Sebastian Ionita picked up K♠K♥ in the hijack but got no action as his raise to 240,000 took down the blinds and ante.
Umberto Zaffagnini then raised to 240,000 in the cutoff with K♣Q♦, and Anton Suarez defended 8♣6♠.
The flop came 7♥5♣2♥ and Zaffagnini bet 275,000. Suarez then raised to 750,000 with his straight draw, but Zaffagnini came back with a reraise to 1,800,000 with just king-high. Suarez folded.
Anton Suarez raised to 240,000 from early position and only Julian Pineda Lozano called from the big blind.
Lozano checked the K♠9♣8♠ flop, and Suarez bet 225,000. Lozano quickly called.
A J♠ rolled off on the turn and both players checked to see the 2♣ appear on the river. Lozano bet 275,000, which Suarez called. Lozano showed K♣Q♦ for top pair and won the pot as Suarez mucked K♥4♥.
Anton Suarez raised to 240,000 in the cutoff with Q♥9♠ before Thomas Eychenne picked up A♥A♦ in the small blind and three-bet to 1,200,000. Suarez folded
Cesar Garcia then raised to 240,000 in middle position before Eychenne three-bet to 540,000 in the cutoff with A♦K♣. Garcia folded A♠10♥.
The next hand, Julian Pineda Lozano opened to 240,000 under the gun, but he was met with a three-bet from Suarez to 700,000 in middle position. Pineda Lozano snap-folded K♠Q♠, and Suarez took the pot with A♣Q♥.
Anton Suarez raised to 300,000 from the button and Thomas Eychenne defended his big blind.
Eychenne check-called a bet of 200,000 by Suarez on the 3♦7♥3♣ flop.
A 6♥ rolled off on the turn and both players checked to see the J♠ hit the river. Another two checks followed and Eychenne took down the pot with 4♥4♣, as Suarez mucked K♣Q♣.
Julian Pineda Lozano limped in from the button as action went on Cesar Garcia in the small blind. He moved all in for 1,710,000 with A♥4♥, and Pineda Lozano quickly folded 10♦9♠.
Sergio Carro Marin raised to 240,000 under the gun, but chip leader Anton Suarez picked up K♠K♦ in the cutoff and three-bet to 400,000. Marin folded A♣J♦.
Action then folded to Tomasz Brzezinski in the small blind who moved all in, and Marin called for 1,060,000.
Sergio Carro Marin: K♦J♠
Tomasz Brzezinski: 10♣6♦
The 9♦6♠4♥ flop gave Brzezinski the lead with a pair of sixes, but Marin hit the K♣ on the turn to move in front. The river, though, was the 10♠ to give Brzezinski two pair and the pot, while Marin was sent to the rail in 10th place.
The remaining nine players are drawing for seats at the final table. Levels will switch to hand-for-hand at the final table, with 26 hands remaining in this level before going to 30 hands per level.
Marc Foggin opened to 250,000 in the cutoff and Sebastian Ionita three-bet jammed in the small blind. Foggin folded to win Ionita the pot.
The next hand, Ionita opened to 240,000 and Youssef Zereg defended in the big blind. The flop of 7♦9♦5♣ checked through and Zereg led out for 275,000 on the 2♠ turn. Ionita called. The Q♦ river then checked through as Ionita showed A♠5♠ to beat out the A♠6♦ of his opponent.
After that, Ionita opened to 240,000 in the cutoff and nobody wanted a piece of him this time.