| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petar Kalev | Bulgaria | 8,310,000 | 69 |
| 2 | Jordan Saccucci | Canada | 8,840,000 | 74 |
| 4 | Luigi D'Alterio | Italy | 6,875,000 | 57 |
| 6 | Parker Talbot | Canada | 2,245,000 | 19 |
| 7 | Antoine Saout | France | 3,505,000 | 29 |
| 8 | Istvan Pilhofer | Hungary | 2,065,000 | 17 |
| 9 | Jun Obara | Japan | 5,870,000 | 49 |
Players are heading on a 20-minute break after three levels of play. There are still seven players in the hunt for the €1,054,500 sitting up top.
Parker Talbot raised to 200,000 first to act and Istvan Pilhofer jammed for 1,940,000 from the hijack to get called by Talbot.
Istvan Pilhofer: 
Parker Talbot: 
Both traded some "good luck" messages as the flop came 
. The 
turn made a split pot possible and the 
river successfully did so as Pilhofer escaped from elimination.
Parker Talbot opened to 200,000 from the hijack with 
. Action folded to Jun Obara in the small blind who saw 
, and he three-bet to 550,000.
Talbot thought for a bit, but let his cards go.
"They don't give me kings every time," said Talbot.
Jun Obara raised to 200,000 with the from under the gun to get called by Luigi D'Alterio in the cutoff with the 
, Istvan Pilhofer also came along with the 
in the big blind. All three players checked the 
flop and Obara improved to the top pair on the 
turn.
Pilhofer check-folded to Obara's bet worth 305,000 and the call by D'Alterio.
On the 
river, Obara bet another 905,000 and D'Alterio double-checked his cards before eventually paying it off as the Japanese recovered some of the earlier losses.
Luigi D'Alterio opened to 200,000 on the button with 
. Antoine Saout called in the big blind with .
D'Alterio flopped the overpair on the 
board. Saout checked, and D'Alterio continued for 225,000. Saout thought for about 30 seconds and made the call.
The turn was the 
, keeping D'Alterio's nines as an overpair to the board. Saout checked once more, and D'Alterio bet 725,000. Not improving at all, Saout let his two overs go.
In a limped battle of the blinds, the flop showed 
and Luigi D'Alterio bet 100,000 with the 
. Parker Talbot raised to 200,000 with the 
and the Italian called. On the turn, D'Alterio checked and Talbot bet 520,000 to win the pot right there.
Parker Talbot opened to 240,000 from early position with 
. Action folded to Istvan Pilhofer in the cutoff who found 
and moved all in for 1,800,000.
Back on Talbot, he decided to let it go and the pot was pushed to Pilhofer
Antoine Saout made it 215,000 to go with the and Petar Kalev called with the 
in the big blind. On a flop of 
flop, Kalev checked and subsequently called a bet of 200,000 by Saout.
The 
turn didn't change anything and Kalev checked again. Saout upped his sizing to 535,000 and that got rid of Kalev.
Luigi D'Alterio opened to 200,000 from the hijack with 
. Jun Obara made the call in the big blind with .
The flop showed up 
. Obara checked his top pair, and D'Alterio continued for 160,000. Obara check-raised to 385,000. D'Alterio made the call.
The turn brought the . Obara slowed with a check and D'Alterio checked behind.
The river brought the two outer, the , giving D'Alterio the boat. Obara bet 430,000 with his top pair. D'Alterio raised big to 2,100,000. Obara went into the tank for a while, using a time bank to think it out. Eventually he made the fold.
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