With only ten minutes to go in the final level of late registration, only 65 entries have been made thus far, quite shy of the 100 needed to reach the guarantee of €250,000 for this event.
Thomer Pidun: / /
Wei Jie Weng: / (folded on fourth)
Viktor Blom: / /
On fourth street, Pidun caught an open pair of kings. He bet, Weng quickly folded, and Blom called. Pidun bet fifth street and Blom called.
On sixth street, Blom had four to a flush showing. Pidun, first to act, opted to check. Blom bet and Pidun called.
On the river, Pidun checked and Blom checked as well. It wasn't the latter but the former who ended up with the goods, as Pidun rolled over for a king-high flush and the only qualifying low.
With already 44,000 in the middle, action was on the river on a board with four players involved. Ivo Donev bet, Eli Elezra folded, Bruno Stefanelli called, and Anton Tsang over-called.
Donev tabled for the nut low and a pair of fours. Stefanelli was next and showed for a pair of aces. Tsang studied both hands intensely before revealing for two pair to claim half the pot.
Anthony Zinno made it two bets in middle position, Roland Israelashvili called from the small blind and Daniel Negreanu couldn't pass on the opportunity to come in from the big blind as well. Israelashvili and Zinno drew two on the first draw, while Negreanu opted for three. Zinno put in a bet after the draw and the others check-called.
Israelashvili and Negreanu drew two on the second draw while Zinno went for one. Israelashvli checked first.
"Check to my friend," Negreanu quipped. Zinno bet, Israelashvili called, and Negreanu folded.
On the final draw, Israelashvili drew one versus Zinno's pat and the former put out a bet. Zinno let out a small chuckle before folding.