When it folded to Aleksejs Ponakovs on the button he opened with a min-raise to 30,000 with only Markkos Ladev making the call from the big blind.
After Ladev checked the 6♠Q♠6♥ flop, Ponakovs put out a continuation-bet of 15,000. Ladev thought it over briefly before folding and forfeiting the pot to Ponakovs.
Ren Lin opened from middle positon to 30,000 and was thre-bet to 90,000 by Kayhan Mokri out of the small blind. Lin asked to see how much Mokri had behind, which amounted to roughly 180,000, before reluctantly folding his cards.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ren Lin | China | 690,000 | 46 |
| 2 | Teun Mulder | Netherlands | 380,000 | 25 |
| 3 | Juan Pardo | Spain | 310,000 | 21 |
| 4 | Konstantin Voronin | Russia | 660,000 | 44 |
| 5 | Jelle Moene | Netherlands | 580,000 | 39 |
| 6 | Kayhan Mokri | Norway | 370,000 | 25 |
| 7 | Aleksejs Ponakovs | Latvia | 245,000 | 16 |
| 8 | Ognyan Dimov | Bulgaria | 670,000 | 45 |
| 9 | Markkos Ladev | Estonia | 740,000 | 49 |
Mehdi Chaoui moved all in for 142,000 under the gun and Kayhan Mokri called in the cutoff. Konstantin Voronin then reshoved for 260,000 in the small blind and Mokri again called.
Mehdi Chaoui: 10♣9♣ 
Konstantin Voronin: J♣J♦
Kayhan Mokri: A♥J♥
Voronin was ahead with his jacks as nearly 700,000 was in the middle. The flop came K♥5♠2♠, while Mokri and Chaoui failed to improve on the 8♣ turn and 5♥ river as Voronin scooped the massive pot to send Chaoui to the rail.
The remaining nine players are drawing for seats at the final table.
Playing five-handed, Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 30,000 from the hijack and Kayhan Mokri shoved with the biggest stack on the table from the button. Juan Pardo called for his last 190,000 from the small blind and Ponakovs reluctantly folded his cards.
Juan Pardo: 10♣10♠
Kayhan Mokri: 6♠6♦
Pardo was poised to double up with pocket tens. The A♣A♥J♣ flop meant only a six would send Pardo out of the tournament. The 7♣ turn followed by the J♥ river didn't help Mokri and he had to send a big portion of his stack over to Pardo.
Heads up on a flop of 8♠5♦6♠, Ognyan Dimov bet 18,000 from the small blind and Markkos Ladev called in the hijack.
Dimov bet 18,000 again on the A♥ turn and Ladev called once more. The river was the J♣ and Dimov bet 125,000 this time. Ladev used a time bank before calling as Dimov turned over 6♣6♥ for a set to win the pot.
Level: 16
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
Ren Lin raised to 40,000 from the small blind and Ognyan Dimov called out of the big blind.
Both players checked the 9♠J♦4♦ flop to see the J♥ fall on the turn, Lin bet 25,000 and Dimov called.
The 8♥ river got checked through and Lin took down the pot with K♣4♠ for a pair of fours.
Action folded to Aleksejs Ponakovs who moved all in from the small blind. Biao Ding peeled his cards in the big blind, first turning over the 9♠ followed by the A♥ as he called.
Aleksejs Ponakovs: A♣3♦
Biao Ding: A♥9♠
"No," Ding said as the K♥4♣2♠ flop gave Ponakovs hope with a straight draw. The turn was the 6♣, while the 3♥ river gave Ponakovs a pair and the pot as Ding was left extremely short-stacked.
"I used my one time," Ponakovs said.
Ding was left with just 20,000 and was eliminated shortly afterward.
Ren Lin raised to 30,000 on the button and Hassan Nashar shoved for roughly 300,000 from the big blind. Lin called to put Nashar at risk.
Hassan Nashar: A♦10♥
Ren Lin: A♣Q♥
Nashar needed to find some help from the dealer. However, the runout of J♦4♦7♠2♠Q♦ secured the win for Lin with a pair of queens and Nashar was eliminated.
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