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Kristen Bicknell open-shoved the button for 123,000 and Thiago Nishijima called from the big blind with the 
.
Bicknell's tournament life was riding on the 
and she whiffed the 
board to bow out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
510,000
-440,000
|
-440,000 |
|
Busted |
Benjamin Pollak raised, then called off when Diego Zeiter jammed for less than 150,000 behind him.
Pollack's 
held against Zeiter's 
on a 
board to send Zeiter home early.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,250,000
764,000
|
764,000 |
|
Busted |
Fabio Sperling has crossed the one-million mark now , after relieving Samu Riihela of his last 232,000.
Riihela got the chips in with the 
against Sperling's 
, never really finding any footing on an 
board that made Sperling a full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
Busted |
Team PokerStars Online Randy Lew just found himself a crucial double up. Lew was all in for 266,000 and up against Benjamin Philipps in the following showdown.
Lew:
Philipps: 
The board ran out 
and Lew tapped the table before receiving twice as much as he invested in this pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
540,000
182,000
|
182,000 |
|
||
|
450,000
-265,000
|
-265,000 |
Enver Abduraimov raised and quickly called with the 
when Georges Hallak pushed in for not a heck of a lot behind him.
Hallak's tournament life was riding on the and he missed on an 
board that filled up Abduraimov.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
480,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
Busted |
We just caught the end of a big pot between Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst and Andrei Boghean, and it was the former who took quite a hit.
The board showed 
when Selbst check-called 118,000 and the river was the . Selbst checked again - from the big blind - and Boghean bet 320,000 from the under-the-gun position.
Selbst thought for a long time before folding, and left herself with 575,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,150,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
575,000
-234,000
|
-234,000 |
|
|
||
Andrea Rocci collected the last of Thiago Nishijima's chips, calling Nishijima's 
push with the 
.
Rocci didn't pair up on an 
run out, but he did make Broadway to send the Brazilian packing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
580,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Loc Tu just raised to 31,000 from middle position and Ihar Soika moved all in from his direct left. Soika's shove was for 185,000 and from his direct left Koichi Nozaki made the call.
The action folded back to Tu, and he tanked for a bit before moving all in for 215,000. Nozaki called, and the showdown went as follows.
Tu:
Soika: 
Nozaki:
The flop brought out and Tu celebrated after hitting a set.
"Don't celebrate too quickly," a player said, and the turn was the .
On the river the hit, and Soika smirked as he had hit a straight to triple up. Tu was left with very little, while Nozaki still has a comfortable stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
780,000
-155,000
|
-155,000 |
|
570,000
379,000
|
379,000 |
|
100,000
-154,000
|
-154,000 |
Rintaro Kagawa made it 33,000 and Kiryl Radzivonau pushed all in, having Kagawa's 200,000 behind well covered.
Kagawa agonized over the call, but eventually made it with the , and was ahead of Radzivonau's .
The even gave Kagawa a flush draw, but he missed on the 
turn, and when Radzivonau hit the river, Kagawa's 2016 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final €5,300 Main Event run was over.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,375,000
571,000
|
571,000 |
|
Busted |
Antoine Saout just found himself all in for 230,000 chips and he was up against Albert Daher.
Saout: 
Daher: 
The board ran out 
and Saout doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
470,000
127,000
|
127,000 |
|
420,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
