Vladimir Valent opened for 2,800 and a tired looking Thomas Kurt pushed the last of his 12,700 over the line. It folded back round to Valent who shrugged and called it off.
Kurt tabled 
and was in big trouble against the 
of Valent.
The board ran out 
and with a little over an hour of play still to go Kurt was out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Alexey Kasarinow opened to 2,000 and Waldemar Kopyl three-bet to 5,700. Kasarinow who had a stack of over 100,000 compared to Kopyl's 40,000 then four-bet all in. Kopyl calls.
Kopyl: 
Kasarinow: 
The board came 
and Kopyl boosted his stack to over 80,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
83,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
60,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
Stefano Grandinetti raised to 1,900 from middle position and there were four callers.
The flop came 
and it checked to Grandinetti who bet 3,000. Pavel Havranek and Pierre Neuville were the only callers.
The turn was the 
and it checked to Grandinetti again who bet 5,000. Havranek raised to 15,000. Neuville asked how many chips Havranek had behind before three-betting to 30,000. Grandinetti folded and Havranek was all in for less.
Neuville showed 
and Havranek 
. The river was the 
and Havranek doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
71,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
26,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Martin Kabrhel dashed across the casino floor from where he is playing the 6-Max to his stack at the Main Event and opened for 2,100. He picked up calls from Thoms Traboulsi and Kimmo Kurko in the big blind.
They saw a flop of which was checked around. The turn card was the 
and Kabrhel had a stab for 3,200. Traboulsi and Kurko called.
No action on the river and Kurko showed to take the pot.
An unimpressed Traboulsi slammed down his losing 
and Kabrhel had a brief chuckle before dashing off again to his other table.
Marko Maher was facing off against big blind Jacques Helene over a board of 
.
Maher had said just before the turn card hit, “No ace-ten this time hey?” but Helene remained tight lipped and checked. Maher bet 5,000 but faced a raise to 13,000 from Helene.
Maher called and on the river Helene moved all in which covered Maher but he quickly called.
Helene had better then ace-ten with his 
full house and the 
flush for Maher was no good.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
95,000 | |
|
Busted |
Ismail Kalkan raised to 2,000 under the gun and Yehuda Cohen three-bet all in for 7,700. The blinds folded and action was on Kalkan.
"How much?" asked Kalkan, as the dealer reiterated that it was 7,700 to call. "I have a seven in my hand," said Kalkan.
"Maybe it's a sign," said another player at the table.
"I have a monster," said Cohen, but Kalkan called regardless. Cohen showed 
and Kalkan 
The flop came 
and Kalkan's pair of sevens eliminated Cohen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level: 10
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Last 15-minute break of the day as they colour up the 25 chips.
There was an open to 1,500 and a call from Santeri Valikoski and then a further call before Christian Munster in the big blind raised to 6,800.
Valikoski was the only caller and they saw a flop of .
Munster bet 11,000 and Valikoski called to see the turn card come. Munster continued the story with a bet of 18,000 leaving around 25,000 behind.
Valikoski moved all in and Munster’s head slumped onto his folded arms. He gathered himself and made the fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000 | |
|
|
24,000 |
