Three-handed on a flop of J♠9♠K♣, Marko Kurtes bet 16,000 from under the gun and was called by both button Zaki Hamani and small blind Nacho Barbero.
The turn was the 4♣ and action checked to Hamani, who fired out 55,000. Barbero folded, but Kurtes called to see the 2♠ river.
Hamani then bet 180,000 and Kurtes eventually folded after considering the decision for a minute.
Armin Rezaei made a raise to 20,000 from middle position before Jin-Hoon Lee put in his last 105,000 chips from the button. The action eventually folded back to Rezaei, who took one last look at his cards before committing calling chips to the middle.
Jin-Hoon Lee: A♥10♥
Armin Rezaei: 7♥7♦
Sevens remained best on the K♦9♥5♣2♦6♥ runout and Lee took his exit some 15 places before the money bubble.
Phi Nguyen jammed his short stack of around 13 big blinds out of the small blind and Zaki Hamani called in the big blind.
Phi Nguyen: A♦7♣
Zaki Hamani: A♥9♠
The 6♥4♣3♥ flop gave Nguyen an additional gutshot but the K♥ turn and A♠ river let the kicker play, sending Nguyen to the rail shy of the money on Day 3.
Michael Rocco and Fabian Gumz had gathered 120,000 chips preflop in a three-bet pot when Rocco bet 25,000 from the small blind on a board of 8♠10♠A♥. Gumz then thought for a while before jamming for 98,000 and a snap call followed from Rocco.
Fabian Gumz: A♠A♦
Michael Rocco: A♣K♣
The fourth and final ace in the deck had found its way to the flop and had Rocco drawing to runner-runner-Broadway. However, the board bricked out for him and Gumz secured the double-up.
In a battle of the blinds to the J♦6♠4♥ flop, Axel Hallay checked and subsequently called a bet of 30,000 by Andras Nemeth. They opted to check through the 5♣ turn and Hallay bet the 6♣ river for 100,000.
Nemeth called after brief consideration and mucked when he was shown the Q♥6♥ for trips sixes.
Moments later, Dorian Melchers exited the tournament area from one table over.
Lars Kamphues raised to 20,000 in early position before Kuljinder Sidhu moved all in for 260,000 next to act. The table folded around to big blind Alessandro Pagliuso and he stuck in his last 151,000, while Kamphues folded.
Alessandro Pagliuso: K♦K♥
Kuljinder Sidhu: 10♠10♣
Pagliuso had picked up kings and was a big favorite to double up as the board came A♣3♥6♦Q♣Q♠, giving him the pot and leaving Sidhu on a short stack.
Only 142 players remain and that means the money bubble is fewer than two dozen eliminations away in the second level of the day.
Klas Krueger open-jammed for 164,000 and Robert Burlacu called all-in for fewer than that, all other players behind folded.
Robert Burlacu: A♠A♥
Klas Krueger: 8♠8♦
The 5♦3♠2♣10♦6♥ board brought no upset and Krueger dropped to six blinds.
Claudiu Descultu was then all-in with a similar short stack and in trouble, holding the A♦3♣ against Jacob Amsellem, who revealed A♥K♦. Descultu spiked a trey on the J♦9♥3♠A♣5♥ runout to double.
Moments later, Iman Ghashayar was spotted on the way out of the tournament area as his stack was pushed to Leon Sturm.
Jovan Kenjic raised to 20,000 under the gun, Kasparas Klezys three-bet to 80,000 in the small blind, and Kenjic called.
The flop came 7♠3♥9♦ and Klezys continued for 45,000. Kenjic then raised to 135,000 and Klezys called.
Both players checked the J♣ turn before the 3♣ fell on the river. Klezys then pushed forward a stack of blue 25,000 chips, putting Kenjic all in for his last 350,000.
Kenjic agonized over the decision for more than three minutes before giving up his hand.
Andrei Boghean raised before Adrian Strobel went all in for 138,000 from the seat next over. The action folded back to Boghean, who put in the call with the covering stack.
Adrian Strobel: 7♠7♥
Andrei Boghean A♣J♦
Strobel's sevens held on the 4♣Q♦2♦2♠10♥ runout, and he secured his double-up.
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