Georgios Tsouloftas raised to 200,000 from the cutoff before Anton Wigg raised to 750,000. Tsouloftas jammed and Wigg committed the 180,000 he left behind.
Anton Wigg: 3?3?
Georgios Tsouloftas: 7?4?
The Q?J?J? flop kept Wigg ahead, but only slightly. The A? turn gave Tsouloftas 14 outs to score the knockout but Wigg survived after the 2? completed the board.
Andriy Lyubovetskiy raised to 200,000 in middle position with 10?9? and Georgios Tsouloftas called in the big blind.
The flop came A?J?10? and Lyubovetskiy bet 275,000. Tsouloftas folded 7?5?.
Tsouloftas then raised to 200,000 on the button and Lyubovetskiy three-bet to 600,000 in the big blind with K?8?. Tsouloftas again gave up the pot to Lyubovetskiy, folding A?7?.
Bobby James 9?6? limped in from the small blind and called when Oliver Weis 10?7? raised to 350,000 from the big blind.
James paired up on the K?9?3? and check-called for 250,000. The 6? turn gave James nines and sixes, and he moved all in for 2,975,000 over a bet of 725,000. Weis snap-folded and dropped to second in the counts.
Bobby James raised to 225,000 under the gun as action folded around to Mikhail Shalamov in the big blind. He peeked down at K?K? and three-bet to 825,000.
James quickly gave up A?10? and Shalamov took the pot uncontested.
Anton Wigg raised to 350,000 in the cutoff, leaving himself 40,000 behind, and Bobby James moved all in from the big blind. Wigg called for his last chips.
Anton Wigg: A?J?
Bobby James: J?9?
The J?8?7? flop gave both players top pair, while Wigg remained in lead with his ace-kicker and James picked up a straight draw. The A? turn improved Wigg to two pair, while the A? river gave him a full house and a double up.
Oliver Weis raised to 250,000 from early position and Anton Wigg called all-in for his last 210,000 from the button. Mikhail Shalamov also came along from the big blind.
Shalamov check-folded A?K? to a bet of 250,000 on the 10?9?4? flop for the cards to turn over.
Anton Wigg: K?7?
Oliver Weis: K?7?
The better hand folded to Wigg's benefit, and the pot was shared after the 6?8? runout.
Oliver Weis raised to 250,000 in the cutoff and Georgios Tsouloftas three-bet to 650,000 on the button. Weis called and they went heads-up to the 8?7?6? flop.
Weis led out for 850,000 and Tsouloftas called. The turn was the 9? and Weis bet another 950,000. Tsouloftas again called and the 6? fell on the river.
Weis, assuming his usual position with his hoodie particially covering his face, paused for a moment before announcing all in. Tsouloftas shot back in his seat as he considered the call for his last 3,410,000. He burned through two time banks counting out his remaining stack and looking over at Weis, and eventually called.
Weis turned over Q?J? for a bluff and Tsouloftas showed A?A? to win the pot and double up for the second consecutive hand.
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