Leonard Maue opened to 50,000 from middle position, and, after a lengthy deliberation, called the all-in of Dimitar Danchev in the small blind for 305,000.
Dimitar Danchev: K♠Q♠ 
Leonard Maue: A♣9♥
Maue took a commanding lead on the 2♦J♠A♦ flop, with the 7♥ turn leaving Danchev with just four outs.
The 8♥ river completed the board, confirming the elimination of the former EPT Main Event champion, Danchev.
Benny Glaser was in the big blind and got his 300,000 remaining chips in the middle against Jason Wheeler in the small blind.
Benny Glaser: A♥Q♠
Jason Wheeler: K♦5♥
The 7♦J♠6♣ flop helped neither player, but the 5♦ turn gave Wheeler a pair to take the lead. The 8♦ river was of no use to Glaser, who said his goodbyes in 27th place.
The action was joined as David Djian had worked his stack of 320,000 into the middle from the button, and was at risk of elimination at the hands of Jason Wheeler in the big blind.
David Djian: 4♠4♦
Jason Wheeler: A♦10♥
Djian could barely watch as the dealer flipped over the 5♣6♦6♥3♣2♣ board, but once the river arrived, Djian had made a straight and was sticking around.
Miroslav Rizov raised to 50,000 in middle position. Sergiu Sirghi then committed his stack of 380,000 in the hijack, and Rizov called after getting a count.
Sergiu Sirghi: J♠J♣
Miroslav Rizov: A♦10♦
Sirghi silently shook his head as the 2♣K♣3♦A♠ turn brought his opponent top pair. The K♥ river did not bring a rebink for Sirghi's jacks, and he tapped the table in acknowledgement before taking his exit.
With a raise ahead of him made by Miroslav Rizov, Jason Wheeler moved all in from the small blind for 495,000. The action folded back to Rizov, who called.
Jason Wheeler: 6♥6♦
Miroslav Rizov: A♥K♦
Wheeler's pocket pair managed to hold on across the 5♥10♦10♣J♣9♠ runout, earning him a full double up.
Miroslav Rizov raised to 60,000 from the small blind, to which Cedric Schwaederle responded by moving all in for 190,000 from the big blind. Rizov called, and the players headed to a showdown.
Cedric Schwaederle: Q♦3♦
Miroslav Rizov: A♣Q♣
The A♠6♥8♥ flop all but sealed the deal for Schwaederle, and when the 7♠ turn and 4♣ river completed the board, his elimination was official.
Tahar Said checked the A♣3♥J♠10♥A♥ completed board from the big blind to Raul Mestre on the button. The pot amounted to 425,000 when Mestre moved all in.
Said's stack of 700,000 was covered, and he went deep into the tank. After spending a few time banks, he folded his A♦8x face up.
Mestre showed a stone-cold bluff by tabling K♥3♠, and he raked in the chips to cross the three-million mark.
Samuel Ju raised to 40,000 in middle position, and one seat to his left, Keith Johnson, three-bet to 135,000, leaving just 25,000 behind. The action returned to Ju who put Johnson all-in, and Johnson called.
Keith Johnson: A♠J♦
Samuel Ju: 8♠8♦
The deck favoured Ju on this occasion, as the 2♥10♠2♣4♥K♠ board offered Johnson no help.
Raul Mestre opened the action with a raise to 45,000 in the cutoff, which only Leonard Maue called on the button.
Mestre continued for 40,000 on the 4♦6♥K♥ flop, and again, Maue called.
There was no slowing down on the J♦ turn, as Mestre put 105,000 into the middle. This time, Maue responded with a raise, making it 350,000 to go, and Mestre called.
Mestre checked on the 3♠ river, and Maue quickly checked behind.
When Mestre flipped over Q♣J♥, Maue mucked his cards face down.
It folded to Thomas Eychenne in the small blind, who raised to 80,000. Stefan Dimitrov called in the big blind and called again when Eychenne continued for 60,000 on the A♠7♥6♦ flop.
Eychenne then fired a pot-sized bet of 300,000 on the 6♠ turn. After some thought, Dimitrov called once more, and the subsequent 4♦ river was checked to showdown.
Eychenne hesitantly showed his 9♠8♠ for nine-high, leaving Dimitrov to take the sizable pot with A♥3♦ for top pair.
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