Preflop, Paul Solovjev got his stack of 460,000 in the middle, being looked up by Asgeir Lund in the small blind.
Paul Solovjev: 2♠2♣ 
Asgeir Lund: A♦K♥
Solovjev's ducks remained ahead on the 7♥3♣9♣ turn, but Lund's big slick struck on the K♦ turn. His top pair remained best on the 8♠ river, seeing him eliminate yet another player and cross the three-million mark, over four times the average stack.
Asgeir Lund opened from the button before Runar Runarsson jammed in his stack of 510,000 from the small blind. Lund snap-called, just as he had said he would do after folding to Runarsson's previous jam.
Runar Runarsson: Q♠Q♦
Asgeir Lund: A♠J♠
Runarsson had a good lead with his ladies, and Lund received no help on the 8♣2♣9♦ flop. The 7♥ turn gave the chipleader a gutshot straight draw, however, and it was completed when the 10♦ river hit the board.
The table could only laugh as Lund seemed unstoppable. Meanwhile, a bewildered Runarsson spent a few minutes in his seat before he went up to collect his payout.
Paul Groven shipped in his final 10 big blinds or so preflop, and he was up against Edd-Christian Gerhardsen.
Paul Groven: Ax6x
Edd-Christian Gerhardsen: 7x7x
Groven could not find an ace on the subsequent runout, ending his Main Event run in 19th place.
Guillermo Gordo raised to 40,000 under the gun. Monica Vaka then three-bet to 120,000 on the button, and Martin Rasch called all in for 60,000 in the big blind. Gordo got his 2♦2♣ out of the pot as Rasch and Vaka showed down.
Martin Rasch: Q♦J♣
Monica Vaka: A♠K♥
The board ran out an inconsequential 4♣8♠8♦7♣10♦, sending Rasch to the rail in 18th as Vaka eclipsed a million in chips.
Level: 20
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Edd-Christian Gerhardsen moved in his stack of 515,000 preflop, and Magnus Pukk called him with a covering stack.
Edd-Christian Gerhardsen: A♥Q♠
Magnus Pukk: 8♠8♥
Gerhardsen failed to pair his hole cards on the 6♣5♣K♥K♠J♣ board, seeing Pukk win the massive flip to eliminate the Day 1 chipleader in 17th.
The remaining 16 players were redrawn across two tables.
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1 | Asgeir Lund | Norway | 3,850,000 | 128 |
| 8 | 2 | Jesse Huostila | Finland | 250,000 | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | Kai Tiainen | Finland | 500,000 | 17 |
| 8 | 4 | Magnus Pukk | Estonia | 1,350,000 | 45 |
| 8 | 5 | Artur Kulanurk | Estonia | 1,100,000 | 37 |
| 8 | 6 | Knut Gronli | Norway | 480,000 | 16 |
| 8 | 7 | Ole Wasenius | Norway | 800,000 | 27 |
| 8 | 8 | Maksim Belomestnoi | Estonia | 590,000 | 20 |
| 10 | 1 | Torsti Kettula | Finland | 595,000 | 20 |
| 10 | 2 | Frederic Janik | France | 830,000 | 28 |
| 10 | 3 | Kristjan Maasalu | Estonia | 1,080,000 | 36 |
| 10 | 4 | Guillermo Gordo | Spain | 600,000 | 20 |
| 10 | 5 | Jo Andersen | Norway | 460,000 | 15 |
| 10 | 6 | Esa Turpeinen | Finland | 290,000 | 10 |
| 10 | 7 | Torgeir Ravlo | Norway | 690,000 | 23 |
| 10 | 8 | Monica Vaka | Norway | 1,045,000 | 35 |
Jesse Huostila moved in preflop for about seven big blinds. Asgeir Lund made the call, and the players tabled their cards.
Jesse Huostila: K♠Q♠
Asgeir Lund: A♠10♠
Huostila shot ahead as he paired on the Q♥7♠J♦ flop. The A♦ turn upgraded Lund to a higher pair, however, and Huostila could not hit the 8♣ river.
He was eliminated in 16th place and was the first player to depart from the final two tables.
Magnus Pukk raised his button to 60,000, and Knut Gronli defended his big blind. Pukk continued for 40,000 on the 10♠A♣7♠ flop, after which Gronli quickly moved all in for 450,000.
Pukk weighed his options for a few seconds, ultimately deciding to fold and forfeit the pot. Earlier, Pukk had picked off a big pot from Asgeir Lund, netting him a stack of double the average.
Guillermo Gordo raised his button to 60,000. Esa Turpeinen called in the big blind, and the two went to a flop of Q♥7♣6♣. Turpeinen quickly moved in his remaining 170,000 chips, and Gordo snap-called.
Esa Turpeinen: Q♦9♠
Guillermo Gordo: 7♠6♠
Turpeinen's top pair had run into the two pair of Gordo. Neither the A♣ turn nor the 3♣ river improved Turpeinen's hand, sending him to the rail in 15th.
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