Yunus Ekinci was forced all-in for 30,000 out of the blinds and his J♥6♠ was in rough shape. William Kang tabled the Q♦Q♥ and there was some uproar on the 7♣5♦4♦ flop when Ekinci spiked a straight draw.
Nothing changed with the 9♥ turn but the 3♠ river completed the straight.
Ekinci soon after doubled once more to keep his hopes of a deeper run alive.
Level: 25
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
After four hours of play, an initial 378 survivors have been whittled down to just 85 hopefuls and they have been sent on a scheduled 30-minute dinner break.
Vadzim Lipauka open-shoved for 105,000 and Damien Duquellenec called from one seat over. Riadh Ben Farhat in the big blind tanked for a minute to then shove for more than half a million and Duquellenec snapped him off to put two players at risk.
Vadzim Lipauka: 5♣5♠
Riadh Ben Farhat: J♦9♠
Damien Duquellenec: K♠K♦
Ben Farhat was caught with the fingers in the cookie jar and there was no upset in the cards. The A♠4♠3♥3♣Q♣ board provided no help to Lipauka either and Duquellenec scored a double knockout.
Giorgi Imnadze led out from the big blind for 85,000 on the A♠3♠K♥ flop. Ion Tabacaru called to see the 7♣ turn.
Imnadze slowed down with a check before Tabacaru slid out a bet of 275,000. Imnadze took some time before making the fold, sending the chips to his left.
Ziga Forjanic and Caren Pidjoian were heads up with all of Forjanic's chips in the middle and the cards turned up.
Ziga Forjanic: 9♣9♥
Caren Pidjoian: 10♣10♦
The Q♣J♦K♣ flop gave both players a straight draw, while the 8♣ turn kept Pidjoian's higher pair in front. The 9♦ river completed Pidjoian's straight, leaving Forjanic's set of nines in the muck.
With Schayan Schakeri already all in, the action continued three ways with the board showing 5♣7♠10♥K♥.
Christian Bernau checked to Zlatin Penev, who checked back to see the 2♠ river.Two more checks followed, with Bernau showing J♣10♦. Penev mucked, awarding the side pot to Bernau.
Schakeri turned over A♦10♠ for a better pair of tens, taking the main pot to triple up.
The field has already been reduced to fewer than 100 hopefuls and among those to bust recently were Ali Rachedi, Rene Majed, Brice De Kermadec as well as Kevin Mild.
Dominik Krezo put his hopes on ace-nine and was looked up by fellow short stack Angelo Lucchese with the Q♦J♦.
The board ran out J♥7♥3♦10♠4♣ and the jack on the flop sent Krezo towards the payout desk.
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