Anton Wigg A♦5♥ opened to 100,000 from the button and was called by Arian Kashani 7♣6♣ from the small blind. Halil Tasyurek A♥2♠ paused momentarily, before moving all in for 680,000. Wigg released his hand and Kashani followed suit.
Georgios Tsouloftas raised to 110,000 on the button and Timo Kamphues called in the big blind.
The flop came 6♥4♥4♣ and Tsouloftas bet 85,000. Kamphues then raised to 250,000 and Tsouloftas came back with a reraise to 575,000. Kamphues quickly folded.
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Damir Zhugralin A♥9♠ opened to 125,000 from under the gun and folded out the table.
Arian Kashani 8♦8♣ raised to 120,000 from the hijack. Eleftherios Sinnos called from the small blind with 4xXx. The J♠10♣9♦ flop checked through to the 2♦ turn. Sinnos fired out 175,000 and was called.
The 7♦ river gave Kashani a jack-high straight, leaving Sinnos dead unless his other hole card was a seven. Sinnos fired out 430,000 and was called. Sinnos tabled 4♠4♣ and saw the pot head over to Kashani.
Eleftherios Sinnos opened to 120,000 from the cutoff before Oliver Weis made it 380,000 from the small blind. Sinnos reraised for 1,345,000 and put in his last 100,000 after Weis jammed as the bigger stack.
Eleftherios Sinnos: 10♠10♣
Oliver Weis: J♥J♣
Sinnos' pair was dominated and he departed in 14th place after the Q♣7♠A♠A♣9♦ runout.
Andrea Dato opened to 120,000 from under the gun and was called by Philip Joyce in the small blind for a heads-up pot.
Joyce checked to Dato, who continued for 120,000 on the 9♦K♦3♣ flop. Joyce then check-raised to 350,000 and Dato called.
The 2♣ fell on the turn and Joyce used up a time extension before announcing he was all-in, which was enough to put Dato all in for his last 1,080,000.
Dato asked for a count and stuck in a call to put himself at risk.
Andrea Dato: A♥K♣
Philip Joyce: K♥Q♥
Joyce found himself drawing to three outs and the 6♣ bricked to award Dato the double up while Joyce was left short with just 665,000.
Damir Zhugralin K♦J♣ raised to 120,000 from the cutoff. Arian Kashani Q♥J♠ called from the big blind and made top pair on the Q♦6♣3♠ flop. Kashani check-called for 85,000, bringing in the K♠ turn, which put Zhugralin ahead with a pair of kings. Kashani check-called for 290,000.
The K♥ river gave Zhugralin trip kings and Kashani checked for a third time. Zhugralin bet 585,000 into a pot of 1,080,000. Kashani used up a couple of time banks before calling.
Zhugralin tabled his winning hand and took in the pot.
