Simone Andrian opened to 160,000 from under the gun and Urmo Velvelt three-bet to 500,000 from the next seat over. Matei Lupascu four-bet shoved for 3,340,000 from the small blind and Andrian re-shoved, covering Velvelt who had about 4,500,000 behind. Velvelt went deep into the tank, burning through a few time extensions before opting to fold leaving Lupascu at risk against the chip leader.
Matei Lupascu: A♥K♠
Simone Andrian: K♦K♣
Lupascu was on the wrong side of a massive cooler and couldn't crack Andrian's pocket kings on the 7♦7♣2♠3♠2♦ runout. Lupascu was sent to the rail while Andrian passed 15,000,000 chips and currently holds 20 percent of the total chips in play with 22 players remaining.
Marco Di Persio raised to 160,000 in the cutoff with A♠Q♣. Pavel Svach sat on the button and three-bet to 410,000 with J♥9♥, more than a third of Di Persio's stack.
Di Persio jammed all in for 1115000 and Svach snap folded, chipping up Di Persio without showdown.
Ran Ilani raised to 160,000 in middle position and saw Daniel Rezaei make the call in the hijack. The rest of the table folded, leaving the players heads up on a flop of 6♠2♠3♠.
Ilani checked to Rezaei, who bet 150,000. Ilani called to the 3♣ turn, where he checked again. Rezaei continued firing, this time putting in a bet of 580,000. Ilani tossed in a time extension and then tossed in a call.
The 4♦ river fell and Ilani checked for a third time. Rezei put his opponent all-in for 1,825,000 and a snap call followed. Rezaei tabled Q♠J♠ for a flush but Ilani had the higher flush with K♠9♠.
The massive pot was shipped to Ilani, who doubled up to a stack of 70 big blinds.
Michael Dick was in middle position and exchanged preflop raises with Anson Tsang in the big blind until both players were all in, with Dick starting the hand with 2,190,000 and Tsang covering him.
Michael Dick: 10♠10♣
Anson Tsang: A♣K♠
Dick's pocket tens held up on the Q♣8♠9♥6♠Q♦ runout and he collected a huge double up at Tsang's expense.
Enrico Camosci found K♠K♣ in middle position and raised to 160,000. The action folded to Marco Di Persio in the small blind, who pondered for a few moments before piling in 600,000 with A♦10♦.
Camosci then jammed to put Di Persio all-in for 1,715,000. Di Persio quickly folded and was left with less than 15 big blinds.
Gerald Karlic raised from early position to 160,000 and Michael Dick defended out of the big blind.
Dick check-called a bet of 110,000 from Karlic on the K♠4♥Q♦ flop.
After Dick checked the 9♦ turn Karlic bet again, this time for 280,000. After a few moments Dick check-jammed for 1,290,000 which prompted a quick fold from Karlic.
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