Following a flop of 
, Mick Heder was at risk against [Removed:308] in the following showdown.
Mick Heder: 
[Removed:308]: 
The 
turn propelled Gsuck into the lead and she retained it on the 
river to eliminate Heder.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
490,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
Busted |
The cards were already on their backs as Vitezslav Pesta exposed the 
. Miha Pirsic had the 
and the 
board gave Pirsic aces full.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000
-73,000
|
-73,000 |
|
Busted |
After his previous table broke, Tomasz Gluszko was forced all-in from the big blind as he had arrived with three T-5,000 chips. Manuel Stojanovic was involved in the action from an early position while Leonid Yanovski in the hijack and Patrik Jaros on the button were also still in the mix.
The 
flop was checked by the active players and Yanovski bet the 
turn for 20,000. Jaros called and Stojanovic check-called as well. After the 
river, the action checked to Jaros and he bet the pot to force two folds.
"Show the bluff," Gluszko joked and was shown the 
for the nut flush by Jaros, as his 
were briefly exposed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
480,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
440,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
440,000
131,000
|
131,000 |
|
Busted |
Andriy Lyubovetskiy defended the big blind against a button raise by Emre Zingal and they got it in after the 
flop when Lyubovetskiy check-jammed for 57,000 into a bet of 23,000 and earned a call.
Andriy Lyubovetskiy: 
Emre Zingal: 
The 
turn was a sweat but the 
river kept Lyubovetskiy in contention.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
244,000
-216,000
|
-216,000 |
|
155,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
||
The tournament organization has just informed the PokerNews live reporting team that Day 1a of the Colossus has been canceled due to the large field sizes combined with staffing issues.
Serguei Palomera was seen getting out of his seat while the board read 
. He had the 
while Andriy Lyubovetskiy had the 
for two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
211,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Patrik Jaros raised to 16,000 from the cutoff and Vivian Saliba three-bet pot (58,000) from the button. The blinds folded but Jaros made the call even though Saliba had 13,000 behind.
The flop came 
, Jaros put Saliba all-in who made the call.
Vivian Saliba:
Patrik Jaros: 
Jaros had flopped two pair while Saliba held the lower two pair.
The turn was the before the completed the board to give Jaros the straight to eliminate Saliba.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
435,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Ali Altinel on the button was all-in and called and covered by Ian Bradley in the big blind.
Ali Altinel: 
Ian Bradley: 
The board ran out 
to not help Altinel as he was eliminated in 28th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
510,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Matthias Wieser got it in after a 
flop with the 
for a pair of aces while Krasimir Yankov held for a pair of sevens and open-ender. It was Yankov who improved as the board was killed instantly.
At the same time one table over, A three-bet pot to the flop saw Miha Pirsic jam and pick up a call by Ermanno Di Nicola.
Miha Pirsic:
Ermanno Di Nicola:
The two pair remained in the lead on the turn and river, which ended Pirsic's tournament in 26th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
830,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
800,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
After a flurry of eliminations, only 25 players remain and they have been sent on a scheduled 20-minute break.
