Manuel Fritz opened to 55,000 from the hijack, and received a call from Maksim Shornikau in the cutoff.
On the K♥7♣3♦ flop, Fritz check-raised to 165,000 versus a bet of 80,000 from Shornikau. and after some thought, Shornikau let it go.
Manuel Fritz opened to 55,000 from the hijack, and received a call from Maksim Shornikau in the cutoff.
On the K♥7♣3♦ flop, Fritz check-raised to 165,000 versus a bet of 80,000 from Shornikau. and after some thought, Shornikau let it go.
Shankui Li opened to 55,000 from early position, and received a call from Adrian Cazacu in the next seat.
On the Q♥5♣3♠ flop, Li continued with a bet of 65,000 and received a quick call from Cazacu.
The J♣ turn was checked through. On the 6♠ river, Li led out with a bet of 155,000, and Cazacu called.
Li showed A♥2♥ for ace-high, while Cazacu had J♥10♥ for the turned pair of jacks.
Andras Nemeth raised to 50,000 from early position and Ryan Mandara shoved for 405,000 out of the big blind. Nemeth called.
Ryan Mandara : K♦K♥
Andras Nemeth: A♥Q♠
Mandara had to avoid an ace to double-up. The dealer put out a board of J♦8♦Q♣10♥J♣, which kept Mandara's kings ahead the whole way, and he stayed alive in the tournament.
Maximilian Lehmanski opened to 50,000 from early position and Lev Margolin defended the big blind.
On the A♣A♦2♠ flop, Margolin check-called versus a bet of 25,000 from Lehmanski.
The 3♥ hit on the turn, and Lehmanski continued with a bet of 60,000 when checked to him. However he quickly folded when Margolin responded with a check-raise to 200,000.
Niklas Astedt opened to 50,000 from the cutoff and Diogo Coelho defended in the big blind.
On the 6♣5♣3♣ flop, Coelho check-called versus a bet of 30,000 from Astedt.
The A♦ turn followed the same pattern, but this time Astedt sized up with a bet of 130,000.
The 4♦ river completed the board. Coelho led out with a bet of 95,000, but Astedt quickly raised to 600,000. Coelho took a fair bit of time to think, but ultimately disposed of his hand.
Lars Kamphues raised to 85,000 from the small blind and Juan Pardo three-bet to 220,000 out of the big blind. Kamphues four-bet shoved for Pardo's remaining 700,000, and Pardo called.
Juan Pardo :9♣9♥
Lars Kamphues : Q♦J♦
It was a flip that Pardo needed to win to stay in the tournament. The board ran out 7♠A♥3♠6♥9♠ to give Pardo the winner with a set of nines and he doubled through Kamphues.
The action folded around to Simon Lofberg in the small blind, who shoved for 325,000. When Lev Margolin looked down at his cards from the big blind, he instantly called.
Simon Lofberg: K♥5♣
Lev Margolin: A♣J♠
Lofberg found a pair on the K♦9♣6♦ flop, then rivered two pair on the 8♣5♦ runout, which kept him alive, and left Margolin in the danger zone.
Stoyan Madanzhiev raised from early position to 50,000 and Hannes Jeschka shoved from the cutoff for 325,000. When it got back to Madanzhiev, he called.
Hannes Jeschka: 9♥9♦
Stoyan Madanzhiev: A♠K♣
Jeschka was at risk and needed to win a flip in order to stay alive. The Austrian player surely breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the 9♠ in the window, but seeing the 8♠5♠ that followed probably didn't help the nerves, as Madazhiev picked up a flush draw. A 4♥ on the was safe, but the 2♠ river gave Madanzhiev a flush, eliminating Jeschka.
Action folded to Mehdi Chaoui on the button, who opened to 350,000, leaving himself about 60,000 behind. Hannes Jeschka three-bet jammed from the small blind with the covering stack, and Chaoui got the rest in the middle.
Mehdi Chaoui: A♦J♠
Hannes Jeschka: A♥4♥
Chaoui had Jeschka dominated, and his double-up was confirmed by the J♦8♦4♣9♠3♦ runout, Chaoui ending up with top pair jacks.
Action folded to Diogo Coelho on the button, who opened to 50,000, with Sebastian Malec defending in the big blind.
The 8♥5♣4♥ flop was checked through. On the 5♦ turn, Malec led out with a bet of 135,000, which Coelho called.
The 9♥ river completed the board, and Malec fired out another bet of 125,000. Coelho called.
Malec tabled J♠8♣ for two pair eights and fives, and while Coelho had 8♠6♠ for the same hand, but with a worse kicker.