We just entered another 15 minute break, but the buzz around the three tables remaining is Alexandra Usoltseva attempting a comeback after just being down to 1,500 chips. She has doubled up a few times and now has about 50,000 chips.
We will report more precise chip counts of her and everyone else remaining when we resume play shortly.
We are now two spots from the money as Vladimir Troyanovskiy is the latest player to be eliminated.
Maxim Panyak who on last stack looked like he was about to hit the felts, now has around 300,000 in chips.
Many of the small stacks doubled more than once, making it now anyone's game. We just entered level 12 where points are each worth 2,500 chips.
Level: 12
Blinds: 2,500/2,500
Ante: 0
We are getting closer to the money as another short-stack has exited the tournament. Germany's Michael Friedberg has just been eliminated in ninth place. Play has been consolidated onto three tables.
Sergey Rybachenko has just been eliminated in 10th place. We believe he will remain in attendance for awhile as his girlfriend, Alexandra Usoltseva, has built up one of the bigger stacks in the tournament.
Level: 11
Blinds: 2,000/2,000
Ante: 0
Players are up and stretching with another 15 minute break. Points will be worth 2,000 chips when we resume play with an average stack of 165,000 chips per player.
The tournament director announced that dealers will be racing off the 100 denomination chips.
The tournament director just announced the payouts. Five place are paid with first places taking home €110,000.
Here is how the final five players will be paid:
1) €110,000
2) €76,030
3) €50,655
4) €37,000
5) €30,410
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