Action folded to Vaidas Siriunas who moved all in for 295,000 in the small blind. Rene Maaz called in the big blind to put him at risk.
Vaidas Siriunas: A♥7♣
Rene Maaz: A♠Q♦
Siriunas found himself dominated as the flop came 2♦5♦8♦. The turn was the 7♠ and Siriunas hit a pair to take the lead, while the 10♥ on the river secured him the pot and a double up.
Kevin Fluegel made it 125,000 to go in the small blind and was called by Emilio Alberigo in the big blind. Fluegel continued for the minimum of 60,000 on the 9♣7♣7♠ flop and received another call.
The pair then checked through the A♠ turn before Fluegel fired another 125,000 on the 2♣ turn. Alberigo quickly called but mucked his cards just as swiftly when Fluegel tabled A♥7♥ for a full house.
In the first hand, Rostyslav Sabishchenko took control, raising to 120,000 from the button and receiving a call from Klaus Buelow in the big blind.
The flop came down 7♠3♥2♥, and Buelow check-called Sabishchenko’s continuation bet of 120,000.
On the 6♣ turn, Buelow repeated the same move, check-calling a larger bet of 330,000 from Sabishchenko.
However, when the Q♦ river appeared, Buelow checked again, and this time Sabishchenko went all in. Unwilling to risk his tournament life, Buelow folded.
In the very next hand, Sabishchenko kept up the pressure, raising once again to 120,000 from the cutoff. This time, Lishai Heshbon, sitting in the big blind, called.
Unlike the previous hand, Heshbon took the initiative on the 4♦9♠3♦ flop, leading out with a bet of 130,000, which Sabishchenko called.
The action continued on the 7♠ turn, where Heshbon fired another bet of 230,000, and Sabishchenko once again called.
With the river showing A♦, both players hesitated, checking the potential flush threat, and the hand went to showdown. Sabishchenko revealed J♥J♦, which proved strong enough as Heshbon quickly mucked his cards, leaving Sabishchenko to scoop the pot.
Heads-up on a flop of J♣K♠Q♠, Przemyslaw Szymanski bet 135,000 from the cutoff and Enrico Linke called in the big blind.
Both players checked the 9♥ turn. The river was the A♠ and Linke led out for 265,000. Szymanski called, then mucked once Linke turned over 10♦7♥ for a straight to win the pot.
Rene Maaz raised to 140,000 under the gun and received calls from Ferdinando Costagliola on the button and Vaidas Siriunas in the big blind.
The flop of 5♦6♠3♣ saw Maaz continue for 240,000. Costagliola then raised to 550,000, forcing Siriunas out of the pot. Maaz, however, piled in his entire stack of 1,290,000.
Costagliola asked for a count and spent some moments in the tank before folding what he claimed were pocket nines. Maaz showed his Q♥Q♦ for the better pair and raked in pot uncontested.
Michele Munari, down to just 595,000 in chips, decided to push all in from the button. Richard Balogh, sitting in the small blind, went deep into the tank, contemplating whether to make the call, but ultimately decided to fold. It may have been a smart move, as Maximilian Huber in the big blind snap-called the shove without hesitation.
Michele Munari: A♥Q♦
Maximilian Huber: A♠K♦
Munari was hoping for some help from the board, but his prayers went unanswered. The board ran out 4♣2♦2♣2♥7♠, offering no assistance to his hand and resulting in Munari’s elimination from the tournament.
Manoe Betrix shoved in his stack of 780,000 in the cutoff and was looked up by Dirk Schumacher on the button, who covered him.
Manoe Betrix: A♠10♥
Dirk Schumacher: K♠K♥
The 4♠2♠7♣9♠9♥ board remained ace-free and also faded Betrix's turned flush draw, setting Betrix's elimination in stone and sending the pot Schumacher's way.
Richard Balogh raised to 160,000 under the gun and Maximilian Huber called in early position. Stepan Budac then three-bet to 410,000 on the button and only Huber called.
The flop came 10♣9♣6♣ and Budac bet another 410,000. Huber called to see the 7♣ turn, where Budac fired out 475,000. Huber quickly folded this time.
"I beat you, unless you have the eight of clubs," Balogh said to Budac after the hand.
