On the last hand before break, Tomasz Kozub raised to 325,000 on the button and Hristiyan Banov defended Q♥10♥8♣5♥.
The flop came 6♦4♣3♠ and Banov led out for 275,000. Kozub called to the J♥ turn, then folded A♥Q♦8♥3♦ once Banov bet another 750,000.
Tomasz Kozub limped A♣J♦J♣4♦ from the small blind and Volodymyr Kokoulin checked Q♦6♣3♣2♦ in the big blind.
Both checked the 7♥A♠9♣ flop to the 5♥ turn where Kozub check-called a bet of 175,000 from Kokoulin.
The 10♥ completed the board and after Kozub checked, Kokoulin bet 225,000 as a bluff with just queen-high. Kozub folded.
Tomasz Kozub limped in from the button and Volodymyr Kokoulin came along from the small blind. Hristiyan Banov looked down at A♦A♣8♣4♠ in the big blind and raised to 480,000, and only Kozub called.
The flop came K♦9♦9♣ and Banov continued for 375,000. Kozub quickly folded J♦J♣6♥2♥.
Volodymyr Kokoulin opened the button to 250,000 with K♥8♥5♠4♠, and Tomasz Kozub called from the big blind holding Q♠J♣8♣4♥.
On the Q♣10♦8♠ flop, Kozub check-called a bet of 250,000 from Kokoulin.
A Q♦ dropped on the turn where both players checked to the 7♦ river. Kozub reached for chips and bet 850,000, and Kokoulin pondered for a few seconds before releasing his hand.
Volodymyr Kokoulin raised to 240,000 on the button and Hristiyan Banov called with A♣K♦4♥3♣ in the small blind, while big blind Tomasz Kozub also came along.
The flop came K♣J♣7♦ to give Banov top pair and the nut flush draw. He led out for 450,000 and Kozub quickly folded. Kokoulin also mucked A♥Q♥8♦6♦ and Banov took the pot.
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Hristiyan Banov raised the button to 275,000 and Volodymyr Kokoulin called from the big blind.
The 10♥A♣Q♦ flop was checked through to the 6♦ turn where Kokoulin checked, Banov bet 250,000, and Kokoulin called.
A 3♠ completed the board and both players checked it down. Kokoulin tabled Q♥10♦9♦2♠ for two pair, and Banov mucked.
Level: 31
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
Claudio Di Giacomo raised to 350,000 under the gun, Tomasz Kozub three-bet to 900,000 on the button, and Di Giacomo moved all in for 935,000. Kozub called for an additional 35,000.
Claudio Di Giacomo: A♠7♦6♠3♥ 
Tomasz Kozub: A♥K♦J♥9♦
The K♥9♥5♠ flop gave Kozub top two pair and a flush draw, while Di Giacomo was looking to complete a straight draw. The 5♣ turn was no help to Di Giacomo, while the river was the 5♦ as Di Giacomo graciously slid his chips over to Kozub and gave him a fist bump on his way to the exit as the fourth-place finisher.
Claudio Di Giacomo raised from under the gun to 225,000 and Tomasz Kozub called from the small blind with A♣J♣6♦4♦. Volodymyr Kokoulin also called out of the big blind.
On the flop of 7♣9♠K♥, it checked to Di Giacomo, who fired 280,000. Kozub quickly got out of the way then Kokoulin made it 1,575,000. Di Giacomo shoved, and Kokoulin called off his stack of 3,085,000.
Volodymyr Kokoulin: K♦Q♠9♥7♥
Claudio Di Giacomo: K♠K♣Q♥8♣
It was a dream situation for Di Giacomo who was a huge favorite to take over as the chip leader, and would do so if he faded some of the backdoor draws of Kokoulin.
However, poker is never easy and the 3♥ dropped on the turn, which gave Kokoulin a flush draw. That flush draw was completed when the 6♥ rolled off on the river, much to the disbelief of Di Giacomo.
From the brink of elimination, Kokoulin now surges into the chip lead with almost 7,000,000, and Di Giacomo becomes the short stack with less than ten big blinds.
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