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Antal Hamza moved all in from the hijack for 725,000. Jason Wheeler rejammed all in from the small blind. He had Hamza covered.
Antal Hamza: 4?4?
Jason Wheeler: A?K?
Hamza flopped a full house on J?J?J?. Wheeler couldn't catch an ace or a king across the Q? turn and the 2? river.
Hamza got out of his seat and seemingly did a lap of honour in celebration of his double up. The table then wondered whether they thought Hamza had won the hand.
Wheeler quipped "he's gone home to tell his mum about this."
A few hands later he fell to Claudio Di Giacomo when he made two pair with A?7?. He bested Wheeler's K?10? across the A?Q?2?7x10x runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,750,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
1,500,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
225,000
475,000
|
475,000 |
The action folded to Robert Heidorn on the button, who moved all in for 740,000. Thomas Graupner folded from the small blind, and Vladimir Lipnitskii called from the big blind.
Robert Heidorn: A?5?
Vladimir Lipnitskii: 9?9?
Heidorn needed help to survive, but the flop came down Q?9?3?, giving Lipnitskii a set of nines. The 10? on the turn sealed Heidorn's fate, leaving him drawing dead. The 3? completed the board, and Lipnitskii took down the pot while Heidorn exited the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,900,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
2,400,000
2,050,000
|
2,050,000 |
|
Busted |
Vladimir Lipnitskii opened the action with a raise to 100,000 from the cutoff, only to face a three-bet from Piotr Sztenkiel to 200,000 on the button. Without hesitation, Lipnitskii moved all in for 815,000, and after the dealer verified the count, Sztenkiel made the call.
Vladimir Lipnitskii: A?K?
Piotr Sztenkiel: A?J?
Lipnitskii pulled ahead immediately with top pair on the 5?7?K? flop, leaving Sztenkiel in desperate need of running cards. The 3? turn and 9? river brought no miracles, securing a solid double-up for Lipnitskii and cutting Sztenkiel’s stack down to size.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,700,000
1,350,000
|
1,350,000 |
|
980,000
820,000
|
820,000 |
There were around 450,000 chips in the middle on a flop of J?J?5?. Fabricio Nociolini checked in the big blind to Giuseppe Dedoni who was positioned in the cutoff and bet 50,000. Action was back on Nociolini who quickly shoved the rest of his 280,000 stack and Dedoni snap called.
Fabricio Nociolini: J?7?
Giuseppe Dedoni: Q?9?
Although Nociolini flopped three of a kind, the 4? on the turn completed Dedoni's flush and Nociolini couldn't improve by the 3? river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,200,000
170,000
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170,000 |
|
Busted |
Jason Wheeler opened the action to 110,000 from middle position and was called by Claudio Di Giacomo. When the action reached Matteo Calzoni in the big blind, he announced all in for approximately 900,000. Wheeler moved all in as well, and Di Giacomo folded.
Matteo Calzoni: 7?7?
Jason Wheeler: A?K?
The two were flipping for 1.5 times the average stack, but Calzoni's pocket sevens held strong as the board ran out 6?10?4?2?10?, giving him the double up and keeping him alive in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,100,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
1,900,000
950,000
|
950,000 |
|
|
700,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
Felix Rabas, sitting in early position, moved all in for his last 635,000. Friedrich Raez, after asking for a count, quickly made the call, while the rest of the table stepped aside, leading to a heads-up showdown.
Felix Rabas: K?9?
Friedrich Raez: A?K?
Rabas was looking for nines or clubs to keep his tournament hopes alive, but the board came 10?4?2?A?J?, pairing Raez’s ace and ending Rabas’s run. Raez added another pot to his growing stack, further solidifying his position.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,980,000
780,000
|
780,000 |
|
Busted |
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Action folded around to Omar Del Pino who called in the small blind. Ryan Mandara checked his option in the big blind.
The 2?J?K? flop saw a bet of 125,000 from Del Pino and a call from Mandara. The 10? completed potential flush draws. Both players checked.
Del Pino then announced 170,000 on the A? river. Mandara exhaled deeply as this card now put four to the Broadway straight on board.
"Six-seven offsuit maybe" said Mandara to himself. He took 30 more seconds before calling.
Del Pino did indeed have a seven. He showed 7?3? and Mandara took the pot with J?8?.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,750,000
1,100,000
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1,100,000 |
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1,350,000
1,079,000
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1,079,000 |
Jenya Gavrilovich opened the action with a raise to 355,000 from the hijack, leaving himself just 100,000 behind. Stefan Dimitrov, with the larger stack, moved all in from the button. Gavrilovich called, putting his tournament life on the line.
Jenya Gavrilovich: A?5?
Stefan Dimitrov: 9?9?
Gavrilovich needed help from the board, but it didn’t come. The dealer revealed K?3?7?Q?7?, leaving Dimitrov's pocket nines ahead and sending Gavrilovich to the rail. Dimitrov added another chunk to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,320,000
874,000
|
874,000 |
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Busted |
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