Tugce Hursoz raised to 3,500 from the hijack and was called by Jason Wheeler in the cutoff. Action folded around to Pedro Garagnani in the big blind, who three-bet to 18,500.
Hursoz got out of the way, but Wheeler reraised to 48,000. Garagnani called as they went heads-up to the 
flop.
Garagnani checked and Wheeler moved all in for around 110,000. The Brazilian snap-folded as Wheeler dragged in the pot.
Action was picked up on the turn with the board reading 
. Denis Vitchenko bet 13,000 from early position. His opponent check-raised him to 36,000 which Vitchenko called.
The river came the 
. His opponent led-jammed and Vitchenko snap-called and tabled the 
straight. His opponent reacted in dismay as he threw up his hands and was busted.
Meanwhile Vitchenko gathered the big boost to his stack to make him among the largest stacks in the tournament.
Five players went to the flop in a raised pot as the dealer turned over 
. Action checked to a player in early position, who bet 3,500.
Viacheslav Pak called in the small blind before Ivan Vasilev raised from the big blind to 14,700. Pak called as they went heads-up to the 
turn.
Pak checked to Vasilev, who bet another 24,700. Pak came back with an all-raise raise and Vasilev quickly folded.
Pak showed 
for the turned straight as he raked in the pot.
Bahram Chobineh, now on his second bullet, was facing a bet of 6,500 from small blind Vadzim Godzdanker on a flop of 
. Chobineh called on the button and they saw the 
fall on the turn.
Both players checked as the river came the 
. Godzdanker checked again and Chobineh checked behind.
Godzdanker showed 
for two pair, kings and jacks, and Chobineh flashed 
for a lower two pair before surrendering the pot to the MPP Open champion.
Level: 7
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
Players are now on their third 20-minute break of the day.
They will play two more hour-long levels before bagging up for Day 2.
Giovanni Giudice was in the big blind and facing a bet of 2,000 on a flop of 
when he raised to 9,000. The button came back with a reraise to 18,000 and Giudice called.
The turn came the 
and Giudice check-called another bet of 17,500. He checked the 
river, and this time his opponent checked back.
"Nuts," Giudice said, showing 
for the flush draw that turned into top pair on the river.
"Would you call the river," his opponent asked after mucking.
"Maybe," Giudice replied.
The board read 
on the river. From the small blind, Akin Tuna bet 15,000 into a pot of 40,700.
Damir Zhugralin was in the big blind and raised all in for what was counted out to be 69,300.
Tuna considered the shove for over a minute before opting to call. Zhugralin tabled the 
for a boat, which crushed Tuna's holding of 
as Zhugralin gathered a double.
With around 20,000 already in the middle, Niall Farrell bet another 20,000 on a board of 
from the button and was called by Italo Modena in middle position.
The river came the and Modena checked over to Farrell once again. Farrell sat shuffling his chips in his hand for about a minute before tapping the felt.
Modena showed 
for a pair of tens, but Farrell turned over for the rivered pair of aces to take down the pot.
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