With approximately 100,000 already in the pot, the board revealed 10♥3♦7♣10♦K♥. Toni Kaukua opted to check-call Rutger Hennen's 50,000 bet.
Hennen showed A♥9♥, representing an ace-high hand, but Kaukua secured victory on the river with A♦K♥. Delighted with his decision to call, Kaukua scooped the pot of around 200,000, boosting his stack to nearly 400,000.
Jin Hoon Lee raised to 6,000 preflop and Paolo Boi three-bet to 18,000, which Lee called.
The flop came Q♣J♠8♠ and both players checked. The turn was the J♣. Lee checked, Boi bet 16,000 and Lee folded to give Boi the pot.
The chips were in the middle with Andrea Bensaid all in preflop from late position. Mohamad El Rais was the player who was up against him from the big blind and had the bigger stack as players turned their cards.
Mohamad El Rais: A♣K♣
Andrea Bensaid: 10♠6♠
The board ran out J♥8♥3♥8♦4♠. El Rais held with ace-king high and the pair of eights on the board to win the pot and double his stack.
In a blind versus blind battle, Alexander Seibt got his last 27,500 in the middle against Mustapha Kanit.
Alexander Seibt: A♣K♣ 
Mustapha Kanit: Q♠J♠
Seibt was ahead until the Q♣7♥3♠ flop gave Kanit top pair. The 4♠ fell on the turn and Kanit also picked up a flush draw as Seibt stood up from his seat and put on his backpack.
The river came the K♥ and the table erupted as Seibt made a pair of kings to earn a double up.
"I might never get another chance to do this," Seibt said as he took out a "Bang" sticker and placed it across Kanit's forehead. "So good for poker. Now I'm not going to cry tonight," he added.
"1-1," Kanit joked with him.
Rohit Mariwalla raised to 7,000 in the cutoff before Radek Jantos moved all in for 68,000 in the small blind. Michael Chetrit called from the big blind as action went back on Mariwalla. He reshoved for around 250,000.
Chetrit went deep into the tank, taking several minutes as he pondered the decision. "Look at me," he said to Mariwalla.
"I can't talk. There's another person in the hand," Mariwalla replied.
"Can you send a message?" Chetrit said to the massage therapist giving Mariwalla a massage.
He eventually folded, leaving Mariwalla and Jantos heads-up.
Radek Jantos: 5♥5♠
Rohit Mariwalla: K♣K♥
Jantos was crushed by Mariwalla's kings until the flop came 5♦10♦8♠ to give him a set. The rest of the board came Q♣Q♦ and Jantos finished with a full house to earn a triple up.
"I folded all my bad hands. I showed some skill, so I deserved that," Jantos said as he raked in the pot.
Virgile Turchi raised to 6,500 in early position, Alberto Lorenzon moved all in for 22,000 in the cutoff, and Turchi called.
Alberto Lorenzon: A♥4♥
Virgile Turchi: A♦J♥
Lorenzon was dominated and fell further behind as the Q♦K♠10♥ flop gave Turchi the nut straight. The board ran out 4♠7♥ and Lorenzon was sent to the rail.
Defending champion Mike Watson opened to 7,000 from the button. Jozef Cibicek and last year's €3,000 Mystery Bounty winner Jeremie Zouari called from the blinds.
Watson continued for 6,000 on the Q♦7♥2♥ flop and only Cibicek called.
Cibicek then check-called for 22,000 on the 10♥ turn, bringing in the Q♣ river. Cibicek checked for a third time and Watson checked behind after some thought.
Cibicek tabled 6♥5♥ for a flush and Watson mucked.
Kayhan Mokri has been buildiing a stack across Day 2 and hit the 500,000 mark after taking a nice pot off Kostadin Kostadinov.
With around 93,500 in the pot on the 10♠5♥7♣5♦9♦ board, Kostadinov checked from the big blind before Mokri fired out 55,500 from the hijack. Kostadinov mulled over his options before releasing his cards.
The following hand, Mokri opened to 6,500 and called when Clement Michaud three-bet to 19,000 on his direct left. Mokri was then denied consecutive pots as he check-folded to a bet of 15,000 on the Q♥10♦9♣ flop.
Nikolai Mamut raised to 6,500 from late position, Matthias Lipp three-bet to 15,000 from the button, then Francisco Benitez four-bet from the big blind for 42,000. Mamut moved all in for around 74,000, Lipp folded, and Benetiz made the call as the bigger stack. Players revealed their cards.
Nikolai Mamut: A♣K♣
Francisco Benitez: A♦2♦
The board ran out Q♦9♠5♦7♦K♥. Benitez made a flush on the turn to leave Mamut drawing dead with his ace-king. He left the table and Benitez added to his stack of around 230,000.
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