Arsenii Karmatckii shoved from under the ugn for 68,000 and Yotsushika Kazuhiko called from the small blind with a covering stack to put Karmatckii at risk.
Arsenii Karmatckii: 7♦7♣ 
Yotsushika Kazuhiko: A♦K♠
Karmatckii's sevens held up on the 8♠9♦9♠5♣2♣ runout and he scored a full double up through Kazuhiko.
Action folded around to Felipe Fontoura Ketzer, who completed in the small blind. Ludovic Sultan shoved all in from the big blind for 63,000. Time was called, and as soon as it was, Ketzer made the call. He had the bigger stack as players flipped their cards.
Ludovic Sultan: A♦A♣
Felipe Fontoura Ketzer: A♥J♠
The board ran out 5♣10♠8♥10♦6♣. Sultan held with his pocket aces to double up his stack as the bubble approached.
Jason Wheeler opened to 60,000 from under the gun, leaving just 2,000 behind. Diego Angeli re-shoved from the small blind with a covering stack and Wheeler called to put himself at risk.
Jason Wheeler: A♥10♦
Diego Angeli: K♠Q♥
The board ran out 10♥5♦5♣2♣K♦. Wheeler was ahead until the river gave Angeli kings up to take the pot while Wheeler made his exit from the tournament area.
Niveau: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Jason Wheeler opened to 14,000 from middle position and received calls from Stefan Dimitrov in the cutoff and Gerald Eisele in the small blind.
The flop came 6♥5♦3♥. Eisele shoved for 72,000, Wheeler re-shoved for roughly 130,000 and Dimitrov got out of the way leaving Eisele at risk.
Gerald Eisele: 7♦6♣
Jason Wheeler: Q♥9♥
Eisele was ahead with top pair and a straight draw but Wheeler had several outs in the form of two overcards and a flush draw. The J♦ turn and 4♠ river were bricks and Eisele secured a full double up while Wheeler was left with just over ten big blinds.
Niveau: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
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Players in Day 1b of the FPS High Roller are heading on a 15-minute break with 82 players remaining and 63 set to get paid.
Francois Romero raised to 15,000 from middle position and Blaz Zerjav moved all in for 63,000 from late position. Action folded back around to Romero, who made the call with the bigger stack. Players turned the cards on their backs.
Blaz Zerjav: K♥K♣
Francois Romero: Q♠Q♦
The board ran out 5♦5♠6♣8♥4♥. Zerjav held with his pocket kings to gain a decent double up as the money bubble fast approached.
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