In a blind versus blind battle, Daniel Pidun led out for 30,000 on a board of 4♦10♠Q♣8♠ and Michael Sklenicka raised to 115,000. Pidun called and the 6♠ fell on the river.
Sklenicka then bet 140,000, and Pidun quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,300,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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650,000 | |
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Barak Oz opened under the gun to 25,000, and Heinz Traut defended in the big blind.
On the Q♦9♥6♠ flop, Traut check-called in the face of a bet of 15,000 from Oz.
The 5♥ turn and 7♠ river were checked through, and Oz mucked when Traut tabled J♥9♣ for second pair nines.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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540,000
190,000
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190,000 |
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120,000
395,000
|
395,000 |
Samir Nacer jammed for 82,000 from the hijack and Jakub Koleckar moved all in over the top for 190,000 from the button. Once the blinds folded, the players showed their cards.
Samir Nacer: J♠8♠ 
Jakub Koleckar: A♦Q♥
Koleckar's ace-queen was ahead, but Nacer had two live cards working for him. A flop of Q♠4♣7♥ gave Koleckar top pair and meant Nacer needed running cards to survive. Nacer picked up some outs by hitting a pair when the 8♥ fell on the turn, but the 2♦ river was a complete brick.
Nacer was out and Koleckar increased his stack to around 300,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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300,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Jonas Lauck opened to 25,000 under the gun, and called a three-bet to 75,000 from Yuhan Wang from the cutoff.
On the Q♦5♦2♥ flop, Lauck check-folded without fuss in the face of a bet of 60,000 from Wang.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,305,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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1,250,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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Marek Sulc moved all in for 130,000 from early position and Artem Kobylynskyi called in the hijack.
Marek Sulc: A♥A♣
Artem Kobylynskyi: 9♥9♠
Sulc continued to roll around the golf ball he uses as a card protector as he watched the flop come 7♣A♦5♥, giving him top set. The 5♣ turn improved him to a full house, and he secured the double up after the K♠ compelted the board on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,800,000
520,000
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520,000 |
|
290,000
160,000
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160,000 |
Max Schoch raised the button to 24,000 with Heinz Traut calling from the small blind and Barak Oz defending his big blind.
All three players checked through the 5♣5♥K♣ flop and J♥ turn to see the 8♠ complete the board. Traut led out for 52,000, forcing both Oz and Schoch to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,200,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
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620,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
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600,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
515,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
440,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
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350,000
20,000
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20,000 |
Alberto Speranzoni opened to 25,000 from the hijack, and was met with a three-bet to 75,000 from Claudio Di Giacomo on the button.
Action folded back to Speranzoni, who took some time for thought before four-bet jamming with the covering stack. Di Giacomo quickly moved his 475,000 total stack into the middle.
Claudio Di Giacomo: Q♠Q♦
Alberto Speranzoni: 9♦9♣
Di Giacomo had Speranzoni dominated, and there were no surprises on the J♠10♦10♥2♣A♦ runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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980,000
540,000
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540,000 |
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875,000
40,000
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40,000 |
Roberto Manfredi opened to 28,000 under the gun, and received a call from Catalin Pop on the button.
The J♣7♦6♦ flop was checked to the 5♦ turn, where Manfredi fired out a bet of 28,000, which failed to shake off Pop.
The K♠ river completed the board, and Manfredi check-folded without ceremony in the face of a bet of 190,000 from Pop, who showed A♦4♦ for the turned nut flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,030,000
260,000
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260,000 |
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810,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
Lorenzo Arduini had seen his stack decimated around 150,000 when he finally found a premium hand to get the chips into the middle. Unfortunately, Barak Oz was more than happy to look him up from the next seat and that was a bad sign.
Lorenzo Arduini: 10♣10♥
Barak Oz: A♣A♠
The 8♠6♦2♥J♥8♥ board failed to provide any miracle and Arduini bowed out before the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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580,000
280,000
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280,000 |
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Busted |
