The group pictures and player introductions have just finished over on the live stream and the cards are back in the air. Catalin Pop starts the first hand with the button.
There are two minutes left in the level and the seat draw of the last nine hopefuls is as follows. The group picture is about to be taken and action is expected to recommence in a few minutes, the live stream will run on a security delay of 30 minutes. All players will receive another two time bank extensions of one minute each, and a maximum of two time banks can be used during a single hand.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Krzysztof Chmielowski | Poland | 2,580,000 | 86 |
| 2 | Radu Pitic | Romania | 630,000 | 21 |
| 3 | Stefan Fabian | Romania | 1,500,000 | 50 |
| 4 | Bogdan Diaconu | Romania | 1,895,000 | 63 |
| 5 | Andrei Racolta | Romania | 1,860,000 | 62 |
| 6 | Marian Strachinescu | Romania | 2,150,000 | 72 |
| 7 | Madalin Cornel Petraru | Romania | 1,095,000 | 37 |
| 8 | Sinisa Radovanovic | Serbia | 560,000 | 19 |
| 9 | Catalin Pop | Romania | 1,770,000 | 59 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,580,000 | -50,000 |
|
2,150,000 | 100,000 |
|
1,895,000 | 395,000 |
|
1,860,000 | -290,000 |
|
1,770,000 | 170,000 |
|
1,500,000 | -300,000 |
|
1,095,000 | -5,000 |
|
630,000 | -45,000 |
|
560,000 | -40,000 |
Ferenc Csaba Pal raised to 60,000 on the button and Marian Strachinescu three-bet to 180,000 in the small blind, Pal called and announced all in in the dark for his remaining six big blinds. Strachinescu glanced at him while the flop fell 
and asked if he had indeed declared that.
Pal replied not with words, but turning over his cards while Strachinescu had not called yet, it was the 
. Strachinescu called with 
and Catalin Pop could not resist the urge but say "but this time your king is not good on the river," referring to two big all in showdowns of the previous day in which Pal spiked a river to eliminate two and one opponent respectively.
The 
turn and 
river were both blanks and Pal was eliminated in 10th place for €5,700. All remaining nine players will now redraw to the final table and take a short break before playing down to a winner on the live stream table. The PokerNews updates going forward will be according to the 30 minute delay of the stream.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,050,000 | 550,000 |
|
Busted |
On a flop of 
, Marian Strachinescu bet 100,000 and was called by Sinisa Radovanovic from one seat over. The fell on the turn and Strachinescu bet 175,000, Radovanovic folded. "This time I have a good hand," Strachinescu grinned and flashed ace-king.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,500,000 | 150,000 |
|
|
600,000 | -360,000 |
Madalin Cornel Petraru three-bet an open raise by Bogdan Diaconu to 185,000 out of the small blind and Diaconu called. On the 
flop, Petraru continued for 175,000 and folded to the shove of Diaconu.
Petraru then raised to 65,000 from the hijack and Radu Pitic shoved for more than 550,000 in the cutoff to force a fold.
Over on the other table, Ferenc Csaba Pal defended his big blind against a button raise by Krzysztof Chmielowski and check-called two bets on the 
flop, and for 200,000 on the turn. Pal then bet the 
river for 100,000 and Chmielowski called to get shown 
by Pal. Chmielowski had that beat with 
and took over the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,630,000 | 740,000 |
|
|
1,500,000 | 85,000 |
|
|
1,100,000 | -300,000 |
|
|
675,000 | 200,000 |
|
|
550,000 | -750,000 |
Andrei Racolta's button raise was met with a three-bet to 235,000 by Stefan Fabian and Racolta called. On the 
flop both players checked. Fabian bet the turn for 185,000 and Racolta folded.
One hand later, Racolta's open was again three-bet to 235,000 by Fabian and Racolta came along. The flop fell 
and Racolta check-called a bet of 185,000. No betting action took place on the 
turn and Racolta's bet of 200,000 on the 
river won the pot uncontested.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,150,000 | 300,000 |
|
|
1,800,000 | -150,000 |
In a battle big blind versus under the gun, Sinisa Radovanovic checked the 
flop and called a bet of 65,000 by fellow 888poker online qualifier Krzysztof Chmielowski from one seat over. On the turn, Radovanovic check-called another 130,000 and the river was checked. Radovanovic showed 
for a busted flush draw that made runner runner trips and won the pot.
Soon after, Ferenc Csaba Pal raised to 60,000 and Radovanovic three-bet to 140,000, Pal moved all in for 640,000 and Radovanovic called.
Ferenc Csaba Pal: 
Sinisa Radovanovic:
There was no ace on the board 
and Pal doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,890,000 | -110,000 |
|
|
1,300,000 | 400,000 |
|
|
960,000 | -440,000 |
Marian Strachinescu won some chips back in a three-bet pot and then opened to 70,000 soon after. Andrei Alecu, who had folded every hand so far to drop to around six big blinds, shoved from the small blind and Strachinescu called.
Andrei Alecu:
Marian Strachinescu: 
The 
made a split pot very likely, but the 
turn and 
river let the kicker play to eliminate Alecu in 11th place for €5,700.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,350,000 | 550,000 |
|
Busted |
In a battle of the blinds, Andrei Racolta check-raised a flop of from 40,000 to 170,000 and Stefan Fabian in the big blind used one time bank extension before making the call. The turn paired the board and Racolta bet 190,000. Fabian moved all in and Racolta called.
Andrei Racolta: 
Stefan Fabian: 
Fabian needed a jack or diamond to deal the final blow to Racolta, but the 
on the river wasn't sufficient to eliminate Racolta.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,950,000 | -850,000 |
|
|
1,850,000 | 1,050,000 |
Marian Strachinescu raised to 90,000 and Catalin Pop defended the big blind. On a flop of , Pop check-raised to 210,000 and Strachinescu called. No betting action took place on the turn and Pop bet the 
river for 240,000. Strachinescu snap-called, but mucked when Pop announced "I flopped the straight" and rolled over .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,600,000 | 600,000 |
|
|
800,000 | -565,000 |
