Danny Tang opened on the button. Timo Kamphues, in the small blind, three-bet shoved for around 160,000. Tang called.
Danny Tang: 
Timo Kamphues: 
The board ran 
and Tang raked in the pot, eliminating Kamphues.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
620,000
237,000
|
237,000 |
|
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Busted | |
Stefan Peukert pushed for 99,000 first to act and Marc Perrault called out of the big blind.
It was a classic flip with the 
for Peukert and the 
, which ran out in favor of Peukert thanks to a board of 
.
Perrault was down to 89,000 and shoved 
to get called by Tommy Nguyen with the
The board came 
and that spelled the end for Perrault.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,070,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
|
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|
213,000
114,000
|
114,000 |
|
Busted | |
Philipp Kaempf opened to 17,000 from early position. Marc-Andre Ladouceur, in the hijack, called, along with Matt Berkey in the big blind.
A flop reading 
was dealt. Berkey checked. Kaempf bet 20,000. Ladouceur called. Berkey check-raised to 85,000. Kaempf went deep into the tank before moving all in for around 195,000. Ladouceur folded and Berkey snap-called.
Matt Berkey: 
Philipp Kaempf:
The turn and 
river filled up the board and Berkey raked in the pot, sending Kaempf to the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
620,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
Busted |
PokerStars Ambassador Jaime Staples takes some time to chat with [Removed:139] about the PokerStars Players Championship, what his last year has been like, and of course, Twitch Poker!
On a flop, Daniel Strelitz shoved after a bet from Mike Leah, and Leah called it off for 460,000 total.
Mike Leah: 
Daniel Strelitz: 
Daniel Strelitz held the current lead with a set, leaving the Canadian to draw to a flush. The turn brought the and Leah picked up a straight draw to go with the spades, but the river improved him to just an inferior two pair and he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,105,000
355,000
|
355,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
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Over on the live stream table, Elliot Smith was all in for 172,000 with the 
and Matthias Eibinger looked him up with 
.
Eibinger picked up a lot more outs on the flop and the turn, and the river improved the Austrian to send Smith to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,040,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
Busted |
Byron Kaverman raised and Brian Altman three-bet the button, then Jimmy Guerrero four-bet shoved out of the big blind. Kaverman folded and Altman was priced in to make the call.
Jimmy Guerrero: 
Brian Altman:
The board of gave Altman a flush and Guerrero was done for the day.
"He lost kings to nines and now again with kings," Felipe Pantoja said in table chat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000
208,000
|
208,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
Marc-Andre Ladouceur had 15,000 in front of him on the button, Arsenii Karmatckii three-bet to 48,000 from the big blind and Ladouceur called. On the 
flop, Karmatchkii bet 26,000 and Ladouceur called.
The turn was the 
and after using one time bank, the 2018 EPT Sochi champ moved all in for 145,000. Ladouceur also needed one time bank before calling it off for the majority of his remaining stack.
Arsenii Karmatckii: 
Marc-Andre Ladouceur:
Karmatckii had quite a few outs left and needed a five, ace or diamond to continue his run at a second major PokerStars title. The river was the , none of his outs, and the Russian hopeful finished in 70th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
510,000
251,000
|
251,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Joao Simao raised to 13,000 under the gun. Sam Greenwood, from one seat over, three-bet shoved for his last 42,000. Action folded back to Simao who quickly called.
Joao Simao:
Sam Greenwood: 
The board came 
and Simao raked in the pot with his full house, eliminating Greenwood.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
645,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
|
|
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|
Busted | |
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Michael Gathy jammed the button for 37,000 and Sam Greenwood reshoved out of the small blind to isolate.
Michael Gathy:
Sam Greenwood:
The 
flop instantly gave Greenwood the check mark with quads, making the turn and river meaningless.
However, the fortune of Greenwood only lasted a few minutes as he ended up second-best with against the of Aleksandr Gofman. On a board of 
, Gofman doubled for 100,000 and Greenwood was sent back to a severe short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000
98,000
|
98,000 |
|
|
35,000
-77,000
|
-77,000 |
|
|
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|
Busted | |
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