Action was on the river with the board reading 
. From the big blind, Osman Midik bet 85,000. Vitliy Pankov called in the cutoff after a moment.
Midik tabled the 
for the winner as Pankov mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,425,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
1,200,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Yulian Bogdanov was down to 65,000 and got his last chips in the middle from the cutoff against small blind Sergei Efimov.
Yulian Bogdanov: 
Sergei Efimov: 
Bogdanov was ahead through the turn on a board of 
, but Efimov hit the 
on the river to make top pair and bust Bogdanov.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,300,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
Busted |
Eduard Barsegian was in the small blind and had a raise to 175,000 in front of him as action went back around to Azizjon Rakhimov in middle position.
Rakhimov four-bet to 400,000 before Barsegian announced he was all in. Rakhimov, with around 600,000 remaining, gave it some thought before folding.
At the same time, Uri Reichenstein and Dawid Smolka were eliminated on adjacent tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,600,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
600,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Denis Matafonov came into Day 3 on a stack of 615,000 but hasn't shown up to play in the three hours since the day began.
His stack has blinded down to around 250,000 as it sits in front of an empty seat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
250,000
365,000
|
365,000 |
Two of the larger stacks were clashing in a three-bet pot on a flop of 
. From the button, Eduard Barsegian bet 175,000 and Sergei Efimov called in the cutoff.
The turn was the 
. Barsegian fired again, this time for 275,000 and Efimov folded to send a few of his chips to his left.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,100,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
2,920,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
Sergei Efimov and Luc Bindel built a pot of around 285,000 with the board showing 
. Efimov, in the hijack, bet 125,000 and Bindel called.
The river came the 
and Bindel checked. Efimov fired out another 420,000.
"Sorry, I need some time," Bindel told the table as he stopped to take a sip of his coffee. He tanked for several minutes before he announced a call.
"Did he call," Efimov asked the dealer before slamming down 
for the flopped straight flush to win the massive pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,700,000
780,000
|
780,000 |
|
1,430,000
870,000
|
870,000 |
Nikolay Fal was all in for 500,000 as Katherina Aristotelos tanked for several minutes in the big blind before calling.
Nikolay Fal: 
Katherina Aristotelos: 
Fal took the lead as the came in the window, followed by the 
. The board ran out 
and Fal survived.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
||
|
700,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
El Khoury Gabriel bet 50,000 on a flop of and was called by Seref Dursun Anar in the small blind.
The turn came the 
and Gabriel bet another 200,000. Dursun Anar quickly called to see the 
river.
Dursun Anar this time led out for 100,000 and Gabriel quickly flicked in a chip to call. "Two pair," Dursun Anar announced, turning over .
Gabriel flashed 
before he gave up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000
920,000
|
920,000 |
|
1,100,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
Action was on the flop as it came 
. From the big blind, Bogdan-Andrei Munteanu bet 85,000. El Khoury Gabriel called in middle position and Serge Matta folded from the small blind.
The turn was the . Both players checked to the river which came the . Munteanu fired 105,000. Gabriel took a few moments before popping in a raise to 375,000. Munteanu thought for a couple of minutes before he folded.
Gabriel did not show but he later said that he had had 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,600,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
1,050,000 | |
|
470,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
Reza Sadat was seen heading off to payouts as his losing hand was discarded on a board of 
.
Luc Bindel was the one who had escorted him out the door as his winning hand of 
was showing as the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,100,000
670,000
|
670,000 |
|
Busted |
