Grzegorz Glowny raised to 125,000 from under the gun with the and Manuel Labous called in the big blind. The flop was checked by Labous and Glowny continued for 175,000. One time bank was invested by Labous, who then check-raised to 430,000 with 1,090,000 behind.
Glowny gave it brief consideration and sent his cards into the muck.
Armin Rezaei opened to 125,000 from under the gun and Symeon Alexandridis three-bet to 425,000 in the big blind. Razei then pushed and earned a quick fold. Up next, Gab Yong Kim raised to 175,000 first to act and Rezaei three-bet to 700,000 in the big blind. Kim let go and said "never give up, you have a lot of heart."
Demetrio Caminita raised to 125,000 and Alexandridis called on the button. Rezaei three-bet to 700,000 once more while in the small blind and won the pot without resistance.
Teun Mulder raised to 125,000 from under the gun with the and Dimitar Danchev defended his big blind with the .
The flop came for Danchev to hit at least top pair as his other hole card was still unknown. Danchev check-called the 110,000 continuation-bet of Mulder.
The turn was the , Danchev quickly checked again. Mulder glanced to his right and then opted to bet 450,000. Danchev cut out calling chips before he decided to use a time bank card. He ended up shoving for 1,585,000. Mulder folded instantly.
Dimitar Danchev raised to 120,000 from the middle position and George Chiriac three-bet jammed for 160,000 from the big blind which Danchev quickly called.
George Chiriac:
Dimitar Danchev:
Chiriac got up from his chair to see the flop come down with the to pick up the wheel draw.
The turn was the even though Chiriac asked for the .
The river completed the board with the to not help Chiriac as he was eliminated in eleventh place for €63,540.
Andrea Cortellazzi made it 170,000 to go from under the gun. Gab Yong Kim then pushed from the small blind and the Italian asked for a count. The shove by Kim was for 890,000 total and Cortellazzi used an additional two time bank extensions of 30 seconds each before making the call.
Gab Yong Kim:
Andrea Cortellazzi:
The flop was no threat for Kim while the turn opened some chop opportunities for his opponent. However, the river was another blank and Kim doubled.
Shortly after, Armin Rezaei opened to 125,000 in the cutoff. "How much do you have?" Kim asked to which Rezaei replied with around 1.8 million. Kim then pushed all-in from the button and Cortellazzi asked for a count while in the big blind. The next shove by Kim was for 1,900,000 and Cortellazzi folded, as did Rezaei.
After the hand was over, Rezaei asked "were you strong?" and his table neighbour grinned back with a simple "no". Both even discussed the previous tussle to which Rezaei remarked to Kim "you made a good fold".
Teun Mulder raised to 150,000 and George Chiriac committed his last 55,000 from the small blind. The rest of the table was out of the way and action was heads-up with Chiriac at risk.
George Chiriac:
Teun Mulder:
The board ran out and Chiriac stayed alive with a small double.
Over on the outer table, Gab Yong Kim raised to 155,000 from under the gun and Armin Rezaei defended the big blind. The flop brought and Rezaei check-raised from 90,000 to 250,000. Kim came along to the turn after using a time bank and then faced the push by Rezaei.
Some 15 seconds passed before he asked for an exact count and the shove was for 925,000 total. Kim used another two time bank extensions and opted to fold.
Valentino Konakchiev raised to 130,000 from the middle position with the and Grzegorz Glowny defended his big blind with the .
The flop came for Glowny to hit top pair but for Konakchiev to pick up the nut flush draw. Glowny check-called the 110,000 continuation-bet of Konakchiev.
The turn was the and Glowny checked again. This time, Konakchiev did the same to see the pair up the other five on the river. Glowny bet 325,000 and Konakchiev used a time bank card before making the call and mucking.
Symeon Alexandridis raised to 125,000 and Leonardo Romeo shoved his last 585,000 into the middle. Alexandridis called and action was heads up with Romeo at risk.
Leonardo Romeo:
Symeon Alexandridis:
The board ran out and the ace held for Alexandridis to eliminate Romeo in 12th place for €57,080.