Peter Jorgne accidentally limped in with unmarked cards from under the gun. Eliot Hudon checked his option in the big blind with J♠8♣.
Hudon check-called for 80,000 on the A♠K♥ flop before the 10♠ turn checked through to the K♠ river.
Hudon had the second-nut flush and bet 225,000. Jorgne folded and Hudon added to his short stack.
Mathias Siljander raised to 125,000 from middle position and the action folded to Lorenzo Arduini, who defended his big blind.
The 4♣Q♥4♥ flop was checked to Siljander, who put out a continuation-bet of 80,000 chips. Arduini then raised to 210,000 and that took down the pot as Siljander quickly folded.
David Tous raised to 125,000 in early position and David Kaufmann called in the cutoff.
The 7♠6♣9♦ flop was checked through to the 3♣ turn where Tous bet 160,000. Kaufmann called.
The river was the 5♦ and Tous checked. Kaufmann then bet 650,000 and Tous called.
Kaufmann turned over 4♣4♥ and Tous lowered his head before mucking.
Owen Dodd raised to 120,000 in early position and Aleksejs Ponakovs called in the big blind.
Both players checked the 3♠4♦9♦ flop before Ponakovs led out for 240,000 on the 9♣ turn. Dodd called.
The river was the 4♠ and Ponakovs fired out 615,000. Dodd flashed him a stare before mucking his cards.
"1-0," Dodd told him.
Ami Barer looked down at 7♦7♣ and raised to 125,000 from under the gun. Farid Jattin, with A♠10♠, called on his direct left and Eric Afriat also defended his big blind with A♦2♥.
On the 8♥5♥2♠ flop, Barer continued for 175,000. Jattin used a time bank card before raising to 475,000. Afriat released his cards and Barer followed suit.
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Eliot Hudon | Canada | 560,000 | 9 |
| 1 | 2 | Peter Jorgne | Sweden | 2,290,000 | 38 |
| 1 | 3 | Sindre Hansen | Norway | 6,705,000 | 112 |
| 1 | 4 | Gonzalo Almeida | Argentina | 1,970,000 | 33 |
| 1 | 5 | Eric Afriat | Canada | 3,155,000 | 53 |
| 1 | 6 | Ami Barer | Canada | 4,810,000 | 80 |
| 1 | 7 | Barny Boatman | United Kingdom | 7,620,000 | 127 |
| 1 | 8 | Farid Jattin | Colombia | 2,500,000 | 42 |
| 2 | 1 | Lorenzo Arduini | Italy | 1,855,000 | 31 |
| 2 | 2 | David Tous | Spain | 3,030,000 | 51 |
| 2 | 3 | Mathias Siljander | Finland | 2,330,000 | 39 |
| 2 | 4 | ||||
| 2 | 5 | David Kaufmann | Germany | 2,940,000 | 49 |
| 2 | 6 | Aleksejs Ponakovs | Latvia | 3,815,000 | 64 |
| 2 | 7 | Hans Erlandsson | Sweden | 4,015,000 | 67 |
| 2 | 8 | Owen Dodd | United Kingdom | 4,770,000 | 80 |
Farid Jattin opened to 125,000 from the button with K♥3♥ and called when Eric Afriat three-bet to 275,000 from the small blind with A♥J♥.
Both players connected on the A♣7♦3♠ flop, with Afriat remaining ahead. Afriat bet 180,000 and was called, which brought in the 5♠ turn. Afriat continued firing with his top pair and slid out another 250,000 into the middle. Once again, Fattin stuck around with his pair of threes.
The 6♥ river put a four-liner on the board, prompting Afriat to slow down with a check. Jattin opted to check back and Afriat took another pot off the Colombian.
Right as Leo Worthington-Leese was being eliminated at the other outer table, Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 120,000 in the cutoff before Dimitar Danchev three-bet to 310,000 on the button. Ponakovs then moved all in and Danchev snap-called for 1,500,000.
Dimitar Danchev: A♠K♣
Aleksejs Ponakovs: A♦3♦
Danchev had Ponakovs dominated as the flop came 4♦K♠K♥ to give him trips. "You're almost as dead as the other guy," tablemate Lorenzo Arduini, referencing Worthington-Leese's bustout, told Ponakovs.
The J♦ fell on the turn and a murmur went around the table as Ponakovs picked up a flush draw. The 9♦ came on the river to complete his flush and send Danchev, the last remaining past EPT champion, crashing out of the tournament.
The remaining 15 players are now drawing for seats at the final two tables.
Leo Worthington-Leese limped in from the small blind before Sindre Hansen made it 360,000 to go from the big blind.
Worthington-Leese then jammed all in for 1,100,000 chips and Hansen called after mulling it over for a bit.
Leo Worthington-Leese: A♥4♥
Sindre Hansen: A♠7♠
Hansen flopped trips on 7♣Q♠7♦ to leave Worthington-Leese drawing to a runner-runner chop. The 2♠ turn sealed the fate of Worthington-Leese and the A♦ river rolled off while he took his exit in 17th place.
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