Mateusz Wozniak shoved from the hijack for around 130,000 and Mikhail Shalamov called in the cutoff.
Mateusz Wozniak: Q♥J♠
Mikhail Shalamov: A♠J♥
Wozniak was way behind and didn't find much to work with on the 8♦4♦7♠ flop. A 9♠ on the turn did give Wozniak a gutshot to a higher straight, but the 6♥ river was a brick, which meant he was eliminated.
Oliver Weis kicked off the action with a raise to 24,000, getting called by Hubert Matuszewski on the button and Georgios Tsouloftas in the big blind.
All three players checked the 9♥K♥10♦ flop and the Q♦ turn.
On the 6♦ river, Tsouloftas, first to act, led out with a bet of 30,000. Weis took his time before making the fold. Matuszewski then raised to 120,000, and Tsouloftas made the call, leading to a showdown. Matuszewski revealed 8♦7♦ for a rivered flush. Tsouloftas, stunned, took off his sunglasses in disbelief before tossing his cards into the muck.
Nicolas Chouity opened to 25,000 under the gun, and was met with a three-bet to 66,000 by Philip Joyce in the cutoff. Action folded back to Chouity, who called.
On the K♥K♣2♦ flop, Chouity check-called versus a bet of 30,000 from Joyce.
The 4♦ turn followed the same pattern, this time in respect of a bet of 65,000 from Joyce.
The 3♥ river completed the board, and Chouity checked for a third time. Joyce used a time bank to ponder the spot, and fired out a bet of 110,000.
Chouity used a time bank considering his options, but ultimately made the call. He was shown the bad news when Joyce revealed Q♥Q♠ for two pair, kings and queens, forcing Chouity to muck.
Nicolas Chouity moved all in for 120,000 from the button and Stefan Toderita called in the big blind.
Nicolas Chouity: A♥7♦
Stefan Toderita: AxKx
Chouity had run into Toderita's bigger ace and was at risk of elimination as the board came Q♣2♠3♥J♠, but he spiked the 7♥ on the river to make a pair and double up.
Chakib Mhiri opened from under the gun and Lucien Cohen shoved from the big blind for a little under 90,000. Mhiri called.
Lucien Cohen: J♦J♣
Chakib Mhiri: 10♥9♥
Cohen was looking to survive again with his short stack and did maintain his lead on the 3♣A♠9♠ flop, but did give him a sweat as Mhiri paired his nine. An 8♥ dropped on the turn, which brought Cohen one step closer to a double-up.
"SURVIVAL! SURVIVAL!" screamed Cohen at the top of his lungs.
"I am the ratman!" shouted Cohen when he saw the J♠ hit the river, which gave him a set and ensured his safety.
Daniel Jackson opened the action with a raise to 24,000 from under the gun, and Marta Miquel Munoz made the call in the big blind.
Both players checked the 7♣9♠9♦ flop.
When the 7♥ hit the turn, Munoz led out with a bet of 35,000, and Jackson called.
On the 6♥ river, Munoz took her time, burning a time bank card before betting 100,000. After some thought, Jackson made the call. Munoz revealed 5♣4♠ for a bluff, while Jackson showed A♠6♠ for ace-high, which was enough to take the pot, leaving Munoz short-stacked.
Lucien Cohen has been involved in a few pots since players returned from dinner, and just played two back-to-back all-in hands.
First, Zhewen Hu opened from the hijack to 25,000 and Cohen defended his big blind.
On the flop of 9♦8♥3♦, Cohen open-shoved, and Hu snap-called for his stack of 171,000.
Zhewen Hu: A♣A♦
Lucien Cohen: Q♣8♠
"Queen. Queen. Queen!" Cohen kept repeating, but it didn't come as the K♣J♠ runout kept the aces of Hu in the lead, which left Cohen with just 33,000.
The very next hand, Boris Tabiyev raised from under the gun to 25,000 and Cohen shoved from the small blind for 33,000. Chakib Mhiri called in the big blind, and Tabiyev also called.
The side pot remained empty as Mhiri and Tabiyev checked it down on the 9♥9♠Q♦8♣3♣ board where Cohen showed K♣8♠ for a pair of eights, Mhiri mucked, and Tabiyev showed A♠10♦, which meant Cohen tripled up.
"I am the ratman!" was once again shouted by Cohen as he raked in the pot.
Ivan Zabiiakin raised to 24,000 in early position and Nicola Cappellesso called in the big blind.
The flop came 10♣8♠4♥ and Zabiiakin bet 30,000. Cappellesso called and the 9♣ turn was checked through to the Q♥ river.
Zabiiakin then bet 80,000 and Cappellesso snap-called, only for Zabiiakin to show A♣J♣ for a straight to win the pot.
A few hands earlier at this table, Nikita Kuznetsov got his short stack in with 6♣5♣ from the big blind on a board of 8♥7♠6♥J♣8♣, but Ranno Sootla in early position had A♠J♥ for top pair and Kuznetsov, who made the final table of this event last year, had his tournament come to an end short of replicating that run this year.
Sebastian Malec kicked off the action from the cutoff with a raise to 24,000, only to be three-bet to 70,000 by Fahredin Mustafov on the button. Malec responded by shoving for around 400,000, and Mustafov snap-called, bringing the two to a showdown.
Sebastian Malec: Q♥J♠
Fahredin Mustafov: 10♠10♦
Malec needed help from the board, but it ran out K♥5♥2♣8♦7♥, offering no improvement. Malec was sent to the rail, while Mustafov continued to build his already solid stack.
