From the cutoff, Espen Jorstad came in with a raise to 11,000, and was called by Teun Mulder on the button, and Pieter Aerts out of the big blind.
Aerts and Jorstad checked the 8♣7♠6♦ flop, which allowed Mulder to bet 16,000. Aerts called, but Jorstad folded.
Aerts checked again when he saw the K♥ drop on the turn, and Mulder fired a second bet of 55,000. Aerts decided to let his hand go and relinquished the pot to Mulder.
Kayhan Mokri made it 11,000 from the cutoff and Byron Kaverman called from the big blind.
Kaverman check-called a bet of 9,000 from Mokri on the 5♥2♠8♠ flop.
When the 5♣ hit the turn, Kaverman led out 23,000. Mokri took a few moments, then made the call.
Two checks came after the 7♠ river and Kaverman won the pot with 8♦7♣ for two pair.
Niklas Astedt raised the button and then called the shove of David Coleman, who had around 110,000 in the small blind.
David Coleman: Q♥9♥ 
Niklas Astedt: A♦8♣
Coleman needed to connect, but didn't find anything on the 7♠3♣K♦ flop. An 8♦ on the turn left him with one chance at survival, and he took it as the 9♣ river gave him a pair of nines.
Wai Kiat Lee raised to 11,000 from the cutoff and Santhosh Suvarna three-bet to 40,000 from the big blind. Lee tossed in the call.
The flop of 7♦7♠4♣ revealed itself and Suvarna put out a bet of 27,000. Le quickly raised to 65,000, which Suvarna called.
Both players checked the 10♥ turn to see the K♠ fall on the river. Suvarna bet 90,000, prompting a quick fold from Lee.
There was an open before Seth Davies shoved his stack of around 80,000 in from the button. Kayhan Mokri called from the small blind, and the initial raiser folded.
Seth Davies: J♠10♠
Kayhan Mokri: A♣Q♣
Davies' outs counter shot up on the 9♠3♠7♦ flop as he picked up a gutshot and a flush draw. The Q♥ on the turn removed his pair outs, but added another straight draw.
However, none of the draws came to fruition as the 3♥ river kept the pair of queens of Mokri in the lead, which sent Davies to the rail.
Fear not though, Davies fans, as he just reentered and is back with a fresh stack of 250,000.
Level: 7
Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
These are the latest chip counts according to the PS Live app.
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Players are heading on their last 20-minute break of the day.
When they return, two more levels will be played before the survivors bag up.
Jesse Lonis raised to 9,000 under the gun and Nikita Kuznetsov called from the hijack. Morten Klein squeezed to 27,000 from the small blind, which both Lonis and Kuznetsov called.
The action checked to Kuznetsov on the 2♣5♣3♠ flop, and he bet 42,000. Klein flicked in the call, and Lonis also called after a few moments.
Once again Klein and Lonis checked when the 9♣ appeared on the turn. Kuznetsov jammed for 112,500, and Klein shoved over the top for around 220,000. Lonis called with a stack that covered both opponents and the cards were tabled.
Nikita Kuznetsov: 5♥5♦
Morten Klein: K♠K♣
Jesse Lonis: Q♣J♣
Lonis had the best hand with a queen-high flush, and needed to avoid a club or a board-pair on the river to eliminate two players.
The dealer burned a card then put out the 3♣ on the river, which improved Klein and Kuznetsov. Kuznetsov tripled up with a boat, and Klein won the smaller side pot against Lonis with his king-high flush.
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