Dutch Poker Hall of Famer Noah Boeken, a past champion of this event, has been eliminated. According to people on the rail, he got it in with 
against Arto Loikkanen 
. Unfortunately for Boeken, the flop brought an ace to diminish his outlook. No help on the flop or turn and Boeken said his goodbyes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Hakim Zoufri, another past winner of this event, has just been eliminated as well. He ended up all in before the flop holding 
to Joey Vittali's 
. Zoufri, who had 82,500 when he started the hand, lost on a board of 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
480,000 | 100,000 |
|
Busted |
Michiel Brummelhuis didn't really get anything going today, and slowly but steadily saw his stack decline. Down to about 100,000, he moved all in holding 
from the hijack.
Totti Arosuo called from the big blind holding 
. While it wasn't too unfair a match up, things never got scary for Arosuo. The board ran out 
and Brummelhuis said his goodbyes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
415,000 | 75,000 |
|
Busted |
Max Lehmanski limped in from under the gun plus one and the action folded to Steve O'Dwyer in the big blind. O'Dwyer checked and the two got a board of 
.
O 'Dwyer checked and saw Lehmanski bet 7,000. O'Dwyer check-raised to 30,000 and Lehmanski called.
They both checked the 
on the turn before the completed the board. O'Dwyer bet around 70,000 with a single 1,000-chip behind. Lehmanski plummeted five 25,000-chips in the middle and O'Dwyer somewhat reluctantly called with his 
. Lehmanski tabled and O'Dwyer exited.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
785,000 | 175,000 |
|
Busted |
A 15-minute break for the players. Here are some assorted chip counts:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,090,000 | -10,000 |
|
|
750,000 | -35,000 |
|
625,000 | 68,000 |
|
460,000 | 98,000 |
|
281,000 | -73,500 |
|
230,000 | -23,000 |
|
200,000 | -90,000 |
|
185,000 | 14,000 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
When we arrived, MCOP side event winner Roope Tarmi was already getting up from the table to make his exit. Pascal Baumgartner, meanwhile, was stacking chips.
Baumgartner told us that he had opened the button while Tarmi three-bet shoved for 201,000 from the big blind. Holding , Baumgartner made the call. Tarmi showed 
.
The board ran out 
and Tarmi exited the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
690,000 | 556,500 |
|
Busted |
Down to around 50,000, Thierry van den Berg shoved all in. Another player at the table called before Vlada Stojanovic squeezed to 150,000. This forced out the other player, leaving Van den Berg and Stojanovic heads up.
Van den Berg had 
and was up against the worst possible holding: for Stojanovic. The board ran out 
and Van den Berg exited.
Down to 24 players now, just three tables remaining in the Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
560,000 | 114,000 |
|
Busted |
Algarra Vidana opened with a raise to 19,000 from the hijack. Big blind Max Lehmanski called and checked on 
. Vidana bet 21,000 and Lehmanski check-raised to 62,000. Vedana shoved soon enough, putting 239,000 in the middle. Lehmanski called instantly.
Algarra Vidana: 
Max Lehmanski: 
The on the turn instantly helped Vidana. The 
on the river was effectively inconsequential, the harm to Lehmanski had already been done on the turn. Vidana doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
528,000 | 336,000 |
|
|
375,000 | -375,000 |
Joris Ruijs was seen walking to the payout desk, and told us what had happened. Meijer van Putten opened the button for 17,000 and Ruijs defended his big blind with 
. The flop came 
and Ruijs checked. Meijer van Putten bet 26,000 and Ruijs shoved for 109,000 total. Meijer van Putten called with 
. The on the turn and on the river were no good cards for Ruijs and he exited.
The next hand, Meijer van Putten got it all in against Arto Loikkanen. The latter had aces while Meijer van Putten had kings. The turn brought a king to the board, favoriting the Dutchman. No ace or straight for Loikkanen on the river and another Fin hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
900,000 | 440,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Busted |
