Sergiu Sirbu qualified to the Main Event through a freeroll at 888poker. Although he didn't get the win, he did parlay this to an eighth-place finish worth €12,250.

Sirbu open-jammed from early position with for 620,000 and was called by Adrian Costin Constantin with .

Sirbu was ahead before the flop and took a bigger lead after the flop came . The on the turn gave Constantin the lead in the hand and Sirbu hit the rail after the completed the board on the river.