Action was heads-up with a growing pot in the middle and 
on the board when Dimitar Danchev checked from the big blind and Gianluca Speranza bet 175,000 from middle position. Danchev called and the river was 
.
Both players checked the river to get to a showdown and Danchev turned over 
for a pair of queens. Speranza threw the losing hand in the muck and Danchev took the pot.
Manig Loeser jammed for around 300,000 and Gianluca Speranza looked him up. Action was heads-up and Loeser was at risk.
Manig Loeser: 
Gianluca Speranza: 
The board ran out with no improvement for Loeser's suited ace-jack and the queens held to eliminate him from the tournament in eighth place for €135,120.
Steve O'Dwyer got the last of his stack in and Byron Kaverman was the one to put him at risk.
Steve O'Dwyer: 
Byron Kaverman: 
The board ran out with no help for O'Dwyer and he was eliminated from the tournament in ninth place for €112,600.
Dimitar Danchev raised to 50,000 from middle position and Gianluca Speranza called from the cutoff before Jean-Noel Thorel three-bet to 120,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded and both players called to see a flop.
The flop was 
and Thorel bet 100,000. Both players folded rather quickly and Thorel picked up the pot without resistance.
Level: 24
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
| Table | Seat | Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Dimitar Danchev | 1,320,000 |
| 1 | 2 | Bruno Lopes | 550,000 |
| 1 | 3 | Gianluca Speranza | 2,510,000 |
| 1 | 4 | Byron Kaverman | 1,225,000 |
| 1 | 5 | Jean-Noel Thorel | 950,000 |
| 1 | 6 | Manig Loeser | 375,000 |
| 1 | 7 | Steve O'Dwyer | 230,000 |
| 1 | 8 | Rodrigo Seiji | 930,000 |
| 1 | 9 | Marton Czuczor | 850,000 |
Marton Czuczor put out a large stack from the button and Davidi Kitai shoved 360,000 from the big blind. Czuczor called and action was heads-up with Kitai at risk.
Davidi Kitai: 
Marton Czuczor: 
The board ran out 
and Czuczor caught an eight on the turn to eliminate Kitai in tenth place for €97,900.
The tournament will now take a brief break to prepare the final table.
Rodrigo Seiji raised to 80,000 from the small blind and Marton Czuczor called from the big blind. The flop was 
.
Seiji bet 60,000 and Czuczor called to see 
on the turn.
Seiji continued for 70,000 and Czuczor used a time bank before tossing in chips to call.
The river was and Seiji shoved the rest of it, sending Czuczor into the tank. After using three time banks, Czuczor got away from it.
Action is still slow going and hand-for-hand as players jockey for their position at the final table.
Level: 23
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
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