Monday, December 6, 2021 6:08 PM Local Time
Alexander Dovzhenko opened from under the gun to 40,000 and was called by Michael Santos and Johannes Jonkers in the blinds.
Dovzhenko continued for 60,000 and only Santos called before the river was checked through. Santos fired for 100,000 on the river and Dovzhenko wasted little time calling.
Santos turned over the "dirty diaper" while his opponent scooped holding .
| Alexander Dovzhenko | 1,200,000 | 60,000  |
| Michael Rodrigues | 985,000 | 245,000 |
Monday, December 6, 2021 6:06 PM Local Time
Dominik Panka was eliminated by Yossi Dayan and soon after, it was also the end of the road for short stack ninja Yehuda Cohen. He found an ace to get it in with and tabled the . Davide Suriano in the small blind looked him up with the superior and the board ran out .
Also on the rail is Philipp Siebert after his failed to hold up against the of Severin Schleser on the runout.
| Yossi Dayan | 2,300,000 | 300,000 |
| Severin Schleser | 625,000 | 105,000 |
| Davide Suriano | 625,000 | 371,000 |
| Dominik Panka | 0 | 0  |
| Yehuda Cohen | 0 | 0 |
| Philipp Siebert | 0 | 0 |
| David Kaesler | 0 | 0 |
| Luuk Gieles | 0 | -1,540,000 |
Monday, December 6, 2021 6:01 PM Local Time
On one table Axel Hallay opened from the button and got three-bet from the small blind Thomas Denie. He made the call.
The flop came and Hallay called the 80,000 from Denie but folded on the turn when his opponent fired 160,000.
On another table Alexandar Trajkovski was against Fausto Tantillo.
Tantillo bet 140,000 on the turn in the and got a call.
The river was the and Tantillo fired for 430,000 getting a fold from his opponent.
| Thomas Denie | 1,900,000 | 790,000 |
| Fausto Tantillo | 1,900,000 | 350,000 |
| Aleksandar Trajkovski | 1,500,000 | -350,000 |
| Axel Hallay | 500,000 | -490,000 |
Monday, December 6, 2021 5:57 PM Local Time
Fahredin Mustafov moved all-in preflop and was called by Stanislav Koleno.
Fahredin Mustafov:
Stanislav Koleno:
Mustafov was in bad shape with a dominated ace and looked to be heading out after the flop and turn. The binked the river for Mustafov to have a just under average stack.
| Fahredin Mustafov | 800,000 | 600,000 |
| Stanislav Koleno | 425,000 | -255,000 |
Monday, December 6, 2021 5:54 PM Local Time
Athanasios Kidas three-bet to 220,000 out of the blinds and Dawid Smolka called. Kidas then bet the flop for 200,000 to earn a call and fired another 225,000 on the turn, which Smolka called once more.
Kidas then jammed the river for around 480,000 and Smolka folded to get shown the for a successful bluff.
| Athanasios Kidas | 2,100,000 | 950,000 |
| Dawid Smolka | 900,000 | -240,000 |
Monday, December 6, 2021 5:48 PM Local Time
Level: 19
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Monday, December 6, 2021 5:22 PM Local Time
The last 78 players have been sent on a scheduled 30-minute dinner break. Anh Do was eliminated just prior to that and missed out on repeating his 5th place finish of the 2019 edition.
| Anh Do | 0 | -540,000 |
| Marc von Gahlen | 0 | -621,000 |
| Clayde Terlaan | 0 | -350,000 |
Monday, December 6, 2021 5:19 PM Local Time
The players on table 97 were already preparing the upcoming chip race and Alessio La Francesca was buying off the T-1,000 chips from his opponents. He also collected the chips of Suleyman Erdar by knocking out his short-stacked table neighbour in the following showdown.
Suleyman Erdar:
Alessio La Francesca:
The flop was a sweat for Erdar but he missed on the turn and river.
| Alessio La Francesca | 1,150,000 | -100,000 |
| Suleyman Erdar | 0 | -510,000 |
Monday, December 6, 2021 5:15 PM Local Time
Arthur Conan had further increased his already impressive stack and then opened the action with a raise to 35,000. Table short stack Dogan Guengoer pushed for 310,000 in the cutoff and Conan called.
Dogan Guengoer:
Arthur Conan:
The flop all but locked up the double for Guengoer and that was made official on the turn, as the river became a formality. Despite losing this pot, Conan remains near the top of the leaderboard.
| Arthur Conan | 2,300,000 | 880,000 |
| Dogan Guengoer | 650,000 | 330,000 |
Monday, December 6, 2021 5:14 PM Local Time
| Karim Ryadi | 3,000,000 | 800,000 |
| Dimitar Yosifov | 2,500,000 | 1,950,000 |
| Jovan Kenjic | 1,900,000 | 600,000 |
| Aleksandar Trajkovski | 1,850,000 | 350,000 |
| Ioannis Chaitas | 1,800,000 | -50,000 |
| Christian Stratmeyer | 1,700,000 | 200,000 |
| Boris Kuzmanovic | 1,600,000 | 400,000 |
| Fausto Tantillo | 1,550,000 | 500,000 |
| Alexander Tkatschew | 1,450,000 | 150,000 |
| Jakob Miegel | 1,450,000 | 350,000 |
| Jan Bednar | 1,375,000 | 225,000 |
| Thomas Denie | 1,110,000 | 65,000 |
| Andrea Ricci | 1,100,000 | 300,000 |
Monday, December 6, 2021 5:12 PM Local Time
With some 210,000 in the middle to the turn, Bernd Werner checked and Boris Angelov bet 125,000 and Werner then check-jammed with the superior stack. Angelov snapped that off within one second and Werner knew he was behind.
