In the final hand before the break, the always animated Eyal Bensimhon and Mykhailo Hryhoriev played a pot in the blinds. Folded to Hryhoriev in the small blind, he limped and Bensimhon raised to 450,000. He then picked up his unicorn and made a folding gesture to Hryhoriev, prompting laughs from onlookers. Hryhoriev couldn't hide a faint smile either but ended up calling anyway.
On the flop, Hryhoriev checked, Bensimhon bet 375,000 and once again used the stuffed animal as leverage to get his opponent to fold. Hryhoriev obliged this time to take the players into the break.
Renat Bohdanov completed his small blind and Norbert Mosonyi checked his option.
The flop revealed and Bohdanov bet 160,000, called by Mosonyi. The turn was the and the same action happened, this time dor 475,000.
A came on the river and Bohdanov thought about his move for a minute and fired 1,650,000, putting Mosonyi into a difficult decision. The latter ended up folding and Bohdanov took down the pot.
Mikhailo Hryhoriev raised to 350,000 on the button and Eyal Bensimhon made the call in the big blind position.
Both checked on the flop and the dealer revealed a on the turn. Bensimhon check-called a bet from Hryhoriev for 325,000.
The river paired the board with a and Bensimhon checked gain before facing a bet worth 550,000 from Hryhoriev. Bensimhon tanked for a few minutes and ended up calling. Hryhoriev tabled for a straight on the turn and Bensimhon mucked his cards.
In the first hand, Eyal Bensimhon raised to 250,000 under the gun and only Samuel Mika called on the button. Both checked the flop and the followed on the turn. Bensimhon check-called a bet worth 400,000 from Mika.
The came on the river and brought no betting action. Bensimhon showed for a pair of queens but Mika tabled for two pair and took down the pot.
The hand after, Mika minraised in the cutoff and Bensimhon called in the big blind. The flop went check-check.
On the turn, Bensimhon check-called Mika's bet of 305,000. The river brought the and Bensimhon check-called a bet of 675,000 after some thought.
Mika announced queen-high and mucked after Bensimhon tabled for a pair of sixes.