Tony G lost a big pot early on versus Alex Mostafavi, but he just managed to win some chips back from his neighbor.
Mostafavi limped on the button and Tony G raised from the small blind to 12,500. Roger Hairabedian gave up his big blind, and Mostafavi called.
The flop brought out and Tony G quickly threw out 25,000. Mostafavi tanked for about a minute before making the call. The turn brought the and Tony G bet 35,500 with 175,000 left behind. Mostfavi tanked for a bit, but eventually he folded his cards.
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The board read when the action was on Roger Hairabedian. He put out three bets right in front of his stack, and his opponent Igor Kurganov had to pick.
"You choose, I bet," Hairabedian said as he put out 18,000, 30,000 and 50,000-chip bets.
Kurganov decided on 30,000 and immediately Hairabedian pushed that bet forward.
"Now I've confused myself," Kurganov said as he smiled, and the other players at the table cracked a smile.
"The next time pick this one," Hairabedian said as he pointed to the 50,000-chip bet. "If I give you a gift I want to do a big gift," the French WSOPE bracelet winner said. "When I speak a lot I'm strong," Hairabedian added as Kurganov remained confused.
Eventually the German folded, and Hairabedian picked up the pot.
Daniel Negreanu fired 15,000 on the flop, and Sam Trickett made the call to see the land on the turn. Negreanu checked, and Trickett bet 32,000. Negreanu called.
On the river, Negreanu checked, and Trickett bet 104,000. Negreanu tanked for a bit, then folded, and Trickett won the pot.
Phil Ivey has already been knocked out. He showed up late for the event, and Talal Shakerchi just took all his chips. In one of the final hands of the previous level there was a raise under the gun to 7,000. Ivey called under the gun +1 after which Shakerchi three-bet to 27,000.
The action was folded back around to Ivey who pushed all in. Shakerchi called with and beat Ivey's .
Registration has closed, and at the moment 33 players remain out of the 49 that entered. There were a total of 11 re-buys, creating a prize pool of €2,880,000. This is what the payout looks like.
and Tony G quickly threw out 25,000. Mostafavi tanked for about a minute before making the call. The turn brought the 
and Tony G bet 35,500 with 175,000 left behind. Mostfavi tanked for a bit, but eventually he folded his cards.
when the action was on Roger Hairabedian. He put out three bets right in front of his stack, and his opponent Igor Kurganov had to pick.
flop after Kristijonas Andrulis fired 6,500. Helppi made it 20,000 to go, and Andrulis called.
, and Helppi checked. Andrulis fired 21,000, and Helppi check-raised all in for 65,500. Andrulis took a few moments, then called.
to finish Helppi with a full house and double him up.
flop, and Sam Trickett made the call to see the 
land on the turn. Negreanu checked, and Trickett bet 32,000. Negreanu called.
