Three players had all of their chips in the middle before the flop and there was already a completed board of 9♦8♣3♠6♥4♠.
Atanas Kodinov was the shortest stack with about 250,000, holding the J♠J♦, while Cornelis Van Gent held the winning K♥K♣ with a stack of 394,000. Tran Tuan had them both covered, but was left short holding the A♥Q♥.
With 190,000 in the middle, the flop was 3♦3♣2♠ and Francesco Blasio bet 105,000, putting Vladimir Troyanovskiy in the tank. After a couple of minutes, he announced an all-in for 282,000. Blasio called quickly.
Vladimir Troyanovskiy: Q♣Q♠
Francesco Blasio: 10♣10♦
Both players held an overpair to the flop, but Blasio was behind the queens and couldn't find a ten as the board finished with the 9♦ on the turn and the 8♥ on the river. Blasio was left with less than a big blind and was seen walking out of the tournament room shortly after.
Yanfeng Wang opened from the small blind and Henri Kasper reraised all in to 297,000.
Wang put in the calling chips and the players showed down.
Henri Kasper: A♠A♣
Yanfeng Wang: 9♠9♥
The flop of 3♥6♣10♠ was clean for Kasper's aces but Wang still had two outs. The turn 7♥ left him drawing slim and the Q♦ river confirmed Kasper's double up.
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