| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
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Busted |
With the board showing 5♥J♣3♦2♣, Viorel Gavrila, from early position, had 80,000 placed out in front of him and Daniele Sacchi, who was seated in the big blind, had raised to 220,000. Gavrila pondered for a while, and then stuck in the call to see a river.
The 6♥ completed the board and after a few moments, Sacchi jammed for about 450,000. Gavrila spent quite some time in the tank, using up all but one of his time banks. In the end, Gavrila folded, and Sacchi slid his cards face down back to the dealer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
450,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
Elias Vaaraniemi was all-in for 148,000 and at risk against Michail Manolakis.
Elias Vaaraniemi: 5♣5♥ 
Michail Manolakis: J♠J♦
Vaaraniemi had run into an overpair, and he could not find a two-outer on the K♦10♠3♦2♣7♥ runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
960,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
Busted |
Robert Ashelm moved all in for 166,000 on the button and Patrik Zidek put him at risk in middle position.
Robert Ashelm: A♣J♥
Patrik Zidek: 9♥9♠
Ashelm was racing for his tournament life as the A♥6♥2♦ flop gave him the lead with top pair. The rest of the board ran out 10♣5♠ and Ashelm doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
250,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Ratmir Kesidis was all-in for 181,000 in the cutoff with the K♠Q♠ and way out in front against Pavel Binar in the small blind, who only revealed the Q♥10♣. The A♠J♣8♣ flop gave Binar a gutshot but Kesidis turned the nut straight with the 10♠.
There was no cherry on top with the royal flush but the 7♣ river secured the double for Kesidis, who then explained what happened to his friend on the rail by using at least three times the very popular term "malaka".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
770,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
394,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
Ivan Tikhov opened to 32,000 under the gun, and Catalin Pop defended the big blind.
Pop check-raised over a continuation bet from Tikhov on the Q♠3♠2♥ flop, and called off versus Tikhov's three-bet jam of 472.000.
Ivan Tikhov: A♠J♠
Catalin Pop: 3♣2♣
Pop had two pair but was up against Tikhov's flush draw, and it was instant service as the 10♠ hit on the turn to put Tikhov in front.
Pop could not fill up to a full house on the 4♦ river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
960,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
|
915,000
485,000
|
485,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,524,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
692,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
||
|
525,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
522,000
271,000
|
271,000 |
|
||
|
443,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
310,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
240,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
A massive pot was already brewing between Bartlomiej Muzacz and Cheng Zhao as they went to the turn on a board of A♠3♥7♥5♠. Muzacz then bet 500,000 from early position and Zhao called in the cutoff.
The river was the 8♥ and Muzacz moved all in for 223,000. Zhao took a minute before calling, and Muzacz turned over A♦5♥ for two pair. Zhao mucked A♣K♦ and Muzacz let out a loud yell as he scored the double up.
"I think that's a big pot," Marco Di Persio, observing the action from another table, said.
"Can somebody help me?" he asked the table as an enormous pile of chips was pushed in his direction.
"It will cost you," tablemate Boris Kuzmanovic replied.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,300,000
1,034,000
|
1,034,000 |
|
350,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
A pot of at least 400,000 had developed by the river, on a board of 10♣3♣10♦8♣4♥, in a hand between Murilo Garcia under the gun and Peter Cieslik in the hijack.
Garcia checked, and Cieslik fired out a bet of 245,000. After some thought, Garcia responded with a check-raise to 800,000 just covering Cieslik's remaining stack.
After a reasonable period of thought, Cieslik called. Garcia tabled A♣6♣ for the ace-high flush, and Cieslik nodded and tabled A♠A♥, wishing the table good luck as he departed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,900,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Michael Sklenicka and Daniel Pidun built a pot of around 240,000 as they went heads-up to the 8♥7♠J♣ flop. Both players checked and the 6♥ fell on the turn.
Sklenicka then led out for 120,000 from the small blind and Pidun called on the button. The river was the K♣ and Sklenicka then bet 122,000.
Pidun came back with a raise to 430,000, sending Sklenicka into the tank. He took around two minutes before calling, and Pidun showed A♦10♠ for ace-high. Sklenicka turned over J♠10♥ for a pair of jacks to win the massive pot.
"Very nice hand. Lucky, lucky," tablemate Lulei Hu said to Sklenicka after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000
667,000
|
667,000 |
|
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|
450,000
790,000
|
790,000 |
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