Boris Angelov:
Bernd Werner:
The river brought no upset as Angelov doubled for 396,000.
| Boris Angelov | 1,000,000 | 600,000 |
| Bernd Werner | 705,000 | 295,000 |
Monday, December 6, 2021 5:06 PM Local Time
Stanislav Koleno made it 35,000 to go and Mario Colavita flat-called from one seat over. Ole Schemion then three-bet to 166,000 in the big blind, which sent Koleno into the tank. Eventually, the Slovakian moved all-in and Colavita folded, Schemion instantly called.
Stanislav Koleno:
Ole Schemion:
Both players turned over suited aces and Koleno was in need of help. He got just that on the runout and doubled for 316,000.
| Ole Schemion | 835,000 | -415,000 |
| Mario Colavita | 805,000 | 325,000 |
| Stanislav Koleno | 680,000 | 244,000 |
Monday, December 6, 2021 5:03 PM Local Time
Alexandros Kolonias raised from early position ton 35,000 and got called by Pete Chen from the cutoff and by Sasa Lalos in the big blind.
The flop came and Kolonias continued for 45,000 getting a call only from Chen.
The turn was the and Kolonias fired a bet of 150,000 which forced the fold from his opponent.
| Alexandros Kolonias | 750,000 | -53,000 |
| Pete Chen | 540,000 | -240,000 |
Monday, December 6, 2021 4:57 PM Local Time
It appears that Stefan Heizmann never showed up for Day 3 and was just eliminated. Other casualties on the second payout step included Ian Bradley, Robert McAdam, and Simone Andrian.
| Ian Bradley | 0 | -875,000 |
| Robert McAdam | 0 | -160,000 |
| Stefan Heizmann | 0 | -602,000 |
| Simone Andrian | 0 | -290,000 |
Monday, December 6, 2021 4:53 PM Local Time
Robert Sampat raised to 36,000 from early position and Mihaita Georgita shoved for around 130,000.
Action folded to Sampat who made the call and put Georgita at risk.
The flop came giving a set of tens for Sampat but a lot of straight and flush outs for Georgita.
The turn was one of them and the river was safe enough for Georgita to double up and stay alive.
| Robert Sampat | 690,000 | -410,000 |
| Mihaita Georgita | 300,000 | -440,000 |
Monday, December 6, 2021 4:52 PM Local Time
While Dennis Sahin was eliminated, the fortune was on the side of Yehuda Cohen. The King's Resort regular was at risk with a short stack and tabled the . Davide Suriano looked him up with .
Both players were shouting for the cards they needed as the board ran out to keep Cohen in contention.
| Davide Suriano | 254,000 | 4,000 |
| Yehuda Cohen | 145,000 | -35,000 |
| Dennis Sahin | 0 | 0 |
Monday, December 6, 2021 4:46 PM Local Time
In a preflop all-in contest, Vadzim Lipauka was well ahead with the as Athanasios Kidas turned over the .
However, that all changed on the flop to leave Lipauka drawing dead. The turn and river were both meaningless and Lipauka headed to the payout desk.
| Athanasios Kidas | 1,150,000 | 70,000 |
| Vadzim Lipauka | 0 | -445,000 |
Monday, December 6, 2021 4:41 PM Local Time
Zhao Feng was all-in preflop for 290,000 against Daniel Rezaei who covered him.
Zhao Feng:
Daniel Rezaei:
The board ran out and Feng was sent to the rail.
| Daniel Rezaei | 1,400,000 | 650,000 |
| Zhao Feng | 0 | -770,000 |
Monday, December 6, 2021 4:40 PM Local Time
Nicolas Bokowski called an open raise by Ioannis Chaitas and Jakob Miegel also stuck around to see the flop, on which Chaitas bet and Bokowski called. After the turn, Chaitas jammed and Bokowski called for almost 600,000
Nicolas Bokowski:
Ioannis Chaitas:
The river brought no help to Bokowski and he sent over a big pot to Chaitas.
One hand later, Roland Israelashvili jammed for 105,000 and Miegel reshoved out of the small blind to isolate.
Roland Israelashvili:
Jakob Miegel:
The overcards missed on the board and Israelashvili was the next player to collect the min cash.
| Ioannis Chaitas | 1,850,000 | 750,000 |
| Jakob Miegel | 1,100,000 | 440,000 |
| Roland Israelashvili | 0 | -145,000 |
| Nicolas Bokowski | 0 | -430,000 |
Monday, December 6, 2021 4:39 PM Local Time
With 115,000 in the middle, the board was and Karim Ryadi led from the small blind for 60,000. Krasimir Yankov next to him called and Leonardo Mancuso shoved all-in for 264,000. Both of his opponents called.
The river was the and Ryadi bet 600,000 for a side pot with Yankov who snap-folded.
Ryadi opened a straight with won the pot and eliminated Mancuso who had for a set of fours.
| Karim Ryadi | 2,200,000 | 1,250,000 |
| Krasimir Yankov | 600,000 | 25,000 |
| Leonardo Mancuso | 0 | -700,000 |