Xavier Zuczkowski opened from the button, Matteo Sbrana three-bet all-in for 1,300,000 from the big blind and Zuczkowski called.
Matteo Sbrana: K♥10♥
Xavier Zuczkowski: 7♣7♦
Sbrana flopped top pair on 9♥K♠4♦3♦2♠ and he secured a double up.
Xavier Zuczkowski opened from the button, Matteo Sbrana three-bet all-in for 1,300,000 from the big blind and Zuczkowski called.
Matteo Sbrana: K♥10♥
Xavier Zuczkowski: 7♣7♦
Sbrana flopped top pair on 9♥K♠4♦3♦2♠ and he secured a double up.
Francesco Delfoco opened from early position and he was called by Valerio Chionsini, who defended from the big blind.
Both players checked the 6♦J♥J♦ flop leading to the 5♦ turn where Chionsini led out for 325,000. Delfoco called.
The Q♦ completed the board and Chionsini went all-in for 1,000,000. Delfoco didn't wait to call.
Valerio Chionsini: A♦9♦
Francesco Delfoco: Q♣J♣
Chionsini hit the nut flush turn, but the river gave a full house to Delfoco, ending Chionsini's tournament in 11th place for €9,050. One more elimination is now needed to reach the final table.
The shortest stack of the field Andrea Bottinelli moved all-in for 1,100,000 from under the gun and he was called by Xavier Zuczkowski to his left.
Andrea Bottinelli: A♣4♠
Xavier Zuczkowski: A♦J♠
The dealer fanned a board of 10♣2♠3♥Q♣2♣ which was no help for Bottinelli, who was eliminated.
Ivan Kuziv in the cutoff and Francesco Di Domenico on the button raised each other and ended up moving all-in with Kuziv at risk for 1,700,000.
Ivan Kuziv: A♠K♣
Francesco Di Domenico: K♠K♦
Once again, Di Domenico found one of the best hand possible and scored an elimination on 7♣Q♦3♣2♥3♥.
Pierre Basile moved all-in for 1,000,000 from middle position, then Mario Perati in the small blind three-bet all-in for 2,850,000. "Mamma Mia!," Francesco Delfoco in the big blind said when he looked at his cards. He eventually chose to fold.
Pierre Basile: 8♥8♣
Mario Perati: Q♣Q♦
Basile needed an eight to stay in the tournament, but he didn't find any on 5♠4♠7♣J♠Q♥ and he was eliminated.
Moments after the restart, Francesco Delfoco under the gun with 1,150,000 faced Jean-Marc Chiba in the cutoff for his tournament's life.
Francesco Delfoco: A♣K♦
Jean-Marc Chiba: A♦J♣
Delfoco was on the edge of elimination after the flop of 6♠2♦10♦ and the 4♦ turn. But the J♥ saved him and he doubled up.
Nivel: 27
Ciegas: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
The 14 remaining players are on a 12-minute break.
Another all-in and call situation occurred, involving Andrea Dal Bo on the button with a bit more than 2,300,000 against the chip leader Francesco Di Domenico on the button.
Andrea Dal Bo: 10♥10♠
Francesco Di Domenico: A♠A♥
Dal Bo with tens ran into aces and on 2♦K♥9♦6♥7♦, he was eliminated in 15th place for €7,270.