Three-handed on a flop of A♣J♥J♦, Mindaugas Murauskas led out for 25,000 from the big blind and Stefan Drusca called in early position. Alberto Speranzoni then raised to 76,000 on the button, and only Murauskas called.
Both players checked the 4♣ turn. Murauskas also checked the 7♠ river, Speranzoni announced all in, and Murauskas, with around 150,000 remaining, instantly flashed the A♦ and tossed it into the muck.
Stylianos Karadaglis opened from early position to 35,000 and Dan Sfarlea shoved around 200,000 from the hijack. Once the action got back to Karadaglis, he carefully pushed his stack into the middle with both hands.
Dan Sfarlea: Q♦Q♣ 
Stylianos Karadaglis: A♥A♦
Sfarlea had a premium and was unfortunate to run into the bigger pair of Karadaglis. There was still a runout to come, which did bring four spades on the J♠8♥4♠5♠7♠ board. However, neither player held a spade, which meant Sfarlea was eliminated.
Heads-up to a A♥8♣3♦ flop that saw Franz George check out of the small blind, and Jan Bendik bet 17,000 from the button. George continued with a call.
The 10♥ hit the turn and both players checked to see the 2♠ roll off on the river. Another round of checks came and George took down the pot with J♣J♥ for a pair of jacks.
Modestas Plauska moved all in for 280,000 in middle position and Pawel Wojciechowski put him at risk in early position.
Modestas Plauska: J♥J♠
Pawel Wojciechowski: A♠A♦
Wojciechowski had woken up with aces and had Plauska crushed and at risk. The board ran out 6♥4♠3♦2♥3♣ and Plauska was sent to the rail, while the start-of-day chip leader built his stack up to 1,000,000.
Cristian Cirja made it 100,000 to go from middle position, leaving himself around 17,000 behind. When it got to Luigi Pignataro in the big blind, he shoved, and Cirja called off the remainder of his stack.
Cristian Cirja: K♠Q♠
Luigi Pignataro: 6♦6♣
Cirja was flipping for his tournament life, and did pick up a few extra outs on the 9♠J♦2♥ flop in the form of a gutshot. Despite the 6♠ turn improving Pignataro to a set, Cirja added a flush draw to go along with his straight draw.
Unfortunately for Cirja, neither of those draws came to fruition as the 4♣ river meant he had to make the walk to the payout desk. Not too long ago, Zdenek Zizka also hit the rail.
Level: 19
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
Makarios Avramidis raised to 25,000 in the hijack, Martin Kabrhel three-bet to 78,000 on the button, and Avramidis called.
Both players checked to the river on a board of A♠4♥2♦K♣6♥. Kabrhel then bet 35,000, and Avramidis quickly called.
Kabrhel showed J♣J♠, but Avramidis had A♥J♥ for top pair to win the pot.
Georgios Mylonas made it 25,000 to go from the cutoff and only Dorian Melchers called out of the big blind.
Melchers checked a flop of 2♦3♠K♥ and faced a bet of 16,000 by Mylonas. Melchers opted to check-raise to 40,000, which Mylonas called.
When the 5♦ hit the turn, Melchers continued his aggression from the flop by betting 60,000. Mylonas, who only had 180,000 remaining in his stack, chose to fold and forfeit the pot to Melchers.
Georgios Lekkakos moved all in for 100,000 from the button and Andre Winkler put him at risk in middle position.
Georgios Lekkakos: 5♣5♦
Andre Winkler: 9♠9♦
Lekkakos was dominated by Winkler's nines, and the 10♠3♥8♣A♥J♥ board provided no help as he was sent to the rail.
"Dealer change!" tablemate Adrian Cazacu shouted out as Winkler added to his already massive stack.
De Han Kim made it 140,000 to go from the hijack, leaving himself around 10,000 behind. When Adrian Cazacu looked at his cards from the big blind, he moved all in, and Kim called off the rest of his chips.
De Han Kim: A♣9♥
Adrian Cazacu: A♦Q♦
Kim was second best, and started to get to his feet when the Q♣7♠J♦ flop gave Cazacu top pair. Any hope Kim had of staying alive was quickly erased as the 3♠ turn left him drawing dead.
A meaningless 6♦ filled out the board, and Kim headed to the exit while Cazacu stacked some fresh chips.
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