Kovachev spiked the set to further build his massive lead.
The action was folded to Jan Juzek on the button who ripped all of his 380,000 in the middle. Carlo Savinelli looked down at his cards in the big blind and quickly made the call. Juzek tabled but was dominated by Savinelli's .
The flop came giving Juzek some chop outs. The turn brought the pairing Savinelli's jack and Juzek was drawing dead to the on the river.
With only 24 players remaining, there will now be a table redraw for new seating assignments.
and Stefan Mital called from the button with 
. The board came 
and the kicker played.
. Sikora was left drawing dead on the turn of a board 
to hit the rail in 30th place.
and Okropiridze was still ahead with a king-kicker. The turn was the 
and the river brought the 
improving Okropiridze's hand to two pair. Kuhle was sent to the rail and Okropiridze earned back some of the chips he lost earlier.
and the kicker played to let the Pole double.
and Stipsky failed to get there.
. The river brought a devastating 
but was dominated by Savinelli's 
giving Juzek some chop outs. The turn brought the 
