Ravil Khamatgareev moved all in for 35,000 under the gun, and only the player in the cutoff called.
Ravil Khamatgareev: A♠K♠ 
Opponent: A♥J♦
The A♦6♣10♣2♦6♦ improved both players to two pair, but Khamatgareev's superior kicker kept him in the lead, earning him a double-up.
Gilles Simon raised to 6,000 in early position and faced a three-bet to 19,000 from Felipe Ketzer two seats to his left. Simon responded with a four-bet to 57,000, but quickly mucked his cards when Ketzer came back with a five-bet to 100,000.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
The players are taking their first break of the day, with action set to resume in 15 minutes.
Damir Zhugralin raised to 5,000 in the hijack, which Michal Anzulewicz called on the button. Edgard Raffoul then three-bet to 17,500 from the small blind, which both Zhugralin and Anzulewicz called.
Raffoul continued for 9,000 on a 4♠5♦5♣ flop, and once again, both Zhugralin and Anzulewicz called.
The 2♥ turn slowed Raffoul down, who opted to check. Zhugralin took over the betting lead for 17,000, which Anzulewicz called before Raffoul check-folded.
Zhugralin then loaded up a bet of 123,500 on the K♦ river, leaving himself just a single T-500 chip behind. Anzulewicz would have been putting his tournament life at risk if he called, but instead he chose to fold.
Zhugralin let the player next to him flip one card over, and that card was the Q♠.
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Seeing a raise to 5,000 from under-the-gun player Nikola Radevic, Simon Maroun called in the big blind.
Maroun check-called another 5,000 bet on a 10♠Q♥4♥ flop, before the 2♠ turn checked through.
The K♦ completed the board, and Maroun opted to put another two big blinds into the middle, betting 5,000. Radevic wasted no time at all letting go of his cards.
Alexander Sokolovsky raised to 5,000 from under the gun, which the player in the cutoff called before Jovan Kenjic came along from the big blind.
Sokolovsky continued for 7,500 on a 2♥9♠5♣ flop, which removed the cutoff player, but Kenjic check-called.
The J♣ turn checked through, but when Kenjic checked for a third time on the 2♠ river, Sokolovsky bet 28,000. Kenjic gave it some thought before electing to fold.
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
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