Kenny Hallaert and Kavish Chouhan faced off in back-to-back hands. In the first hand, Hallaert called Chouhan's under-the-gun raise to 80,000 from the big blind.
On the K♣7♠3♥ flop, Hallaert check-raised Chouhan's 60,000 bet to 170,000, prompting Chouhan to fold.
In the following hand, Hallaert check-called Chouhan's 55,000 bet on the 10♣Q♠2♥ flop.
When the J♠ hit the turn, Hallaert checked again. Chouhan bet 120,000, but Hallaert responded by moving all in. Chouhan, at risk, folded once more.
Sami Bechahed moved all in with the superior stack in the small blind and Clemen Deng made the call from the big blind for his tournament life for 410,000.
Clemen Deng: A♠Q♦
Sami Bechahed: 6♠8♠
The board ran out with 2♣Q♥3♥K♥Q♠ and Deng was served up a nice double up with his trips.
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Sungjoo Hyun raised to 60,000 from early position before Charles Alex-Barton jammed all in from the small blind for around 360,000. Valentin Oberhauser then moved all in himself from the big blind with the covering stack. After Hyun folded, the cards were revealed.
Charles Alex-Barton: A♠10♦
Valentin Oberhauser: A♥Q♣
The flop of 10♣2♣3♥ was great for Alex-Barton, but the Q♦ propelled Oberhauser back into the lead. As the 2♦ sent Alex-Barton to the rail.