Shots clocks have now been introduced, as each player received time banks for the 30-second clock in play.
Just after players took their seats for the final three tables, Maher Achour was sent to the rail when he ran into A♣K♦ and could not improve.
At a nearby table, Maksim Skripkin saw his K♦J♦ come up short against A♣K♥ to exit the tournament in 22nd place.
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Karzan Hamarash | Iraq | 575,000 | 23 |
| 1 | 2 | Mustafa Biz | Turkey | 625,000 | 25 |
| 1 | 3 | Mahmod Hanif | Afghanistan | 430,000 | 17 |
| 1 | 4 | Roman Gadzhiev | Russian Federation | 1,560,000 | 62 |
| 1 | 5 | Antoine Farhat | Lebanon | 360,000 | 14 |
| 1 | 6 | Dmitry Vitkind | Russian Federation | 440,000 | 18 |
| 1 | 7 | Antoine Hasbani | Lebanon | 2,660,000 | 106 |
| 1 | 8 | Edgar Yamin | France | 310,000 | 12 |
| 2 | 1 | Yassin Mahmoud | Jordan | 620,000 | 25 |
| 2 | 2 | Daniel Henriques | Portugal | 430,000 | 17 |
| 2 | 3 | Azamat Tulepbergenov | Kazakhstan | 765,000 | 31 |
| 2 | 4 | Maher Achour | Tunisia | 240,000 | 10 |
| 2 | 5 | Andrei Daniliuk | Russian Federation | 1,430,000 | 57 |
| 2 | 6 | Fadi Nakhoul | Lebanon | 550,000 | 22 |
| 2 | 7 | Nikolay Fal | Russian Federation | 480,000 | 19 |
| 2 | 8 | Jingxuan Zhu | China | 1,600,000 | 64 |
| 3 | 1 | Konstantin Voronin | Russian Federation | 1,780,000 | 71 |
| 3 | 2 | Laurent Polito | France | 375,000 | 15 |
| 3 | 3 | Darius Neagoe | Romania | 620,000 | 25 |
| 3 | 4 | Maksim Skripkin | Russian Federation | 325,000 | 13 |
| 3 | 5 | Iurii Saiapin | Russian Federation | 1,080,000 | 43 |
| 3 | 6 | Walid Bou Habib | Lebanon | 735,000 | 29 |
| 3 | 7 | Julien Liarte | France | 580,000 | 23 |
| 3 | 8 | Artur Adelberg | Russian Federation | 920,000 | 37 |
Konstantin Voronin opened from the button and called when Darius Neagoe moved all in from the big blind.
Darius Neagoe: A♦Q♣ 
Konstantin Voronin: A♣K♦
Neagoe was unable to improve on the 9♥8♥J♣8♦5♦ board, exiting on the bubble.
That left 23 players remaining, all in the money.
With the eliminations of Zorlu Er and Tibor Nyuli, the tournament is down to the final 24 players.
Just 23 of them will make the money, and play will now be hand for hand until one more player is knocked out.
Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Jingxuan Zhu opened to 50,000 in middle position and called when Tibor Nyuli three-bet to 140,000 in the cutoff.
Both players checked through the 8♣5♦7♦ flop to see the dealer reveal the J♦ turn. Zhu led out by moving all in, putting Nyuli to the test.
After taking some time, Nyuli let his hand go and Zhu took down the pot.
At a nearby table, Day 1 chip leader Cenk Ogun made his exit from the tournament.
Konstantin Voronin raised to 45,000 in early position before Laurent Polito moved all in for 335,000 on his immediate left. Action folded back around to Voronin, who made the call.
Laurent Polito: A♥K♦
Konstantin Voronin: K♣Q♣
Polito was in great shape and held through the 7♥8♣10♥A♦4♥ runout, earning the early double.
Nikolay Fal opened to 40,000 in middle position and found a call from Yassin Mahmoud in the cutoff.
Fal checked the 6♥10♦Q♠ flop, making the call once Mahmoud fired 40,000. Another check from Fal followed the 7♠ turn, with Mahmoud betting 65,000.
The call was made to the J♦ river, where Fal led out for 125,000. Mahmoud took a moment before making the fold.
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The remaining 29 players have returned to their seats and Day 3 action is underway.
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