Kemal Sonmez was all in for 380,000 from the big blind and up against Simone Pascucci on the button.
Kemal Sonmez: K?7?
Simone Pascucci: A?A?
Pascucci had picked up aces to leave Sonmez at risk of elimination, but the 7?7?3? flop gave him trips and the lead. The turn was the 8?, while the 7? fell on the river to give Sonmez quads and a double up.
Bulent Kose and Mazen El-Ayache saw a flop of 7?3?2? where El-Ayache got his last 1,800,000 in the middle from the big blind and Kose had him at risk on the button.
Mazen El-Ayache: 6?5?
Bulent Kose: 7?3?
El-Ayache had a straight draw, while Kose was ahead with two pair. The A? turn and J? river failed to improve El-Ayache and he was sent to the rail.
"This is gamble," Kose said as he took in the pot.
Nikolay Fal raised to 600,000 in early position and Savvas Omirou called in the cutoff. Bulent Kose then moved all in from the small blind, Fal called for 860,000 total, and Omirou folded.
Nikolay Fal: 10?9?
Bulent Kose: J?J?
Fal was far behind going to the flop, which came 9?9?6? to give him trips. The rest of the board ran out K?8? and Fal doubled up.
"This is how you win a bracelet," Amir Saeid said from another table.
At the same time at another table, Azizjon Rakhimov was all in for his last 1,100,000 and up against Mohamed Ameur Hammi.
Azizjon Rakhimov: A?Q?
Mohamed Ameur Hammi: A?9?
Ameur Hammi was dominated but took the lead on the 9?8?2? flop. The A? turn improved him to two pair, while the river was the 4? and Rakhimov was sent to the rail.
Mazen El-Ayache was all in for his last 850,000 from the small blind and up against Kemal Sonmez under the gun, who barely had him covered.
Mazen El-Ayache: A?K?
Kemal Sonmez: 7?7?
Sonmez remained in the lead on the J?9?2? flop, but El-Ayache hit the A? turn to make top pair. The river was the J? and El-Ayache doubled up, leaving Sonmez on an extreme short stack.
Around 900,000 was already in the middle as Georgios Skarparis and Kalidou Sow went to the turn in a blind versus blind battle and the board showing J?6?3?9?.
Sow then bet 600,000 and Skarparis called. The river was the J? and Skarparis led out with an all-in shove. Sow paused for a moment before calling for 1,375,000.
Skarparis showed A?Q? for ace-high, while Sow had J?5? for trip jacks as he took the massive pot to earn another double up.
Kalidou Sow raised to 1,000,000 under the gun before Ali Fazel moved all in from middle position. The table folded back to Sow who called for his last 170,000.
Kalidou Sow: A?4?
Ali Fazel: 9?9?
Sow was behind going to the 8?7?4? flop, which gave him a pair. The 8? turn kept Fazel in the lead, but Sow spiked the 4? on the river to make a full house and double up.