The pot stood at approximately 6,500 with two players looking at a full board of Q♣9♦5♦5♥J♦.
Nicola Grieco, in the big blind, led out for 2,000. Stefan Peukert, in the cutoff, put in a raise of 8,700 and Grieco went into the tank. After a considerable amount of time, Grieco laid it down.
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A 5,000 pot was gathered when a flop of 10♠4♠2♦ was spread. Hady El Asmar then got his stack of 8,700 in the middle and was looked up by Seref Anar.
Hady El Asmar: K♥2♥
Seref Anar: A♥Q♣.
El Asmar's bottom pair held on the 9♣10♥ runout, and he doubled up while Anar was left with just 7,000 chips.
The next hand Antoine Labat raised to 700 from under the gun and Anar clicked it back to 1,200. Labat then four-bet to 3,600 once the action folded back to him and Anar called.
The flop of 4♥7♣10♠ saw Labat put Anar all-in for his last chips, and Anar made the call.
Seref Anar: A♠J♠
Antoine Labat: 9♦9♣
Labat's nines remained the best hand when the board ran out 7♣2♠, and Anar headed towards the exit.
After a preflop raising war Guillermo Nuez Escribano, in middle position, and Sebastien Ravache, in the hijack found themselves all in and at risk for there remaining 10,100 and 14,000 respectively. Alex Glogar, in early position, had them both covered.
Guillermo Nuez Escribano: 10♠10♦
Sebastien Ravache: A♥Q♣
Alex Glogar: 7♠7♦
The board ran out 8♦4♣J♦Q♥A♦. Ravache rivered two pair to send Escribano to the rail and scooped a big pot from Glogar.
Two players saw the A♥J♣5♠K♠ turn, and Olivier Paris checked to Ladislao Dalfo Batlle who fired a bet of 3,500 into the pot of about 3,000. Paris called.
The 9♥ completed the board, and Paris checked once more before being faced with a bet of 6,000. Paris thought about it for about 10 seconds before tossing in the call.
Dalfo Batlle quickly tabled Q♦10♦, for Broadway on the turn and Paris mucked his hand.
Benjamin Spragg and Antonio Asara saw a completed board of A♣10♥8♥8♠10♣ on the table. Spragg checked from the small blind to Asara under the gun, and the latter made a bet of 3,000.
Spragg flicked in a call and Asaro stated he played the board. Spragg showed A♦3♦ for a higher two pair and raked in the pot.
On an adjacent table, Spragg's colleague and friend Fintan Hand was also spotted.
