Leon Sturm opened 4,000,000 on the button, leaving just 200,000 behind, and Leon Sturm raised from the big blind. Levin called.
Dmitrii Levin: A♦5♣
Leon Sturm: J♠9♠
Levin was able to fade the two live cards as the 7♦5♠2♣K♣K♠ board hit the table.
Leon Sturm opened 4,000,000 on the button, leaving just 200,000 behind, and Leon Sturm raised from the big blind. Levin called.
Dmitrii Levin: A♦5♣
Leon Sturm: J♠9♠
Levin was able to fade the two live cards as the 7♦5♠2♣K♣K♠ board hit the table.
Atanas Pavlov shoved from the small blind with 2♦2♥, and Mihai Niste called from the big blind with K♥J♥.
Initially, the flop Q♥6♣3♠ favored Pavlov, but the K♦ on the turn quickly shifted the momentum. The K♣ on the river sealed the deal for Niste.
Despite the bust out of Pavlov, Niste lightened the mood at the table by filming the entire event with his mobile phone and providing humorous commentary.
Alireza Akbarzadehbeshroyeh opened 1,600,000 on the button, and called the 5,200,000 jam from Assyl Tleuzhanov in the big blind.
Assyl Tleuzhanov: A♣A♦
Alireza Akbarzadehbeshroyeh: 4♣4♦
Tleuzhanov smashed the A♠A♥J♦ flop, making quads, and the board completed with the 2♦ turn, and 8♥ river.
Level: 27
Blinds: 400,000/800,000
Ante: 800,000
The 20 remaining players are on a 15-minute break.
In the last hand before the break, Paul Runcan initiated the action from under the gun with a raise to 1,200,000. Stephen Song, seated next to him in early position, then three-bet to 4,800,000. Runcan called, and the flop revealed 4♠4♦7♥.
Runcan check-called the 900,000 bet from Song.
On the J♦ turn, Runcan once again check-called Song's bet, this time 1,700,000.
After Runcan checked on the Q♥ river, Song went all in with 4,125,000. It took Runcan three time bank cards before he decided to fold. He tried to engage Song in conversation during this time, but Song remained impassive.
After the hand, Song smiled, and the two players chatted briefly about the hand.
Marius Kudzmanas moved all-in from the small blind, and Cristian David sighed before slamming his stack of about 3,000,000 across the line.
Cristian David: Q♣9♠
Marius Kudzmanas: K♥8♠
David couldn't connect as the dealer ran out the 4♣2♣2♦J♦7♠ board, eliminating him in 21st place.
Kirill Shcherbakov was seen collecting a double-up with the 6♥5♥2♠5♣3♠ board still on the table.
Shcherbakov's A♣A♠ was in front of him face up, and Birger Larsen was paying the 15,600,000 with his cards already in the muck.
Paul Runcan opened 4,500,000 in the cutoff before Stephen Song announced all-in on the button. The blinds quickly folded, and Runcan went into the tank, using a time bank.
"There's no pay jump right now," joked Song.
After some banter, Runcan made the call for his 10,100,000 total.
Paul Runcan: 9♣9♠
Stephen Song: A♠Q♥
It was the classic flip, and the J♦5♦4♠ flop was looking promising for Runcan. The 10♦ turn, and 9♥ river improved him to a set of nines as he doubled through Song.