In a limped pot between the blinds, Kasparas Klezys bet 60,000 on a flop of 2♦A♣8♥ and Lachezar Petkov called.
The turn was the 9♠ and Klezys led out for another 175,000. Petkov again called to see the K♣ river, where Klezys slowed down and checked.
Petkov then bet 350,000 and Klezys quickly folded.
Andrej Desset limped in from the small blind before Vito Vella made it 200,000 to go from the big blind. Desset then checked on the 5♣Q♣3♠ flop and Vella made a continuation-bet of 160,000.
Desset responded with a raise to 405,000 and Vella went deep into the tank. After a while, the clock was called on him, but before his countdown had even started he let his hand go and relinquished the pot to Vella.
Lachezar Petkov opened to 130,000 first to act and was called by Max Neugebauer from the button.
Petkov check-called bets of 150,000 and 225,000 on the flop and turn for the final board to read 10♠9♣7♣2♣J♦. Petkov opted to check-fold to a bet of 800,000 on the river.
Eric Tsai opened to 125,000 from the cutoff before Timo Kamphues moved all in for 350,000 from the button. Dario Sammartino four-bet to 575,000 from the small blind which forced out Tsai and his ace-jack.
Timo Kamphues: A♠Q♦
Dario Sammartino: 7♦7♣
Sammartino made a set on the 9♠7♠3♦ flop. The 6♠ turn gave Kamphues a flush draw but the 6♥ river confirmed his elimination instead.
Giuseppe Mazza-Boussemart opened to 150,000 from the button with 5♣4♣ and Aric Tsai called with A♦7♦ from the big blind.
Tsai check-called bets of 210,000 and 345,000 on the flop and turn for the final board to read 8♠A♣9♦10♣K♣.
Mazza-Boussemart rivered a flush and bet 400,000 with the best hand. Tsai made another smart fold.
Alf Martinsson raised to 125,000 under the gun and Max Neugebauer called in the big blind.
The flop came K♥A♥8♣ and Martinsson continued for 160,000. Neugebauer called to the 3♥ turn, where Martinsson bet another 350,000.
Neugebauer again called and checked the 3♠ river. Martinsson checked back this time, then mucked when Neugebauer showed A♠Q♠ for two pair.
Dario Sammartino opened to 125,000 with A♥5♥ from under the gun. Eric Tsai called from the small blind with 10♠10♣.
Tsai remained ahead on the Q♦8♥2♥ flop, but Sammartino picked up a flush draw. Tsai check-called for 100,000.
Sammartino drilled the nuts on the 9♥ turn. Tsai then made the smart fold after check-folding to a bet of 375,000.
Andrej Cintula raised to 120,000 under the gun and Andrea Radicchi defended his big blind.
The flop came J♦Q♠7♣ and Cintula continued for 100,000. Radicchi called and both players checked the 5♣ turn.
The 2♦ fell on the river and Radicchi led out for 850,000. Cintula quickly moved all in for 2,800,000 as Radicchi looked away from the table in disgust.
Radicchi stopped to take a sip of his tea and tanked for nearly 10 minutes. Nobody called the clock as Radicchi continued to agonize over the decision.
"Fold," he eventually said, flashing Q♥7♠ for two pair. "Queens right? I can't beat your hand," he told Cintula, he took the pot without showing.
Kasparas Klezys jammed as the big stack from the small blind, Serkan Kuru, with around 1,300,000, took a peak at his first card and snap-called for his tournament life after seeing his second.
Kasparas Klezys: 2♥2♠
Serkan Kuru: K♠K♣
Kuru had the best of it in the battle of the blinds, but Klezys had a flush draw after the J♥3♥8♥ flop. The 8♦ turn was a brick, but the 9♥ confirmed his elimination to bring the tournament to its final 20 players.
Dario Sammartino opened to 125,000 from early position with A♦9♦. Eric Tsai defended his big blind with A♣2♠.
Tsai took the lead on the J♥2♥4♣ flop and check-called for 95,000. Tsai improved to two pair on A♥ turn, which also gave Sammartino a pair. Action checked through to the 7♦ river.
Tsai led out for 285,000 and was called by Sammartino, who then mucked his losing hand.
button in Safari
