Rene Maaz raised to 140,000 under the gun and received calls from Ferdinando Costagliola on the button and Vaidas Siriunas in the big blind.
The flop of 5♦6♠3♣ saw Maaz continue for 240,000. Costagliola then raised to 550,000, forcing Siriunas out of the pot. Maaz, however, piled in his entire stack of 1,290,000.
Costagliola asked for a count and spent some moments in the tank before folding what he claimed were pocket nines. Maaz showed his Q♥Q♦ for the better pair and raked in pot uncontested.
Heads-up on a flop of J♣K♠Q♠, Przemyslaw Szymanski bet 135,000 from the cutoff and Enrico Linke called in the big blind.
Both players checked the 9♥ turn. The river was the A♠ and Linke led out for 265,000. Szymanski called, then mucked once Linke turned over 10♦7♥ for a straight to win the pot.
In the first hand, Rostyslav Sabishchenko took control, raising to 120,000 from the button and receiving a call from Klaus Buelow in the big blind.
The flop came down 7♠3♥2♥, and Buelow check-called Sabishchenko’s continuation bet of 120,000.
On the 6♣ turn, Buelow repeated the same move, check-calling a larger bet of 330,000 from Sabishchenko.
However, when the Q♦ river appeared, Buelow checked again, and this time Sabishchenko went all in. Unwilling to risk his tournament life, Buelow folded.
In the very next hand, Sabishchenko kept up the pressure, raising once again to 120,000 from the cutoff. This time, Lishai Heshbon, sitting in the big blind, called.
Unlike the previous hand, Heshbon took the initiative on the 4♦9♠3♦ flop, leading out with a bet of 130,000, which Sabishchenko called.
The action continued on the 7♠ turn, where Heshbon fired another bet of 230,000, and Sabishchenko once again called.
With the river showing A♦, both players hesitated, checking the potential flush threat, and the hand went to showdown. Sabishchenko revealed J♥J♦, which proved strong enough as Heshbon quickly mucked his cards, leaving Sabishchenko to scoop the pot.
Kevin Fluegel made it 125,000 to go in the small blind and was called by Emilio Alberigo in the big blind. Fluegel continued for the minimum of 60,000 on the 9♣7♣7♠ flop and received another call.
The pair then checked through the A♠ turn before Fluegel fired another 125,000 on the 2♣ turn. Alberigo quickly called but mucked his cards just as swiftly when Fluegel tabled A♥7♥ for a full house.
Action folded to Vaidas Siriunas who moved all in for 295,000 in the small blind. Rene Maaz called in the big blind to put him at risk.
Vaidas Siriunas: A♥7♣
Rene Maaz: A♠Q♦
Siriunas found himself dominated as the flop came 2♦5♦8♦. The turn was the 7♠ and Siriunas hit a pair to take the lead, while the 10♥ on the river secured him the pot and a double up.
Carlos Fernandes raised his button to 125,000. Manoe Betrix made it 395,000 in the small blind before Fernandes jammed all in, covering Betrix's above-average stack.
Betrix spent a few minutes in the tank before finding a fold. Fernandes showed his opponent A♦K♣, after which Betrix tabled his A♥10♦ as well.
On the first hand back from break, David Savocka moved all in for 250,000 from early position as action folded around to Vladimir Troyanovskiy in the big blind who called to put Savocka at risk.
David Savocka: Q♥10♠
Vladimir Troyanovskiy: 3♦2♣
The A♣5♦6♥ flop gave Troyanovskiy outs to a straight, while the 4♣ turn completed his straight and left Savocka drawing dead heading to the K♦ river and heading to the rail.
