The board was all but rushed away and Mihai Niste headed to the rail. In a battle of the blinds, Niste was trailing with 
against the 
of Oleg Semionov and spiked the 
on the flop. However, the 
fell on the river and that was it for Niste.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
650,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
Busted |
Arutiun Saakian was all but all-in preflop for 555,000 as he had kept another 20,000 behind. Hadi Khadra called in the small blind and was then asked about his cards by the opponent from Russia. "Yes, I have aces," Khadra replied. Much to his disbelief, the dealer then mucked his cards and the table broke out in confusion.
The floor was called and the story was explained, as Saakian also needed an explanation in Russian as well. After checking the last three cards in the muck, the 
were then revealed and the 
flop was dealt. Khadra bet and Saakian sigh-called it off not far away from a pay jump.
Saakian flipped over the 
and found some hope with the 
turn but failed to complete his miracle on the 
river to depart in 66th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,350,000 | |
|
Busted |
A short-stacked Mario Mosboeck got it in with the 
and was looked up by Halil Baybars with . The board ran out 
and Baybars turned broadway to score the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,550,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
Busted |
Yiannis Liperis won a flip for 480,000 with 
against the of Oleg Semionov. On a board of 
, the flopped set was good enough for Liperis.
Soon after, Semionov jammed for the last 95,000 and Liperis called out of the big blind.
Oleg Semionov: 
Yiannis Liperis: 
The 
runout kept Semionov in contention for now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
900,000
86,000
|
86,000 |
|
|
250,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
On a flop of 
, the chips went flying between Tamer Ustaoglu and Furkan Beg with the former as the player at risk for 830,000.
Tamer Ustaoglu:
Furkan Beg: 
The turn and river brought no change of fortunes and Ustaoglu doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,900,000
1,018,000
|
1,018,000 |
|
1,425,000
-1,275,000
|
-1,275,000 |
|
||
Vlad Darie just scored a massive knockout and earned all the chips of Martin Mulsow in the far biggest pot of the tournament. While the stacks were counted, Mulsow's were already in the muck. He had three-bet an under the gun raise and then fired three barrels on a board of 
including a shove on the river.
Darie called it down with the 
for trips sevens and jumped into the lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,800,000
1,950,000
|
1,950,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Selahaddin Bedir lost some chips and then doubled once more, this time at the expense of Amir Pahlawani Sarughieh. Bedir's made top pair on the 
board and that remained ahead of eventually.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000 | |
|
900,000
-135,000
|
-135,000 |
The next major all-in contest unfolded between Gregoire Auzoux and Majid Kamarei as a pot of around 2 million emerged.
Gregoire Auzoux:
Majid Kamarei:
The board ran out and Auzoux was left with a mountain to climb.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,000,000
915,000
|
915,000 |
|
200,000
-565,000
|
-565,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
