Julien Martini raised from under the gun and Jan Bendik came along out of the small blind. Borja Gross raised in the big blind for Martini to call, Bendik made it three bets and both opponents called. Bendik got the last chip in after the flop and earned two calls.
On the turn, Gross checked and Martini bet to send his table neighbour into the tank. The clock was called as Gross then reluctantly folded.
Jan Bendik:
Julien Martini:
Bendik needed an ace to chop but the river brought no miracle.
Max Pescatori bet his pair of aces with 14,500 behind on fifth and Ole Schemion asked how much be had behind before making the call with the words "that's a pity." They got it in after sixth as Schemion revealed a "bad open ender" and missed the draw on seventh.
Dario Alioto got involved from under the gun and Julien Martini then three-bet to 20,000 in the small blind. Alioto repotted to 65,000 with some 4,000 behind and Martini called. On the flop, Martini bet and Alioto called all-in.
Dario Alioto:
Julien Martini:
The turn and river brought no miracle for Alioto and he was sent to the rail in 13th place. All 12 remaining players will now redraw to the final two tables.
The remaining 12 players have been sent into a scheduled 15-minute break. They will play another two levels or down to the final 10 players, whichever comes first.
Roland Israelashvili tripled up his short stack when he flopped a pair of aces and the flush draw, then made to pair on the turn against Artan Dedusha.
On a completed board of , Sarharib Karatas bet 35,000 out of the small blind. Julien Martini then raised it up to 175,000 and Karatas folded after fewer than 15 seconds.
Martini peeked at his cards and revealed the .
"Turning your flush into a bluff?" Ole Schemion inquired, to which Martini replied "I had a blocker for the straight flush".
Ole Schemion raised to 13,000 from under the gun and was called by Julien Martini, Thomas Schroepfer and Nicolas Bokowski. They checked to the river on which Schroepfer bet 21,000. Bokowski called, Schemion folded and Martini reluctantly folded the .
Schroepfer mucked his cards and Bokowski won the pot without needing to show his cards.
Artan Dedusha earned several pots after coming back from the break and then raised in the cutoff. Symeon Alexandridis defended the big blind and check-called the flop. He also check-called the turn and check-folded the river with plenty of frustration.