Fahredin Mustafov opened to 7,000 from under the gun with Aliaksei Boika making the call from the small blind before Ivan Bryksin squeezed to 30,000 out of the big blind. Mustafov then four-bet to 80,000 which prompted a quick fold from Boika.
Bryskin took a sip of his beer, used a time-bank card, and then folded Q?Q? face-up. Mustafov slid his cards into the muck and dragged in the pot.
Dimitar Danchev raised to 6,500 in early position and Juan Pardo called in the cutoff. Zhendong Li then three-bet to 27,000 in the small blind and only Pardo called.
Li checked the 7?6?3? flop and Pardo bet 17,000. Li called and the 2? fell on the turn. Li then led out for 37,000 and Pardo quickly folded.
Four players went to a flop of A?6?3? where Paul Newey bet 12,500 from the cutoff. Ivan Bryskin and Fahredin Mustafov folded in the blinds, but Santhosh Suvarna called in middle position.
The A? turn was checked through and Suvarna led out for 21,000 on the 9? river. Newey quickly called with A?J? for trips and Suvarna flashed two queens as he mucked.
Santhosh Suvarna raised to 5,500 from the cutoff with Aliaksei Boika defending out of the big blind.
Boika check-called a bet of 7,000 from Suvarna on the J?6?5? flop.
The 4? turn got checked through for the 6? to fall on the river. Boika led out for 4,000 and was met by a raise to 15,000 from Suvarna. Boika called and Suvarna turned over J?9? for top pair to win the pot.
Johannes Straver raised to 6,000 on the button, Vladimir Korzinin three-bet to 21,000 in the big blind, and Straver called.
Korzinin bet 17,000 on the K?K?8? flop and Straver called. The turn was the 5?. "Santa Claus go home," Korzinin said as he moved all in for 98,000. Straver snap-called.
Straver showed K?Q? for trips, while Korzinin just had 6?6?. The river was the 6? and Korzinin spiked a two outer to make a full house and double up. "I wanted to rebuy," Korzinin said as he took in the pot.
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Markkos Ladev raised to 5,500 in early position before Vicente Delgado moved all in for 59,500 in the hijack. Ladev quickly called to put Delgado at risk.
Vicente Delgado: A?J?
Markkos Ladev: A?Q?
Delgado found himself dominated until the A?J?3? flop gave him top two pair. The A? turn improved him to a full house, while he sealed the double up once the 3? fell on the river.
Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 5,500 in middle position, Vladimir Korzinin three-bet to 20,500 in the small blind, and Ponakovs called.
The flop came J?8?7? and Korzinin bet another 20,500. Ponakovs called to the K? turn, where Korzinin bet 25,000. Ponakovs then raised to 63,000 and Korzinin called.
Korzinin checked dark going to the 8? river as Ponakovs moved all in. Korzinin had around 120,000 remaining and took only a few seconds before folding.