In a blind versus blind situation, Tadas Stasiulis and his 76,000 chips in the big blind faced Matthew Andrews.
Tadas Stasiulis: A♠Q♣
Matthew Andrews: K♣Q♦
Stasiulis' ace-high held on 3♠9♦3♣8♣10♦ and he secured a double up.
In a blind versus blind situation, Tadas Stasiulis and his 76,000 chips in the big blind faced Matthew Andrews.
Tadas Stasiulis: A♠Q♣
Matthew Andrews: K♣Q♦
Stasiulis' ace-high held on 3♠9♦3♣8♣10♦ and he secured a double up.
Hendrikus Postel has just been eliminated, and Eimantas Plekavicius doubled up on another table. With 30 players remaining and only 29 places available on Day 2, the hand-for-hand play is about to begin.
Cards went on their backs on Table 7 with Emmanoyha Chalkiotis at risk for 83,000 chips against Idan Levy.
Emmanoyha Chalkiotis: 10♦10♣
Idan Levy: K♠K♣
The dealer fanned a flop of 5♦J♠A♠, then revealed the 10♥ turn to give a set to Chalkiotis, who double up after the 3♠ river.
Everybody folded to Alessandro Marano in the small blind, who shoved for 130,000. Alessandro D'Amore in the big blind was waiting for him with ace-king.
Alessandro Marano: K♥10♣
Alessandro D'Amore: A♠K♠
The board of 5♠5♦2♦Q♥8♦ was no help for Marano, who was eliminated.
Marc Sanz Clausin opened to 50,000 from middle position, and Alessandro Marano three-bet from the cutoff. The button and the blinds folded, then Sanz Clausin added the 23,000 chips he had left to call.
Marc Sanz Clausin: 8♦8♥
Alessandro Marano: Q♥Q♠
On the edge of elimination, Sanz Clausin was lucky enough to hit a set on 4♣8♠J♦K♥9♦ to stay in the tournament.
Level: 16
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
There are 32 players left on Day 1c for 29 places in the money. They are on a 15-minute break.
Athanasios-Eleftherios Kefalas, in middle position, shoved for 80,000. Panteleimon Michalakellis, in the small blind, took his pile of pink chips worth 25,000 each from his stack and threw them in front of him.
Idan Levy, in the big blind, looked at his cards and asked if he could reveal them. The dealer declined, so he took a photo of his cards and announced that he was folding a big hand.
Athanasios-Eleftherios Kefalas: K♥10♥
Panteleimon Michalakellis: A♦A♠
The board of 7♣2♠10♣9♥J♦ was no help for Kefalas, who shouted "Seat open" before leaving the tournament area. While Michalakellis was scooping the pot, Levy showed his photo to the players around the table, revealing that he had Q♣Q♦.
After Salvatore Patti doubled up through him, Tadas Stasiulis in the big blind found himself at risk for 67,000 against Nicolo Cadoni, who shoved for 82,000 from the cutoff.
Tadas Stasiulis: A♠Q♣
Nicolo Cadoni: K♠J♣
Stasiulis hit two pair on a board of 2♦7♠A♦8♣8♦ and doubled up. Down to 15,000, Cadoni was eliminated moments later.
After Tadas Stasiulis opened to 14,000 from middle position, Salvatore Patti shoved for 167,000 from the button. The blinds. folded, and Stasiulis called.
Salvatore Patti: 8♣8♥
Tadas Stasiulis: A♣K♦
The dealer fanned a board of 9♠Q♥3♠J♦6♠, so Patti secured a double up.