Stefan Nemetz in the hijack raised to 12,000 and faced Francisco Vallet-Barcelo who called from the small blind.
Nemetz continued for 13,000 on the J♠9♦6♠ flop and Vallet-Barcelo check-called. He checked the 10♥ turn as well before Nemetz fired a second barrel to 45,000.
Vallet-Barcelo looked at his cards and folded A♠J♥ face up. He then asked Nemetz if he had a better hand, but Nemetz didn't want to answer.
Thomas Eychenne opened to 12,000 from under the gun and Marc Delimal called from the cutoff.
Eychenne continued for 15,000 on the 7♦6♠5♣ flop, and was called. Eychenne then check-called for 30,000 on the 8♥ turn. The J♣ river checked through to showdown.
Eychenne tabled 5♥5♠ for a set of fives, and Delimal mucked.
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Oskar Massesson opened to 12,000 from under the gun. Kirill Burtin in the cutoff three-bet all-in for 18,000 and Massesson called.
Kirill Burtin: A♣J♣ 
Oskar Massesson: K♠Q♣
After a flop of 7♣2♦2♠, the K♥10♠ runout dashed Burtin's hopes and he was eliminated.
Gilles Simon raised to 12,000 from the hijack and Grzegorz Popiolek on the button three-bet to 31,000. Enrico Rudelitz in the small blind four-bet all-in for 49,000 and made Simon fold, but Popiolek snap-called.
Enrico Rudelitz: J♠J♦
Grzegorz Popiolek: A♣10♠
The dealer fanned a board of K♥3♠5♥2♣10♥ and Rudelitz doubled up.
Vanessa Kade opened to 12,000 from the cutoff and called when Fausto Tantillo made it 35,000 from the button.
Kade check-called bets of 27,000 and 125,000 on the flop and turn for the board to read 7♠Q♠J♦4♦Q♦.
Kade then jammed for just under 300,000, sending Tantillo into the tank. The Italian covered Kade, and mulled over his options for more than a minute, passing the dealer to time banks as the camera crew rushed to the table.
Eventually, Tantillo made up his mind, putting a stack of yellow T-5,000 chips into the middle.
Kade was caught bluffing, as her 10♠9♠ missed failed to make it's straight or flush draw. Tantillo turned over A♦A♥ for aces and queens to take the pot, and score the bust out.
Action was caught with cards on their back. [Removed:633] was all in for 56,000 from the small blind, and at risk to Simon Levy, who was in the big blind.
[Removed:633]: K♣6♣
Simon Levy: A♣7♣
[Removed:633] failed to connect on the Q♣8♠3♣Q♠4♠ runout and was eliminated.
Scott Bohlman opened to 12,000 from the cutoff and Peter Da called from the button.
It checked through to the river for the board to read A♠9♠7♠2♠2♥. Bohlman bet 40,000 into a pot of 39,000.
Da immediately jerked himself backwards, letting out a loud sigh.
"I flopped very good," Da said, as he burned through some time banks. "I don't believe you have a flush. I beat ace-king and ace-queen.
In the end, Da flashed his A♦9♦ and sent it into the muck.
"You just missed it," Manig Loeser told PokerNews while Thomas Eychenne to his left was dragging a massive a pot.
The Frenchman was kind enough to explain that Panagiotis Christou opened from early position and that he three-bet to 42,000 from the cutoff. Christou four-bet to 112,000 and Eychenne five-bet to 182,000. Christou then moved all-in for approximately 440,000 and Eychenne called.
Thomas Eychenne: K♦Kx
Panagiotis Christou: A♦Ax
After a flop of 8x6x5x with two diamonds, the 3♦ turn gave both players a flush draw. Eychenne was only looking for a king and found one on the Kx river to eliminate Christou and become one of the chip leaders.
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