Stefano Ferrara was seen gathering his things to head to the payout table while Jaime Cervantes was stacking up his chips and assimilating them with his own.
Jaime Cervantes had 
showing, and the board ran out 
to knock Ferrara out of the tournament with a set of queens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
748,000 | |
|
Busted |
After defending the big blind against a raise by chip leader Marcelo Simoes, Yannick Cardot checked the 
flop. What followed was a check-raise to Simoes' continuation bet and they ultimately got it in with Cardot as the player at risk for 297,000.
Yannick Cardot: 
Marcelo Simoes: 
The top two pair remained ahead throughout the 
turn and 
river as Cardot locked up the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,480,000
345,000
|
345,000 |
|
||
|
640,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
In a battle of the blinds, Swiss short stack Stephan Salzmann was all-in for the last 63,000 with the 
. He was trailing against Francky Magliocco with the 
and found a miracle escape thanks to the 
board to river a straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,280,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
141,000
91,000
|
91,000 |
Level: 20
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Three ways to the 
flop, Jussi Nevanlinna from under the gun, Peter Turmezey in the cutoff and Eric Sfez on the button all invested 50,000. Nevanlinna and Turmezey then checked the 
on the turn and Sfez bet 112,000 in order to shut down his opponents.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,350,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
675,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
540,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
Over at the featured table, Ramon Colillas opened to 20,000 on the button and Arthur Conan three-bet to 75,000 in the small blind. Colillas called.
The dealer spread the 
flop and Conan led for 42,000. Colillas then raised to 100,000, and Conan called.
The 
landed on the turn and Conan check-called a bet of 100,000.
The completed the board and Conan led for 230,000. Colillas used a couple of time extensions and eventually put in a single chip to signify a call.
Conan turned over 
, while Colillas tabled to take the sizable pot with a flush as the PokerStars Ambassador soared near the top of the leaderboard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,770,000
836,000
|
836,000 |
|
189,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
Francky Magliocco opened from the cutoff and Stephan Salzmann shoved from the button. The blinds got out of the way before Magliocco requested a count. After the dealer counted out around 140,000, Magliocco called and Salzmann was at risk.
Stephan Salzmann: 
Francky Magliocco:
The board ran out 
and Magliocco flopped a set of eights only to improve to quads on the river to knock Salzmann out of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,450,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Jason Wheeler made it 27,000 to go and ultimately called the three-bet shove by Rintaro Kagawa out of the blinds for 287,000.
Rintaro Kagawa:
Jason Wheeler: 
The 
appeared in the window and the rest of the flop showed to give Wheeler the lead with a pair of kings. Kagawa needed an ace, ten or running hearts to avoid elimination but found no help on the 
turn and river.
"I didn't like it," Wheeler said in table chat referring to his call but it ultimately turned out to be a profitable decision. Kagawa's run ended in 45th place for a payday of €16,440.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,098,000
658,000
|
658,000 |
|
Busted |
Over on the featured table, Shyngis Satubayev opened to 25,000 in early position, Arthur Conan shoved for 189,000 in the hijack, and Zhong Chen reshoved on the button. Satubayev flashed 
as he mucked his hand.
Arthur Conan: 
Zhong Chen:
The board ran out 
and Conan's nines held to secure the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
433,000
244,000
|
244,000 |
|
299,000
261,000
|
261,000 |
|
208,000
277,000
|
277,000 |
Heads-up to the flop, Jaime Cervantes bet 80,000 when checked to by Erkan Soenmez and the latter called. They checked the on the turn and Soenmez led the river for 180,000.
Cervantes quickly folded and Soenmez flashed the for good measure before collecting the pot.
One table over, Jason Wheeler raised from under the gun and then called the short stack push by Daniel Golder for 78,000 on the button.
Daniel Golder:
Jason Wheeler: 
Golder took the lead on the flop to which Wheeler said "a five would be dirty". Nothing changed on the turn except that Golder made two pair as Wheeler now had four outs left. "A five would still be dirty," he joked.
However, the river was no threat for Golder and the Brit doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,175,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
|
1,100,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
|
720,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
186,000
396,000
|
396,000 |
