Kyriakos Kesidis opened to 2,600,000 in the cutoff before Alexander Witsch moved all in from the small blind for 15,600,000. Dan Sfarlea made the call in the big blind, and Kesidis got out of the way.
Alexander Witsch: A♣5♥ 
Dan Sfarlea: A♦K♣
Witsch stood up as Sfarlea improved on the 9♥K♥9♣6♣10♠ runout, increasing his chip lead while securing the knockout.
Inatho moved all in from under the gun for 5,800,000, and Lowkey shoved is stack of 26,000,000 on the button.
Inatho: A♣5♦
Lowkey: A♦K♥
The dealer fanned out the 9♠Q♥7♦10♥3♠ board, which was no help to Inatho as he exited on the final table bubble.
The remaining nine players have racked up their chips for the final table redraw, and have been sent on a break.
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| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dalibor Dula | Czechia | 14,700,000 | 12 |
| 2 | Jaime Lebre | Portugal | 8,800,000 | 7 |
| 3 | BUNJO | Croatia | 31,800,000 | 27 |
| 4 | Dan Sfarlea | Romania | 74,100,000 | 62 |
| 5 | Gal Naim | Israel | 43,700,000 | 36 |
| 6 | Jan Bendik | Slovakia | 32,200,000 | 27 |
| 7 | Lowkey | Germany | 34,800,000 | 29 |
| 8 | Kyriakos Kesidis | Greece | 39,000,000 | 33 |
| 9 | Jan Tichacek | Czechia | 8,900,000 | 7 |
The clock has been restarted with 13:23 remaining in Level 34.
Action folded to Jaime Lebre in the small blind, who moved all in for 8,800,000. BUNJO made the call in the big blind, and Lebre was at risk.
Jaime Lebre: 6♣6♦
BUNJO: A♠9♠
Ledre's pocket pair was ahead as BUNJO picked up a flush draw on the 8♥5♠10♠ flop. The 7♥ turn added a straight draw, and BUNJO hit the A♥ river to send Lebre out in ninth place.
Kyriakos Kesidis opened to 2,800,000 in early position with A♣A♥, and BUNJO called holding K♠9♠ on the button. Dan Sfarlea took some time in the small blind before three-betting to 9,100,000 with K♥Q♦.
Kesidis slid all of his time bank cards forward, using two of them before announcing a four-bet to 18,500,000. That produced a fold from BUNJO, while Sfarlea took a moment before folding and Kesidis took down the pot.
Level: 35
Blinds: 1,000,000/1,500,000
Ante: 1,500,000
Kyriakos Kesidis opened to 3,600,000 with A♠Q♠ in early position, and Gal Naim defended his big blind holding A♥J♠. Naim checked the 10♥8♣7♣ flop, and Kesidis continued for 4,000,000.
The call was made, and Naim checked again on the A♣ turn. Kesidis counted out a bet of 8,600,000, and Naim took some time before sliding in a call.
The 5♦ river produced checks from both players, and Kesidis showed down his superior kicker to claim the pot.
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