Nicolas Courbin was seen raking in a pot with all of the chips already in the middle.
The board read 3?Q?2?J?A? and Courbin's K?Q? had hit a higher flush than Jozef Cibicek's 10?10?, which earned him a double-up to around 300,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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400,000
175,000
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175,000 |
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300,000
15,000
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15,000 |
In a pot of around 170,000, Daniele Grasso checked from the big blind on a board of J?8?4?6?. Gheorghe Butuc then put in 55,000 from middle position before Grasso put his opponent all-in for 200,000.
Butuc spent some time in the tank but eventually came out with a call for his tournament life.
Gheorghe Butuc: Q?Q? 
Daniele Grasso: 10?7?
Butuc needed to hit a spade to best Grasso's flush, but the 9? river did not improve his overpair, resulting in his elimination
Also spotted at this table was Amiel Gamliel, who played a monstrous stack of 140 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,400,000
917,000
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917,000 |
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700,000
499,000
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499,000 |
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350,000
109,000
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109,000 |
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235,000
-26,000
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-26,000 |
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193,000
-40,000
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-40,000 |
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110,000
-268,000
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-268,000 |
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Yohay Bullkich was in the big blind and got his stack of 88,000 into the middle against Darius Samual, who was on the button.
Yohay Bullkich: A?K?
Darius Samual: A?Q?
Bullkich was looking to double through bracelet-winner Samual, and got a good runout as his hand held up n the K?5?J?4?5? board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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430,000
86,000
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86,000 |
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270,000
198,000
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198,000 |
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190,000
34,000
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34,000 |
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120,000
16,000
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16,000 |
Level: 21
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Ankit Ahuja opened to 22,000 from early position. Ondrej Necas reraised to 65,000 from the cutoff. Genc Shabani moved all in from the big blind for 130,000. Ahuja folded and Necas called.
Genc Shabani : A?K?
Ondrej Necas: A?9?
Shabani's superior ace held across the J?10?3?4?5? runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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260,000
146,000
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146,000 |
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175,000
-155,000
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-155,000 |
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130,000
-203,000
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-203,000 |
Nico Adomeit called for 20,000 from the cutoff. Alf Martinsson moved all in from the button for 122,000 before Liusong Yuan moved all in over for the top for 318,000. Adomeit tanked for a moment before folding.
Alf Martinsson: A?6?
Liusong Yuan: K?K?
Martinsson immediately improved to trips on the 6?6?8? flop. He made a full house on the board pairing 8? and secured the double up on the 9? river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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400,000
199,000
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199,000 |
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250,000
-256,000
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-256,000 |
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190,000
-135,000
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-135,000 |
Giorgi Barnovi shoved preflop for his last few big blinds and Michal Schuh made the call.
Giorgi Barnovi: 6?6?
Michal Schuh: A?A?
Barnovi was in rough shape as even his suits were covered, but managed to find a flop of 3?5?4? which gave him an open-ended straight draw. The A? turn gave Schuh a set, and Barnovi bricked his draw on the 8? river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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600,000
155,000
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155,000 |
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460,000
236,000
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236,000 |
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325,000
137,000
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137,000 |
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Busted |
Alexander Zur Linden was seen putting in a three-bet to 45,000 from the small blind, which Tymofii Savkin Linden called on the button.
Zur Linden continued for 45,000 on the 8?A?9? flop, Savkin called after some tanking time.
The Q? turn saw Zur Linden shove all in, covering the 231,000 chips in Savkin's stack. Savkin quickly called, leaving both players to table their cards, Zur Linden doing so with a sigh.
Tymofii Savkin: 8?8?
Alexander Zur Linden: K?K?
Zur Linden needed a king to eliminate Savkin but did not find one on the 5? and doubled him up instead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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700,000
487,000
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487,000 |
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600,000
400,000
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400,000 |
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575,000
113,000
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113,000 |
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375,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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300,000
-200,000
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-200,000 |
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245,000
-5,000
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-5,000 |
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175,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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85,000
-85,000
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-85,000 |
Diego Caserio shoved from middle position for 77,000 and Alberto Speranzoni looked him up from the cutoff.
Diego Caserio: J?J?
Alberto Speranzoni: A?10?
Speranzoni flopped top pair but couldn't improve further as the runout of 7?9?10?K?6? kept the pocket jacks of Caserio in the lead throughout the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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360,000
-99,000
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-99,000 |
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355,000
254,000
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254,000 |
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260,000
-7,000
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-7,000 |
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170,000
86,000
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86,000 |
