Daniel Lehmann opened to 1,500,000 from the cutoff and Jamel Ghizaoui defended from the big blind.
Both players checked the 2♥7♠3♠ flop leading to the 6♦ turn. Ghizaoui bet 2,000,000.
"I can't call" Lehmann told his opponent before folding A♠J♦ face up.
"Bluff?" Lehmann asked Ghizaoui.
"No bluff" Ghizaoui replied as he scooped the pot.
Matthew Davenport limped the button and [Removed:446] did so from the small blind, Omar Eljach checked his option from the big blind. The Q♥5♠4♦ flop was checked to Davenport and he bet 600,000, only Saran called.
The two active players checked down the 8♣ turn as well as the 2♦ river and Saran's K♥5♥ for a pair of fives won the pot.
Level: 34
Blinds: 300,000/600,000
Ante: 600,000
Upon completion of level 30, the remaining ten players have been sent on a scheduled 15-minute break. The short stacks on both tables have been stalling and some demands to go hand-for-hand were voiced but nothing has been enforced yet.
Tournament staff also informed the players that Day 3 will conclude upon completion of level 35 or when eight contenders remain, whichever of the two comes first.
Sabri Neziri opened to 1,100,000 from the cutoff. He was called twice: by Daniel Lehmann on the button and by Sokratis Linaras in the big blind.
All three of them checked on the flop A♥10♣Q♥. But on the turn 8♣, Neziri bet 1,600,000. Next to him, Lehmann took this amount, then added ten million more and raised to 11,600,000. Linaras quickly folded, but Neziri called, with the 11,400,000 chips he had left.
Sabri Neziri: K♠J♦
Daniel Lehmann: 7♥5♥
Neziri hit a straight on the flop, but Lehmann still had a flush draw. And it was completed thanks to the river 10♥, leading to Neziri's elimination.
With two players seeing a board of 8♠5♦2♠ and roughly 3,000,000 already in the middle, Matthew Davenport checked from the small blind and called a 1,000,000 bet from Jamel Ghizaoui in the hijack.
Davenport check-called another bet from Ghizaoui on the K♣ turn, this time for 3,000,000.
On the 4♠ river Davenport changed gears, leading out for 3,500,000. Ghizaoui thought about his decision for about a minute before opting to fold.
Sokratis Linaras defended his big blind against a button raise by Daniel Lehmann and checked the A♦7♦3♦ flop. Lehmann continued for 2,000,000 to pick up a call by Linaras and they then checked down the 6♣ turn as well as the 3♠ river.
Linaras announced and ace to flip over A♣9♠, which won the pot.
Francis Klar moved all in for 4,050,000 from the hijack and received a call from Omar Eljach in the small blind who had a covering stack.
Francis Klar: A♠10♣
Omar Eljach: A♥J♥
Klar pulled ahead with two pair on the A♦10♣7♠ flop and remained ahead on the 3♣ turn and 2♥ river to collect a full double up at Eljach's expense.
Aleksej Grenz opened to 1,300,000 from under the gun, and he was called by Marius Gicovanu who defended from the big blind.
Both players checked on the flop A♣2♥Q♠, and checked again on the turn 9♦. But when the 3♠ landed on the river, Gicovanu bet 2,100,000. Immediately, Grenz raised all in with a bigger stack.
With a little bit less than 10,000,000 chips in front of him, Gicovanu went into the tank. But after several minutes, he took his pile and called.
Marius Gicovanu: A♦9♣
Aleksej Grenz: A♥A♠
Gicovanu had two pair on the turn, but Grenz trapped him with a set of aces.
Sokratis Linaras started the action with a raise to 1,100,000 in the cutoff and Aleksej Grenz called in the small blind. Elia Salerno then jammed for the 3,075,000 he had behind and Linaras asked for a count to then isolate with a reshove.
Grenz sighed deeply and folded after a minute.
Elia Salerno: A♣Q♥
Sokratis Linaras: Q♠Q♦
The pair held as no ace or Broadway cards appeared on the 7♣5♦2♠9♠4♠ runout, sending Salerno to the rail in 13th place for €25,275.
"Ten ten," Grenz mentioned in table chat and Linaras asked "why you don't call?" with a big grin on the face.
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