With the board reading Q♠J♠2♣8♣ and around 700,000 in the middle, Omar Eljach was all-in from the big blind and up against the covering stack of Luuk van den Belt in the cutoff.
Omar Eljach: A♣K♥7♣4♥ 
Luuk van den Belt: K♣J♣10♦4♦
Both players bricked their draws on the 5♠ river, but van den Belt had the best made hand with with a pair of jacks to send Eljach to the rail.
With the board reading 6♦5♥4♥ and around 700,000 in the middle, Youness Barakat was all-in for 630,000 from the big blind and up against the covering stack of Aki Vihikainen in the cutoff.
Youness Barakat: A♦K♦Q♥8♥
Aki Vihikainen: 8♠7♥6♣5♣
Vihikainen had flopped the nut-straight, while Barakat was drawing to the flush. He bricked out on the 3♠ turn and 9♣ river, resulting in his elimination while Vihikainen claimed his remaining chips.
Kevin Gorsic limped in from the small blind, and Cesar Garcia checked from the big blind.
Both players checked the 10♥A♦5♣ flop, leading to the 3♠ turn. Gorsic checked, Garcia bet 80,000, Gorsic check-raised to 330,000, and Garcia called.
On the 8♠ river Gorsic potted to 750,000 and Garcia called again.
"Nuts" Gorsic announced, tabling J♥4♣4♥2♦ for a wheel straight to win the hand, and add more chips to his stack.
Level: 17
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
With the board reading J♦4♦5♥, Cesar Garcia checked from the small blind and called a 100,000 bet from Alexander Petersen in the cutoff.
Garcia check-called a 175,000 bet from Petersen on the 4♥ turn. On the 6♥ river Garcia checked, Petersen shoved for around 750,000, and Garcia called.
Petersen showed A♥A♠9♥9♠ for the nut-flush. Garcia showed that he had the second-nut flush before mucking, and Petersen doubled up.
With the board reading J♥Q♦10♥, Nino Pansier was short-stacked and all-in from the button, having committed most of his stack preflop. He was up against Ole Schemion, who covered him from the cutoff.
Nino Pansier: K♥K♣Q♠5♥
Ole Schemion: A♥9♥7♦2♦
The board ran out 3♥K♦. Pansier had the second-nut flush, but Schemion had the nut-flush to win the hand, sending Pansier to the rail.
With the board reading A♣J♣5♠, Martin Dam checked from the big blind and Aki Vihikainen bet 105,000 from the cutoff. Dam check-raised to 325,000, and Vihikainen called.
On the 7♥ turn Dam bet 840,000, committing most of his stack. Vihikainen raised with a covering stack, and Dam called, putting his tournament life at risk.
Martin Dam: Q♣J♠6♠5♣
Aki Vihikainen: A♠K♥7♠5♦
Both players had two pair, but Vihikainen was ahead with aces and sevens against Dams Jacks and Fives. The Q♦ river improved Dam to queens and jacks, but it was not enough and he was sent to the rail.
Ole Schemion opened to 60,000 from middle position, Kevin Gorsic called from the small blind, and Dennis Weiss shoved for 130,000 from the big blind. Schemion and Gorsic both called.
The flop and turn went check-check, leading to a final baord of 4♥7♣A♥2♦J♠. Gorsic bet 330,000, and Schemion called.
Gorsic had Jx8x6x5x for a pair of jacks. Weiss had A♠K♦9♦5♠ for a pair of kings, while Schemion had A♦K♥Q♦J♦ for top two pair to eliminate Weiss on the stone bubble.
With 16 players remaining and 15 paid spots, the PLO Grand Slam €10,400 Championship is now hand-for-hand.
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | Kevin Gorsic | Slovenia | 3,230,000 | 129 |
| 11 | 2 | Dennis Weiss | Germany | 95,000 | 4 |
| 11 | 3 | Cesar Garcia | Spain | 1,400,000 | 56 |
| 11 | 4 | Tomasz Krzesinski | Poland | 1,430,000 | 57 |
| 11 | 5 | Ole Schemion | Germany | 1,320,000 | 53 |
| 11 | 6 | Nino Pansier | Netherlands | 520,000 | 21 |
| 11 | 7 | Veselin Karakitukov | Bulgaria | 1,125,000 | 45 |
| 11 | 8 | Alexander Petersen | Netherlands | 1,175,000 | 47 |
| 13 | 1 | Aki Vihikainen | Finland | 2,020,000 | 81 |
| 13 | 2 | Luuk van den Belt | Netherlands | 2,220,000 | 89 |
| 13 | 3 | Maksim Shuts | Turkey | 850,000 | 34 |
| 13 | 4 | Martin Dam | Denmark | 1,035,000 | 41 |
| 13 | 5 | Youness Barakat | United Kingdom | 815,000 | 33 |
| 13 | 6 | Jeremy Trojand | Germany | 2,125,000 | 85 |
| 13 | 7 | Omar Eljach | Sweden | 1,300,000 | 52 |
| 13 | 8 | Juha Helppi | Finland | 1,640,000 | 66 |
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