After Igor Pasierbek limped from the hijack, Panteleimon Pontos in the cutoff raised to 600,000. Danilo Scevola in the big blind jammed for 525,000 and Pasierbek folded.
Danilo Scevola: J♥6♥ 
Panteleimon Pontos: 7♣7♦
Scevola asked for a jack on the flop and found one on 2♥Q♠J♦9♣9♥ to double up.
Joao Da Silva was seen walking away after he was eliminated. According to Battle of Malta reporters, the action started with a raise to 300,000 by Marko Cosic on the button. Da Silva in the small blind moved all-in for 2,700,000 and Cosic called.
Joao Da Silva: 2♠2♣
Marko Cosic: 8♦8♣
The board of 7♠J♣A♦J♠4♥ changed nothing and Da Silva was eliminated.
Stavros Passias raised to 325,000 from middle position, Gareth Hamilton in the small blind three-bet all-in for roughly 2,000,000 and Passias called.
Gareth Hamilton: K♠10♥
Stavros Passias: A♥J♥
Passias kept the lead all the way through a board of 5♦A♠K♦6♣7♦ and Hamilton was sent to the rail.
Cards went on their backs with Sebastian Mortensen in the small blind all-in and at risk for approximately 1,500,000 against Arnaud Boudet in the small blind.
Sebastian Mortensen: A♣3♥
Arnaud Boudet: A♦K♦
Mortensen was lucky enough to hit a straight on 5♥4♣6♠2♠Q♣ to double up.
The dealer fanned a flop of 3♥9♠8♠ and Stavros Passias in the cutoff bet 375,000. Daniel Yerin in the big blind check-raised to 1,100,000, Passias jammed and Yerin called to find himself at risk for a total of 1,925,000.
Daniel Yerin: 9♣8♣
Stavros Passias: A♠9♥
Yerin with two pair was called by Passias with top pair. The 7♠5♦ runout completed the board and Yerin doubled up.
Level: 31
Blinds: 100,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000
The 22 players of the main even tare on their first break of the day.
Rami Amuri opened to 360,000 from the button and was called by Georgios Papakonstantinou and Konstantinos Asgoudakis, both in the blinds.
The dealer fanned a flop of 7♦Q♠8♠ and after the blinds checked, Amuri jammed for 525,000. Papakonstantinou called but Asgoudakis raised all-in to make him fold sixes face up.
Rami Amuri: K♣K♠
Konstantinos Asgoudakis: Q♣8♣
The 5♥10♣ runout completed the board and Amuri was eliminated by Asgoudakis' two pair.
"Thank you, it was a very nice tournament," he kindly said to the tournament director while leaving. “You’re welcome, even if the cards weren’t very cooperative,” the floor man replied.
Rami Amuri raised from under the gun and was called by Georgios Papakonstantinou to his left. Konstantinos Asgoudakis in the next seat moved all-in for 1,795,000. Amuri jammed as well for 2,700,000, then Papakonstantinou seemed tempted to call but folded.
Konstantinos Asgoudakis: Q♦Q♣
Rami Amuri: J♣J♥
Asgoudakis hit a full house on Q♠7♦3♣3♦10♣ to easily secure a double up.
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