In a three-bet pot worth 75,000, Artsiom Lasouski checked the 3♥J♦2♥ flop from the hijack to Bernhard Binder on the button. Binder flicked in a bet of 25,000, and Lasouski called.
The 5♠ turn then checked through to the J♥ river. After some debate, Lasouski decided on a bet of 40,000. Binder quickly released his cards, and Lasouski flipped over his J♠J♣ as he was awarded the pot.
With action checked around to Daniele Sunzeri in the small blind, he moved all in, covering the 20,000 stack of Fabian Bartuschk in the big blind. Bartuschk called, putting himself at risk.
Fabian Bartuschk: K♣8♠ 
Daniele Sunzeri: A♣6♦
Neither player connected on the Q♣4♦3♣2♥9♠ board, and Bartuschk was eliminated.
Tigran Harutyunyan moved all in for roughly 70,000 and was put at risk when Paul Navarro called.
Tigran Harutyunyan: Q♥J♥
Paul Navarro: A♦K♠
Navarro improved to top pair on the 7♠8♣9♣K♦J♦ board, sealing the fate of Harutyunyan, whose deep run came to an end.
Adam Benabou shipped in his stack of 44,000 from the cutoff and was called by Florian Ribouchon in the big blind.
Adam Benabou: A♥J♥
Florian Ribouchon: A♦3♥
Ribouchon paired his three on the 7♥K♣3♠ flop. The 7♦ turn brought some counterfeit opportunities, but the 4♠ river remained clean for Ribouchon to take the knockout.
Thomas Eychenne was also at this table and had amassed a seven-figure stack during the last hour of play.
Xavier Cortazar opened his button to 10,000. Emanvel Hovhannisyan responded with a three-bet to 37,000 from the big blind, and Cortazar called to the Q♠A♥9♣ flop.
Hovhannisyan continued for 29,000, seeing his opponent call. He then sized up to 45,000 on the 3♣ turn, receiving another call from Cortazar.
Hovhannisyan spent some time in the tank before moving his remaining 90,000 over the line on the 2♦ turn, receiving a quick fold to take down the pot.
Miguel Franco raised to 10,000, only to see Kirill Beketov three-bet to 30,000, one seat to his left. The action folded back to Franco, who clicked it back with a four-bet to 70,000.
Beketov took a moment to consider before abandoning his chips in the middle and returning his cards to the dealer.
Natan Chauskin open-shoved for 51,000 under the gun. It folded to Jason Wheeler in the small blind, who called.
Natan Chauskin: K♦Q♦
Jason Wheeler: A♦K♥
"Every time, huh? Easy game," Chauskin said as he saw Wheeler's cards.
He flopped a bunch of outs on 10♦J♦2♣, however, and he completed his straight draw on the A♣ turn. The 5♥ river did not provide a chop, and Chauskin sat back down to rake in the chips.
"As soon as he started moaning, I knew I was going to lose," Wheeler stated. "The harder you moan, the more you win. It's one of the rules of poker."
"Well, I've never seen Ben moan, and he wins a lot in poker," Dietrich Fast replied in reference to Ben Heath, also present at the table.
"Well, of course it works both ways," Wheeler explained.
With recent eliminations, just 100 players remain in the EPT Monte-Carlo Main Event.
Kosumosu Yamanaka raised to 25,000 on the button, having started the hand with roughly 90,000. Jason Wheeler moved all in from the big blind, with a much larger stack, and Yamanaka called.
Kosumosu Yamanaka: K♥Q♥
Jason Wheeler: A♠K♠
It wasn't what Yamanaka would have wanted to see, and when there was no help from the deck on the 8♦9♣8♥2♥2♦ runout, his deep run was over.
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