Guillermo Gordo moved all in for 131,000 in the small blind and Alexane Najchaus put him at risk in early position.
Guillermo Gordo: A♠Q♦ 
Alexane Najchaus: A♦J♠
Gordo had Najchaus dominated and was poised for a double up as the flop came 7♦9♠K♠. The 10♣ turn gave Najchaus outs to a straight, but she missed the 9♣ river and handed over the double up to Gordo.
Rongshan Li opened to 12,000 in middle position, and was faced with a three-bet to 42,000 from Artsiom Lasouski in the hijack.
Action folded back to Li, who took two time banks before four-bet jamming for around 110,000, receiving a swift call from Lasouski.
Rongshan Li: A♦Q♣
Artsiom Lasouski: 9♦9♠
Li needed some help from the board versus Lasouski's pocket nines, and none arrived on the K♥5♥5♣8♣3♥ runout.
Mehmet Demirkol shoved from under the gun for just under 60,000, and Istvan Toth called from the small blind.
Mehmet Demirkol: Q♦Q♠
Istvan Toth: 5♥5♣
Demirkol had a great opportunity to double up and took full advantage as his pocket queens held up on the 2♦8♠K♠K♦A♥ runout.
George Tomescu was all-in for 100,000 from the small blind and up against Mihai Niste in the cutoff.
George Tomescu: A♥J♠
Mihai Niste: A♣A♦
Niste spiked top set on the A♠7♥2♦ flop, and not even the J♣ on the turn was enough to save Tomescu as he was already drawing dead by the 4♣ river and on his way to the rail while his countryman took in the pot.
Lyudmil Ivanov opened to 12,000 from early position and was faced with a three-bet to 31,000 by Georgios Tsouloftas in middle position.
Action folded back to Ivanov, who took some time to think before four-bet jamming for around 165,000 total. After some thought Tsouloftas made the call with the covering stack.
Lyudmil Ivanov: 9♠9♦
Georgios Tsouloftas: A♣Q♠
Ivanov was ahead with his pocket nines, and remained so after the K♣10♣5♦ flop, although his opponent also picked up a gutshot to go with his overcards.
The A♥ rolled off on the turn to put Tsouloftas ahead, and Ivanov could not find the required nine on the 7♠ river. Ivanov tapped the table and wished his opponents good luck as he departed.
Felix Schneiders was all-in from under the gun for around 90,000 and had been put at risk by Artem Kotkovskyi out of the small blind.
Felix Schneiders: 9♦9♥
Artem Kotkovskyi: A♠Q♦
Schneiders was in the lead but fell behind on the 3♦5♣Q♣ flop as Kotkovskyi improved to top pair.
"I feel a nine is coming," said Schneiders, but unfortunately his feeling was wrong as neither the 4♠ turn nor A♣ river could bail him out, which meant he was eliminated.
Schneiders was interviewed by PokerStars TV after the hand. "It was a nice run while it lasted. My deepest one yet in an EPT Main Event. Now it's off to Prague," Schneiders said.
In a battle between the blinds, Andrea Dato led out for 6,000 on a Q♦Q♥8♦ flop and Erik Lindqwist raised to 18,000. Dato called and the K♥ fell on the turn.
Lindqwist then bet 22,000 and Dato again called. Both players checked the A♣ river and Dato showed K♦3♣ for two pair to win the pot.
Iurii Okolovich opened to 12,000 from under the gun and Istvan Toth called in the next seat with Mehmet Demirkol three-betting to 37,000 in the cutoff. Okolovich folded, and Toth called.
They went to a flop of 2♣8♦9♦ where Toth check-called a bet of 17,000 from Demirkol, then they both checked the 5♣ turn.
An 8♠ paired the board on the river and Toth fired 30,000, which Demirkol called.
Toth seemed a bit reluctant to show then flipped 3♥3♦ for a pair of threes, which were good for the pot as Demirkol mucked. It's unknown if that was a value bet or a bluff by Toth, but he reaped the rewards and knuckled on the table in celebration as he scooped in the pot.
With around 250,000 already in the pot and the board displaying 4♦Q♣J♠5♦9♠, Adrian State made a bet of 165,000 in the small blind position, leaving himself with only a little behind. It was now Alexane Najchaus's turn to weigh her options. After using a time bank card, she ultimately chose to fold, giving up a sizable pot but preserving her chances in the tournament.
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