Ruslan Bakhtiev opened to 120,000 from the hijack, Evagoras Evagorou three-bet shoved for 520,000 from the small blind and Bakhtiev called with a covering stack to put Evagorou at risk.
Evagoras Evagorou: A♥9♠
Ruslan Bakhtiev: K♣Q♦
The board ran out A♠2♣6♣4♠J♣ giving Evagorou top pair to score another double up, this time through Bakhtiev.
The action folded around to Hadi Khordbin in the small blind who shoved, which gave Evagoras Evagorou a decision for his stack of around 250,000. After thinking it over, Evagorou decided to put himself at risk.
Evagoras Evagorou: J♥10♠
Hadi Khordbin: A♥J♦
Evagorou was way behind but did pick up some extra outs on the 5♦K♣Q♣ flop as he improved to an open-ended straight draw. A 9♥ on the turn completed his straight, and the K♦ river was safe, which meant Evagorou doubled up.
[Removed:544] opened from the cutoff, Apostolos Stylianou three-bet shoved for around 725,000 from the small blind and [Removed:545] called with a covering stack to put him at risk.
Apostolos Stylianou: K♠J♣
[Removed:544]: A♠10♣
The board ran out 9♦A♥6♥4♣J♠ giving [Removed:545] top pair to send Stylianou to the rail and take the pot.
Julien Rouquet opened to 225,000 from the button and Samuel Dray three-bet shoved for 1,250,000 from the small blind. Rouquet called with a covering stack to put Dray at risk.
Samuel Dray: A♠7♠
Julien Rouquet: A♥J♥
Dray was behind with a dominated ace and couldn't catch up on the 10♥3♣2♠Q♠K♦ runout, resulting in his elimination while Rouquet claimed the last of his chips.
Immediately following the elimination of Umit Sadi in 25th place at another table, Henrick Brockmann shoved from the small blind for 815,000 on a board reading J♠9♦7♦4♠ and around 900,000 already in the middle. Zhen Chen was under the gun and tanked for around five minutes before calling with a covering stack to put Brockmann at risk.
Henrik Brockmann: A♠9♠
Zhen Chen: A♦10♦
Brockmann was ahead with second pair but the K♦ river completed Chen's flush draw and he took the pot while Brockmann was sent to the rail in 24th place just before the three-table redraw.
Henrik Brockmann opened to 115,000 from the cutoff, leaving roughly 500,000 behind. Georges Chehade called from the button, with about 1,500,000 behind, before Ruslan Bakhtiev three-bet shoved from the big blind, covering both players. Brockmann called and was at risk while Chehade got out of the way, telling his tablemates that he had folded pocket tens.
Henrik Brockmann: A♠Q♠
Ruslan Bakhtiev: A♣6♠
Brockmann was well ahead with a dominating ace and remained so on the Q♦7♥10♠5♦9♠ runout resulting in a full double up through Bakhtiev.
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