We joined the action on a 2♥7♦8♠ flop, as both Guoliang Wei and Benedikt Wenzel opted to check.
The turn was a 4♠, and Wei in the small blind once again decided to check. Wenzel took the initiative and bet 1,600, but was unsuccessful in his attempt to take it down on the turn as Wei made the call.
On the river, the 9♦ hit and this time, Wei lead out for 3,300. After thinking it over for a few seconds, Wenzel called, prompting an instant muck from Wei, who chose not to show the (presumed) bluff.
Wenzel remained below starting stack but won some much-needed chips.
With the player in the big blind absent, Philipp Hasenburger had his eye on the dead money in the middle. Hasenburger raised to 1,600, finding Mykola Serhiienko in the small blind, who called.
Serhiienko check-called a bet of 1,500 from Hasenburger on a flop of 3♣A♣Q♦.
The 9♦ turn checked through to the K♠ on the river. Serhiienko checked once more and Hasenburger flicked in one green chip for a bet of 5,000. Serhiienko folded.
Alexandre Ghiazza raised from the button to 2,000, finding calls from both the blinds.
All three players checked through to a turn as the board read 4♥A♣9♠6♣. Francisco Pulido, in the small blind, elected to lead for 3,200. Only Ghiazza continued.
The 10♠ river saw Pulido slow down. Ghiazza opted to check back and Pulido was obliged to show first.
Pulido tabled J♣10♣ having missed his flush draw, but his rivered pair was enough to take down this pot.
Dan Heimiller opened to 1,600 from early position. He received a call from a player in middle position before Yann Festal put in a three-bet to 5,300 in late position. Patrick Buchmann responded by moving all in for approximately 9,000. Action folded back around to Heimiller, who five-bet to 21,800. The middle position player got out of the way and Festal made the call.
The flop came J♥6♣6♠. Heimiller bet 5,000 and was called by Festal.
Heimiller bet again on the 6♦ turn, this time for 7,000 which was enough to force a fold from Festal, leaving Buchmann all in and at risk against Heimiller.
Patrick Buchmann: Q♠Q♥
Dan Heimiller: 7♦7♠
Buchmann was well ahead with a bigger full house and remained so on the 2♠ river to receive a full triple up.
Unai Vicente raised from middle position to 1,600. The cutoff called while Christophe Monnin in the cutoff elected to three-bet to 4,600. Both players called.
Action checked to Monnin who continued for 5,500 on a board of 6♦7♠J♥. Only Vicente called.
The 9♠ turn checked through to the K♠ on the river. Vicente bet out for 13,500 and, after some time in the tank, Monnin made the call.
Vicente tabled A♠K♣. A rivered top pair was good enough to take down this pot.
After an exchange of preflop raises Jari Kalenius found himself all in and at risk against Jorge Silva.
Jorge Silva: 10♥10♣
Jari Kalenius: A♠Q♣
It was a classic flip which Silva caught the better of when the flop came 2♣6♣K♦, The 5♣ turn and 2♦ river offered no help to Kalenius who was sent to the rail while Silva collected a nice pot.