Paul-Adrian Covaciu Eliminated in 9th Place (€97,450)
Jordan Saccucci opened to 175,000 from early position. Luigi D'Alterio made the call in the hijack. Paul-Adrian Covaciu moved all in for 1,375,000 in the cutoff.
Back on Saccucci, he also moved all in for 10,125,000. D'Alterio went into the tank with about 5,900,000 total in his stack. After tanking for about a minute, he folded his cards, the stream never revealing what the second card was, though he eventually said he folded ace-king.
Jordan Saccucci: 
Paul-Adrian Covaciu: 
Covaciu and Saccucci headed to a runout with the Covaciu at risk. The board came out 
, a terrible flop for Covaciu. The 
turn offered no help, Covaciu left with two outs going to the river. That final card was the 
, ending Covaciu's tournament as the first final table elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,800,000 | 1,675,000 |
|
5,410,000 | -510,000 |
|
Busted |
. Action folded to Parker Talbot in the small blind with 
. He three-bet to 520,000. Kalev moved all in, and Talbot called for 690,000 effective. 
hit the flop. The turn came the 
, and Talbot locked up the double.
in the big blind who made the call. 
. Obara checked, and D'Alterio decided to check behind. 
came out. Obara decided to lead for 280,000. D'Alterio made the call in position. 
, counterfeiting D'Alterio's pair. Obara bet 155,000. D'Alterio decided to raise the river to 525,000 after losing his showdown value. Back on Obara, he went into the tank, using a time bank. He made the call to take down the pot with the ace-high call.
on the button and Petar Kalev three-bet to 500,000 with the 
in the small blind. Obara then four-bet to 1,150,000 and that sent Kalev into a brief tank. The Bulgarian then five-bet to 2,035,000 and Obara snap-folded.
on the button, winning yet another pot off the Japanese without resistance.
