Level 8
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
James Rose opened from under the gun before Lex Veldhuis jammed for 12,500 from the big blind. Rose called to put the PokerStars ambassador at risk of elimination.
Lex Veldhuis: 
James Rose: 
Veldhuis was in bad shape as both of his suits were covered and he was drawing to two immediate outs.
No nine appeared on the 
runout and confirmed Veldhuis' exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000 | |
|
Busted |
. Both players checked back the river to showdown. 
for a pair of aces but was outkicked as Sitbon had the 
, Sam Greenwood opted to check. Guillaume Nolet bet 7,500 on the button, then Greenwood check-raised to 43,900 total with only 400 chips left behind.
for a flush to drag in a very healthy pot in the late stages of Day 1a.
river to triple up.
flop checked through to the 
turn. Chamas led out for 2,600 and only Rose called. 
river, both Clemen Deng and Romain Lewis had invested 3,500 chips each. The final bet by Lewis was then 15,000 and that forced a fold from Deng, as the Frenchman increased his stack without showdown.
, the 
of Akkari were the best hand and his 45,000 also covered Kuo to reduce the field by one.
river through to showdown. Kulev tabled his 
