The cards were already exposed when Piotr Wiecek and Paul Covaciu were flipping for it with the former at risk before the flop.
Piotr Wiecek: 
Paul Covaciu: 
On a board of 
, Covaciu rivered the superior pair and sent his table neighbour to the rail.
On a flop of 
, Martin Gabriel made it 12,000 to go and then sigh-called the shove by Mihaita Georgita for the following showdown.
Martin Gabriel: 
Mihaita Georgita: 
The 
turn gave Georgita the top two pair and he only had to fear spades. No help came for Gabriel on the 
river to end his Main Event run.
"Don't write that one," Sandro Pitzanti joked. The Dutchman had flopped top pair with the 
and subsequently cracked the 
of Sammy Truong after turning trips on the 
board. Truong dropped to just over the starting stack while Pitzanti surpassed the average.
Ahmad Achegsei was already all-in and awaiting his fate when Eyal Bensimhon bet the 
turn for 20,000. The third player in the hand folded and the cards were turned over.
Ahmad Achegsei: 
Eyal Bensimhon: 
The river only improved Bensimhon to the superior full house.
Sergiu Covrig raised to 6,500 and then called the shove by Kristoffer Rasmussen for what appeared to be approximately 60,000.
Kristoffer Rasmussen:
Sergiu Covrig: 
The 
flop all but ended it for the Dane and the turn left Rasmussen drawing dead, making the river a formality.
Among the players to bust before the break were Alexey Mishuk, Petr Targa, and Amar Begovic, none of which opted to re-enter. Only the defending champion Andrea Ricci jumped back in at the last minute.
Niveau: 12
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
The final preparations for the live stream tables are currently underway.
According to the screens there are 234 players out of 801 entries remaining and they have been sent into a 30-minute break. The extended duration is required to prepare the upcoming feature table live stream. Once the action resumes, the registration for the tournament will close.
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