Jose Astima went all in from the small blind and Renat Bohdanov called off in the big blind with just a few chips.
Renat Bohdanov: 10♦5♥
Jose Astima: A♥5♥
Bohdanov was dominated and couldn't get ahead as the board ran out 2♣2♦5♠Q♠7♣ to mark his elimination.
Arnaud Enselme opened to 35,000 from the hijack and Stefan Huber three-bet jammed a stack of 315,000 from the small blind. Enselme used a time bank and called with a bigger stack.
Stefan Huber: A♣J♦
Arnaud Enselme: 7♣7♠
Huber was out of his seat as the dealer showed a seven in the window as the flop landed 2♣K♥7♥ and the board finished out 4♥Q♣ to confirm Huber's elimination.
Jason Wheeler opened to 35,000 in early position and Nicola Grieco defended out of the big blind.
Grieco checked dark on the K♣3♠6♠ flop and Wheeler continued for 40,000. Grieco called. Grieco checked again on the 10♥ turn and Wheeler checked back.
Grieco led out for a small 25,000 on the 9♦ river and Wheeler raised to 140,000. Grieco called. Wheeler showed just ace-high with A♣J♦ and Grieco happily slammed down 9♣3♣ to take the pot with two pair and began celebrating loudly in Italian.
"Brick river, you go bye-bye," Wheeler said in a fake Italian accent. "Two pair and you're going to talk shit? I'll bust you like I did last year."
"We are even now," said Grieco.
"Except that was a 1.1 million-chip pot," replied Wheeler. "I spanked you like a puppy."
Markkos Ladev raised to 30,000 in middle position with J♥J♦ and Ramon Colillas three-bet to 115,000 in the small blind with K♠Q♣. Ladev called and they went heads-up to a flop of Q♦9♠8♦.
Colillas checked to Ladev who tossed in a bet of 55,000 and Colillas just called. The turn was the 5♣ and Colillas checked again. Ladev fired another barrel of 110,000 and Colillas still called.
The J♠ rolled off on the river and Colillas checked once more. Ladev checked it back and raked in the pot after hitting a set of jacks on the river.
Action was heads up with over 100,000 in the middle and 8♠8♥7♠ on the flop when Javier Gomez got his last 175,000 in from the small blind. Maduka Meragal was there in the big blind to put him at risk and the cards were turned up for a runout.
Javier Gomez: A♠K♥
Maduka Meragal: 6♠5♦
The board finished up with A♦10♦ and Gomez turned an ace to secure the double.
Patrick Beuter got his last 480,000 into the middle and Vicente Delgado was there to put him at risk with the best hand in poker.
Patrick Beuter: K♥10♥
Vicente Delgado: A♥A♣
The board ran out 7♣5♥6♠10♦7♦ and the aces held to sent Beuter to the rail in 35th place.
Elias Fisz opened to 30,000 in middle position with K♥Q♥ and was called by Arunas Sapitavicius in the cutoff with 2♣2♦ and Markkos Ladev in the big blind with J♣10♥. The flop came K♠K♦4♥ and Fisz continued with a bet of 25,000. Sapitavicius called and Ladev got out of the way.
The turn was the K♣ to improve Fisz to quads and he checked this time. Sapitavicius fired out a bet of 55,000 and Fisz just called. The river was the 7♣ and Fisz checked once more. Sapitavicius checked it back and Fisz claimed the pot.
There were two PokerStars Players Championship (PSPC) winners to start the day, but now only Ramon Colillas remains.
2023 PSPC champion Aliaksandr Shylko started the day with 500,000 chips but couldn't run it up further as he was eliminated in 36th place for €19,850.
Vicente Delgado raised on the button and Jimmy Torres Velasquez and Oleg Vasylchenko defended out of the blinds.
The flop of K♦A♥K♥ checked through and Velasquez checked on the 6♦ turn before Vasylchenko fired a bet of 40,000. Delgado called and Velasquez folded.
The 4♣ river completed the board and Vasylchenko sized up to 180,000. Delgado let his shot clock wind down and then folded.
Andrew Hulme and Artur Martirosian were heads-up in a three-bet pot with the flop of J♠8♣8♦ hitting the felt. Hulme checked to Martirosian who bet 45,000 and Hulme called.
The turn was the 2♥ and both players checked to the 2♣ on the river. Hulme sized up a bet of 90,000 on the river and Martirosian used a time extension before making the call. Hulme flipped over 7♠7♣ and Martirosian conceded the pot.
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