Mihai Niste shoved for his last 335,000 from early position and was called by João Sydenstricker in the hijack to put Niste at risk. Everyone else folded and a showdown was held.
Mihai Niste: A♦A♠
João Sydenstricker: A♥Q♠
Niste was in great shape to double and remained well ahead on the K♦9♦3♥ flop. The J♣ turn gave Sydenstricker a small sweat to hit a gutshot, but the 3♠ river bricked out and Niste doubled up.
Eduard Barsegyan raised 60,000 under the gun and only Thomas Boivin made the call in the big blind,
When the A♦8♥7♠ flop hit the felt, both players checked to the 9♣ turn. Boivin fired a bet of 165,000 and Barsegyan called.
The 9♦ paired the board on the river, and Boivin slowed down with a check. Barsegyan thought about it for almost 30 seconds before deciding to check back. Boivin tabled J♣2♣ and Barsegyan dragged the pot with A♠Q♦.
Santiago Plante raised to 60,000 from early position and Pedro Lopes called from the button before Felipe Morelli shoved 640,000 from the blinds. Plante spent a time bank before he eventually called and Lopes got out of the way while showing 10x10x.
Felipe Morelli: A♦K♣
Santiago Plante: 7♥7♦
The board ran out 10♥K♥A♥9♣4♦ and Morelli flopped two pair before dodging another heart to secure the double.
João Sydenstricker opened to 60,000 from under the gun, and was called by Curtis Knight in the hijack. From the cutoff, Benjamin Gros three-bet to 315,000, keeping only 105,000 with him.
The button and the blinds folded, so the action came back to Sydenstricker who said "580,000" to four-bet. Knight looked at him, and announced all in for 3,900,000 chips. Gros threw his last chips in front of him, and Sydenstricker snap-called.
Benjamin Gros: Q♠Q♦
João Sydenstricker: A♠A♣
Curtis Knight: A♥K♦
Knight made a face when he discovered Sydenstricker's hand. He hit a pair on the river on 9♣9♥2♣6♦K♣, but it wasn't enough to beat Sydenstricker's aces. With the queens and the shortest stack, Gros was eliminated, while Sydenstricker doubled up to 3,850,000 chips.
Markku Koplimaa opened to 60,000 from the cutoff and just behind him, Daniyar Aubakirov three-bet to 100,000 on the button. Boris Kolev then shoved for his last 975,000 from the big blind, which got a fold from Koplimaa, but a call from Aubakirov to put Kolev at risk.
Boris Kolev: A♣Q♣
Daniyar Aubakirov: A♦K♣
The board ran out K♠A♥3♦2♣A♠ — leaving Aubakirov best with aces-full of kings and eliminating Kolev in 37th place.
Curtis Knight raised 60,000 under the gun and Pablo Melogno defended the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of A♥7♣5♣, and Melogno check-called a bet of 45,000.
When the 8♠ fell on the turn, Melogno took the lead, firing 95,000 into the middle. Knight made the call.
When the 3♥ completed the board, Melogno continued aggression with a bet of 435,000. Knight paused for only a few seconds before dropping a chip across the line to call. Melogno tabled Q♠10♣ before being shown the A♣A♦ of Knight.
Simon Wiciak opened 60,000 in middle position and Hubert Matuszewski came along in the big blind.
When the 6♣4♠2♠ flop hit the felt, Matuszewski check-raised all in for about 400,000 against the continuation bet of 70,000 and Wiciak snap-called.
Hubert Matuszewski: 9♦6♦
Simon Wiciak: 8♦8♠
Matuszewski flopped top pair but was no good against the overpair of Wiciak and the A♣ turn and Q♣ river changed nothing, soaring Wiciak to the top of the leaderboard.