"level29", who had been sitting out for much of the money phase only to come alive again at the final table, raised the middle to 70k and was called by Arsenii Malinov in the big blind. Malinov checked the 
flop, then tanked hard when "level29" shoved for a bit less than twice the pot, before eventually folding.
Ludovic "Gr4vyB04t" Geilich chopped with Daniel Dvoress in the third hand of the final table when both made broadway on a paired board.
Geilich then called a raise to 70,000 by Sami Kelopuro and they headed to the 
flop. Kelopuro continued for 76,890 and Geilich called to then do so again for 127,638 on the 
turn.
Kelopuro checked the 
river with 455,285 behind and Geilich moved all-in to get called by 
. That was good, as Geilich had the fingers in the cookie jar with just 
.
The blinds have rolled back one level and 18 hands will be played for each level. Below are the seat assignments and updated counts for the nine finalists.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Coleman | United States | 636,839 | 18 |
| 2 | Daniel Dvoress | Canada | 1,010,308 | 29 |
| 3 | Sami Kelopuro | Finland | 747,813 | 21 |
| 4 | Arsenii Malinov | Russia | 1,711,493 | 49 |
| 5 | David Yan | New Zealand | 1,128,282 | 32 |
| 6 | hashtag_fold | Canada | 3,008,200 | 86 |
| 7 | Ludovic "Gr4vyB04t" Geilich | United Kingdom | 3,464,145 | 99 |
| 8 | level29 | India | 494,356 | 14 |
| 9 | Bert Stevens | Belgium | 498,555 | 14 |
All the money went in before the flop after David Yan raised to 80K, and Wiktor Malinowski reraised big to 1.2M from the button. Ludovic "Gr4vyB04t" Geilich shoved the biggest stack from the small blind and forced out Yan, but got the call from Malinowski for the rest of his stack.
Ludovic "Gr4vyB04t" Geilich: 
Wiktor Malinowski: 
Board: 
Geilich flopped a king to take the lead, and Malinowski, who banked $55,193 for 10th, couldn't catch up.
Level: 28
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
Wiktor Malinowski earned the second pot in a row. This time, he tangled with Ludovic "Gr4vyB04t" Geilich on the button and Bert Stevens out of the big blind, who both called his min-raise to 70,000.
The 
flop ws checked and Geilich bet the turn for 86,875. Malinowski raised to 300,000 and won the pot.
On the other table, Daniel Dvoress opened to 77,000 and Arsenii Malinov came along out of the big blind. The 
flop was checked and Malinov bet the 
turn for 140,000, Dvoress called. The 
river was checked by Malinov and Dvoress' bet worth 355,500 won the pot.
"hashtag_fold" then won a bigger three-bet pot against Malinov to pull ahead of the Russian.
Following a raise to 70,000 by "hashtag_fold" from under the gun, it was Sam Greenwood who shipped it in from the small blind for 228,480. Daniel Dvoress in the big blind gave it some thought and folded, "hashtag_fold" called.
Sam Greenwood: 
"hashtag_fold": 
The 
flop and 
turn provided counterfeit outs but the 
river kept the pair in the lead, sending Greenwood out in 11th place.
Canada's "hashtag_fold" raised to 77,000 and Arsenii Malinov three-bet to 231,000 on the button, which "hashtag_fold" called. On the 
flop, both players checked. "hashtag_fold" bet the turn for 420,000 and Malinov sent his cards into the muck.
Stephen Chidwick raised to 350K from the cutoff, and David Yan raised enough to put Chidwick all in.
David Yan:
Stephen Chidwick: 
Board: 
Chidwick ran right into Yan's aces, and couldn't find a miracle runout to stay alive. Chidwick pocketed $52,088 for 12th place.
Level: 27
Blinds: 17,500/35,000
Ante: 4,500
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