While taking his beautiful photos, PokerNews photographer Tomas Stacha saw Hugo Nazar being eliminated by Michael McNicholas.
Hugo Nazar: A♠K♣ 
Michael McNicholas: Q♥Q♣
McNicholas won the flip on 10♠5♥J♠5♦8♠ and took all of Nazar’s 675,000 chips.
Pierre Calamusa opened to 60,000 from early position and picked up a call from Yassine Adib in the big blind.
The flop came A♣4♥Q♦, and Adib check-called Calamusa’s 75,000 bet.
On the 9♥ turn, Adib checked again, and Calamusa continued for 160,000. Adib then shoved for 420,000, and Calamusa made a quick call.
Yassine Adib: Q♣9♣
Pierre Calamusa: A♠K♦
Adib’s two pair held up even after the J♠ river, leaving Calamusa with just 110,000.
In the very next hand, Calamusa went all in under the gun and got calls from Vladislav Donchev on the button and Belarmino De Souza in the big blind. Both players checked the 5♠10♠K♥ flop.
On the Q♦ turn, De Souza fired 140,000, prompting Donchev to fold and sending it to a showdown.
Pierre Calamusa: 10♦5♣
Belarmino De Souza: K♣2♣
Calamusa flopped two pair, while De Souza had top pair and needed help from the river. The 8♠ came on the river, giving De Souza nothing and allowing Calamusa to triple up, keeping his tournament hopes alive.
The action was picked up on a board of 2♠10♣10♦9♠8♠ with 660,000 in the pot.
After Danilo Velasevic under the gun bet 200,000, Safwane Bahri in middle position raised to 1,050,000.
Velasevic went deep into the tank and eventually made the call, but he ran into Bahri's 9♦9♥ for a full house and allowed the French player to reach 3,200,000.
Xu Hang opened to 60,000 from the cutoff. Onur Gizir on the button three-bet all-in for 905,000, and Eduard Anufriiev in the small blind jammed for 435,000. Hang went into the tank and folded.
Eduard Anufriiev: 8♠8♣
Onur Gizir: A♥Q♦
Gizir hit two pair on K♠10♦A♣7♠7♣ to eliminate Anufriiev.
Cards went on their backs with Lulei Hu in middle position all-in and at risk for 1,300,000 against Rokas Asipauskas in the cutoff.
Lulei Hu: 9♠9♥
Rokas Asipauskas: A♠A♦
The dealer fanned a board of 6♦8♥J♦J♠Q♦ and Hu was eliminated.
With around 230,000 in the pot and three players seeing a flop of 6♦7♥9♠, Oliver Heidel checked from the big blind. Gerardo Ulloa fired 110,000, and only Heidel stuck around.
The Q♣ on the turn saw Heidel check again, and Ulloa kept the pressure on with a bet of 350,000. Heidel paused for a moment before moving all in, and Ulloa called, sending the cards on their backs.
Gerardo Ulloa: 9♥9♣
Oliver Heidel: 8♥5♥
Ulloa had flopped a set, but Heidel was already ahead with a straight. The 10♣ on the river changed nothing, and Ulloa was sent to the rail.
Vladas Tamasauskas on the button saw his 335,000-chip stack being called by Diogo Duarte in the cutoff.
Vladas Tamasauskas: A♣9♣
Diogo Duarte: A♦10♦
Duarte had a better kicker and the situation remained unchanged on A♥6♥K♣7♥J♠ so Tamasauskas was eliminated.
Level: 22
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
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