Maher Nouira raised to 5,000 preflop before Motokatsu Uhara moved all in for 27,000. Action folded back to Nouira, who called to put Uhara at risk.
Motokatsu Uhara: 
Maher Nouira: 
Uhara needed to win the coin flip to survive and suddenly became a big favorite when the 
flop gave him a set. Left drawing to runner-runner, Nouira didn't hit any miracles on the 
turn or 
river as Uhara doubled up.
Action was joined with the board reading 
on the turn. Pedro Garagnani from the small blind and Tugce Hursoz from the hijack both checked to the river which was the .
Garagnani put together some chips and made an overbet of 65,000 into a pot of about 55,000. Hursoz thought for a while before she folded.
With around 60,000 already in the middle, Yuriy Zakharov shoved for his last 105,000 from the hijack on a board of 
.
Akin Tuna, in early position, went into the tank for several minutes before calling with 
for a pair of tens and a flush draw. Zakharov turned over 
for the turned pair of queens and needed to hold to survive.
The river came the and Zakharov's pair held up to earn him a double, while Tuna handed over most of his stack.
Level: 8
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Eduard Barsegian bet 4,500 from middle position on a flop of 
before Charbel Ibrahim raised from the big blind to 15,000.
Barsegian called and both players checked the 
turn. The river came the and Ibrahim bet 12,000. Barsegian tanked for several minutes before throwing in a call.
"Two pair," Ibrahim said as he showed 
which was good enough to win the pot.
Ibrahim was still stacking his chips when, from the small blind, he called a 3,500 raise by Timur Margolin on the button the next hand.
The flop came 
and Margolin bet 7,500. Ibrahim called to see the 
turn, when Margolin bet another 17,500.
Ibrahim moved all in and Margolin committed his last 80,000, showing 
. Ibrahim, though, turned over for the flopped set. The river came the 
and Ibrahim took another big pot and busted Margolin.
Three players were in a hand on the river with the board reading 
. Simon Higgins bet 12,000 from the button. The big blind called and the third player in early position folded.
The river was the 
. The big blind led for 25,000. Higgins waited for a while before he made a big raise to 200,000. The big blind pondered it for several moments and eventually decided to fold.
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Nikita Kuznetsov raised to 3,700 from under the gun before James Harvey reraised to 18,000 in the big blind. Kuznetsov shoved all in and Harvey snap-called for around 60,000.
James Harvey:
Nikita Kuznetsov:
Harvey picked up a straight draw on the 
flop but improved no further as the board ran out 
, sending him to the exit.
Action came in on the turn as the board read 
. From the hijack Alexandre Vuilleumier bet 23,000. Orhan Ates called in the big blind.
The river came the . Vuilleumier moved all in which was for close to about 70,000. Ates thought about it for a long while before sliding a stack forward for the call.
Vuilleumier revealed the 
for the flush which was good enough to win the pot as Ates mucked and counted out his dwindled stack.
Heads-up on a board of 
, Niall Farrell was all in for his last 20,500 from the hijack and up against Cagdas Can Cubukcu in the cutoff.
Farrell showed , but Cubukcu had flopped the nuts with 
.
"Alright," Farrell said as he tossed his tens back to the dealer and got up from his seat. The on the river secured the knockout for Cubukcu.
"It wasn't meant to be," a tablemate said to Farrell as he made his exit.
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