Giuseppe Zarbo opened to 350,000 from the hijack with A♥10♣ and was faced with a three-bet to 2,100,000 by Kym Nguyen with A♠Q♦ in the small blind.
Action back to Zarbo, who folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,800,000
-675,000
|
-675,000 |
|
4,700,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
Erico Iervasi moved all in for 1,700,000 from early position with K♥Q♠ and received no action, despite Luigi Pignataro holding A♥10♣ on the button.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,100,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Kym Nguyen opened to 300,000 from under the gun with 10♣8♣ and was faced with a three-bet to 750,000 from Uladzimir Luchkou in the big blind with Q♠Q♦. Nguyen called.
On the J♥4♣7♠ flop, Luchkou led out with a bet of 500,000 and Nguyen called.
The 4♠ rolled off on the turn and Luchkou moved all in for 1,300,000, forcing a relatively swift fold from Nguyen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,300,000
-225,000
|
-225,000 |
|
4,000,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
In the third hand of the day, Priamo Carta opened to 325,000 from the hijack with Q♠10♦ and was met with a three-bet jam by Vladas Burneikis to 2,000,000 from the cutoff. Action folded to Traian Stanciu in the small blind, who four-bet jammed with his chip leading stack, with Carta getting out of the way.
Vladas Burneikis: K♥8♥ 
Traian Stanciu: A♥K♦
Burneikis' king-high was dominated, and his early exit from the final table was confirmed by the 7♦6♠6♥K♠2♦ runout, Stanciu increasing his chip lead early doors.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,000,000
2,350,000
|
2,350,000 |
|
6,425,000
-325,000
|
-325,000 |
|
Busted |
Uladzimir Luchkou opened to 300,000 from early position with A♣Q♦ and was three-bet by Kym Nguyen in the hijack to 800,000 with 9♥9♣.
Action folded back to Luchkou, who quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,200,000
675,000
|
675,000 |
|
|
2,700,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
Level: 27
Blinds: 75,000/125,000
Ante: 125,000
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