Alexander Kell came back from the break short with under 300,000 and shipped it with 
. He ran straight in to the 
Robert Schulz.
The board ran out 
. Anything can happen in poker but this time the best hand held up and Kell was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
850,000
274,000
|
274,000 |
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,086,000
704,000
|
704,000 |
|
3,430,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
2,875,000
1,149,000
|
1,149,000 |
|
2,667,000
467,000
|
467,000 |
|
2,593,000
1,018,000
|
1,018,000 |
|
2,579,000
121,000
|
121,000 |
|
||
|
2,140,000
217,000
|
217,000 |
|
2,037,000
554,000
|
554,000 |
|
||
|
1,964,000
936,000
|
936,000 |
|
1,872,000
372,000
|
372,000 |
|
1,765,000
1,049,000
|
1,049,000 |
|
1,622,000
653,000
|
653,000 |
|
||
|
1,560,000
112,000
|
112,000 |
|
1,240,000
237,000
|
237,000 |
|
1,150,000
361,000
|
361,000 |
|
1,134,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
1,056,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
|
1,041,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
|
951,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
|
863,000
566,000
|
566,000 |
|
853,000
661,000
|
661,000 |
|
639,000
163,000
|
163,000 |
|
599,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
|
578,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
|
576,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
Level: 25
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 4,000
Players are on their final break of the day.
[Removed:40] open shoved for 562,000 and Dominik Panka looked like he was giving it serious consideration but he folded and it was the turn of Ji Zhang to agonise over calling off half his stack. In the end he decided to do it.
Vitagliano showed and Zhang showed 
.
Zhang did a little fist pump on the flop 
the turn 
and river . He won a vital pot on the way to eliminating Vitagliano.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
Busted |
On an 
flop, Ji Zhang bet 75,000 and Berthold Winz check-raised all in. Zhang tanked for several minutes then made the call.
Zhang:
Winz: 
The turn reduced Winz to just one out and Zhang made the nut flush on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,000,000
630,000
|
630,000 |
|
Busted |
In a battle of the former chip leaders, there was a raising war between Pael Brzeski and Andrei Konopelko with all the chips ending up in the middle.
Brzeski: 
Konopelko: 
The Russian was at risk and couldn't spike the necessary ace on a 
board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,900,000
1,028,000
|
1,028,000 |
|
Busted |
Bram Haenraets bet 75,000 on a flop of 
. He was in the cut-off and his opponent on the button, Nicholas Rampone, made the call. The turn card was the 
and now Haenraets elected to check. Rampone cut out a stack of yellow T25000 chips and slid out a bet of 400,000.
Haenraets went deep in the tank, slumped in his seat. The table was silent as he thought about his next move. What he came up with was all in. Rampone took a look back at his cards to make sure and made the call. Haenraets already knew he was in trouble and he covered his face with his hands when he saw the of Rampone. Haenraets tabled his 
Haenraets was on the verge of being eliminated. That is until the river card gave him a better two pair. He was stunned and apologetic, repeatedly saying sorry to Rampone. Haenraets was fairly sanguine though saying he loved the game and should have been out himself a couple of times.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,382,000
1,458,000
|
1,458,000 |
|
|
970,000
2,030,000
|
2,030,000 |
Nick Rampone raised to 50,000 preflop and Robin Ylitalo made it 91,000 with about 200,000 left. Rampone set the Swede in and Ylitalo called.
Rampone:
Ylitalo: 
The board came 
and Rampone increased his stack. Dominik Panka is the only remaining former champion.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,000,000
475,000
|
475,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
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