The cards were already turned over as Marc "shadykushh" Macdonnell was at risk holding the in the cutoff and Francois Billard had the on the button. They were covered by Alexandros Kolonias with the in the big blind.
On a board of , the ten on the flop spelled the end for Macdonnell and Billard.
Following a raise by Sam "OkillyDokily" Trickett from under the gun, Joao "naturalMENTE" Simao got his short stack in from the cutoff and was quickly called by Trickett.
Joao "naturalMENTE" Simao:
Sam "OkillyDokily" Trickett:
The board ran out and the king on the flop spelled the end for Simao.
In a battle cutoff versus button, Klemens "mieux 90" Roiter got his chips in and faced Kenneth "rebuyguy" Smaron as both players turned over pocket pairs.
In a preflop raising war, it was Joni Jouhkimainen that ended up as the player at risk out of the small blind. The Finn faced Sung Joo "ArtePokerTV" Hyun, who had won his maiden WSOP bracelet earlier during this festival.
Joni Jouhkimainen:
Sung Joo "ArtePokerTV" Hyun:
The flop left Jouhkimainen with four outs and those were reduced to zero on the turn which made the river a formality.