Stephen Woodhead opened to to 3,500 from early position with two players calling in late position and on the button. PokerStars' Rafel Moraes then ripped in his 38,000 stack from the small blind. Woodhead came back over the top and the original callers got out of the way.
Rafael Moraes:
Stephen Woodhead:
Moraes was unable to connect on the runout. At the same time, his colleague Alberto Perez had also just been eliminated before the money.
Jim Paulus opened to 3,700 from the hijack with Marcus Skowronek calling in the cutoff. Alexis Savvides moved all-in for 17,000 from the big blind and both players called.
Action checked all the way down to show a completed board of the .
Savvides turned over the for six high, Paulus had pocket fours, but Skowronek had a bigger pair with to scoop.
Ana Marquez was seen scooping the rest of her opponent's chips on a board of .
Her hand was for the wheel while her opponent had the , missing one spigot from completing a wheel. Another player at the table patted himself on the back as he said he folded .
After 10 levels of play and a 75-minute dinner break, late registration has officially closed. There are 549 players remaining from a total of 1,148 entries. This has generated a prize pool of €2,204,160 and payouts should be confirmed soon.
Over half of the field has been wiped out already with 544/1,132 remaining. Play is expected to resume just before 10 p.m. CET and when the players return, the late registration period closes.