Riccardo Saraniero Eliminated in 9th Place ($53,000)
Level 31
: Blinds 120,000/240,000, 240,000 ante
Arsenii Karmatckii raised to 500,000 from early position with 
. Next to act, Riccardo Saraniero shoved for 4,060,000 with 
and action folded back around to Karmatckii, who snap-called.
Both players stood up from their seats as the board came 
. Saraniero received no help against Karmatckii's kings and became the first casualty of the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,100,000
4,700,000
|
4,700,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
and Koray Korkmaz three-bet out of the big blind with the 
. Korkmaz led for 1,250,000 and Jeschka called. The turn was the 
. Both players checked it.
. Korkmaz made a downsized bet of 600,000 and Jeschka called.
. Liperis called.
and Liperis checked. Korkmaz continued for 1,200,000 and Liperis called to the 
turn.
. Liperis checked once more and Korkmaz checked back as Liperis took the pot with two pair, jacks and tens.
and Yiannis Liperis defended the big blind with the 
.
flop gave Karmatckii top pair and Akiki a flush draw. Akiki continued for 1,000,000 and Karmatckii called.
and Akiki slowed down and checked, then called when Karmatckii bet 1,300,000. Both players checked the 
river and Karmatckii took the pot with two pair.
and checked over to Liperis, who bet 525,000 with top pair. Akiki called as the turn came the 
.
. Yiannis Liperis raised to 1,200,000 from the big blind with the 
and Jeschka called.
for trips. Jeschka picked the wrong time to lead as he put out 2,500,000. Liperis called.
flop gave Hadioglu top set and Akiki was already drawing dead by the time the 
and Akiki made his exit in eighth place.