| Place | Player | Nationality | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18th | Alexandre Bigeard | France | € 830 |
| 19th | Adelkrim Chenoufi | France | € 830 |
| 20th | Dmitrijs Tarbejevs | Latvia | € 830 |
| 21st | Jorden Verbraeken | Belgium | € 760 |
| 22nd | Christophe Di Miceli | France | € 760 |
| 23rd | Patricia Poli | France | € 760 |
Jian Yang just eliminated Christian Enz with 
against Enz's 
on the 
board. Christian Enz took home €950 after his bust.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
279,000 | |
|
Busted |
Samvel Grigoryan saw the player on the hijack open to 25,000 and he called the bet from the button. The player on the small blind was Dmitrijs Tarbejevs. He started after the last break with the chip lead but he was down to 300,000 when he put it in the middle. The initial raiser got out of the way but Grigoryan called.
Samvel Grigoryan: 
Dmitrijs Tarbejevs: 
The board ran out 
and Tarbejevs was eliminated from the tournament right before they made Day 2. He cashed for €830 in Day 1a of the EPT Cup.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
731,000 | 478,000 |
|
Busted |
Jorden Verbraeken was seen walking out of the tournament area and he was kind enough to share how he busted out of the EPT Cup.
''I defended my big blind with 
and the flop fell 
. I checked to the initial raiser and he continued with another bet. I shoved all in but he called me with pocket tens. On to the next one!''
Verbrakeken finishes in 21st position and he wins €760. He misses out on Day 2 but he still has the option to enter Day 1B of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Christophe Di Miceli was one of the early chip leaders in the tournament but he just busted out in 22nd place. Di Miceli got his last chips in the middle with and he wasn't able to come from behind against the 
of Alexandre Bigeard.
The board fell 
and the queen played as the kicker of Bigeard. Di Miceli takes home €760.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000 | 120,000 |
|
|
Busted |
| Place | Player | Nationality | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24th | Francois Vinenti | France | € 680 |
| 25th | Wei Fan | Hong Kong | € 680 |
| 26th | Flavien Mullet | France | € 680 |
| 27th | Karim Mhemida | France | € 680 |
Level: 20
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Vamshi Vandanapu defended his big blind after Jorden Verbraeken raised from the cutoff to 23,000. The other players got out of the way and they saw the flop heads-up.
The flop was dealt 
and Verbraeken continued his aggression with a bet of 24,000 after Vandanapu had checked. Vandanapu called and they went to the turn.
Both players checked after the dealer dealt the 
turn and Vandanapu lead out with a bet of 55,000 on the river. Verbreaken folded within a second and the pot was awarded to Vandanapu who is now closing in on the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
510,000 | 51,000 |
|
|
320,000 | 40,000 |
| Place | Player | Nationality | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28th | Richard Regnier | France | € 600 |
| 29th | Fuad Serhan | UK | € 600 |
| 30th | Samy Boutaleb | France | € 600 |
| 31st | Frederic Vasseux | France | € 600 |
Morgane Portier pushed all in with from the hijack after she saw Flavien Mullet move all in from the under-the-gun position. Mullet was all in for 140,000 and he was covered by Portier. Mullet was also behind with .
The board ran out 
and Portier sent her opponent home in 26th place on Day 1a and that earns Mullet €680.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
320,000 | 220,000 |
|
Busted |
