Philipp Gruissem shoved under the gun for 53,000 and got snap-called by the player in the big blind. Gruissem held 
and his opponent 
. The 
flop was a sweat for Gruissem but he looked cooked after the 
turn left him counterfeited. However, a 
river meant it was a chop as both played nines full of sixes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000 | -39,000 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
Markus Durnegger raised under the gun and called the all-in shove of big blind Raul Martinez, who had 72,000.
Martinez: 
Durnegger: 
The 
flop had one player calling out to "chop it up." However, the 
turn and river left Martinez busto on the bubble and the rest of the players in the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,350,000 | 175,000 |
|
Busted |
Christopher Kruk three-bet a raise from Timur Margolin, and then called a push for 315,000 total. The cards remained face-down until all action was completed on the other tables, and Kruk started chatting with Ari Engel and Andrew Chen.
"It's okay. Maybe we're flipping," quipped Kruk before the hands were tabled.
Christopher Kruk: 
Timur Margolin: 
The 
flop all but sealed it, and after the 
turn it was done. The meaningless 
on the river drew some "ooh's" from the table, and Kruk started stacking up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
650,000 | 350,000 |
|
325,000 | -300,000 |
On the river, Julian Stuer 135,000 from under the gun and Quan Zhou called on the button with the board reading 
. Stuer showed 
for a busted flush draw and Zhou showed 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
840,000 | 420,000 |
|
303,000 | -237,000 |
The 4,000/8,000 level has been finished but the bubble is still intact. Play will resume hand-for-hand and the level will be freezed until one more player busts.
Markus Durnegger defended his big blind from a button raise by Sergio Cabrera and check-called a bet on the 
flop. He check-called 135,000 more on the turn and the river was an . Durnegger checked a final time. Cabrera used a time extension and then slid in 250,000. Durnegger called.
Cabrera showed for an airball, and Durnegger won with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,175,000 | 350,000 |
|
678,000 | -232,000 |
Moritz Dietrich moved all in for 47,000 and was called by Parker Talbot in the big blind.
Talbot:
Dietrich:
"Jack!" shouted Sam Grafton. "Jack of hearts."
Close. It was the jack of clubs flopping on 
. The 
turn sealed the double of Dietrich, much to the delight of Grafton as he and Talbot needled each other in jest.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
384,000 | -220,000 |
|
106,000 | 40,000 |
On the stone bubble, both Benny Spindler and Gianluca Speranza were all in and at risk.
Benny Spindler was all in with 60,000 from the cutoff and Steve O'Dwyer called from the big blind.
Benny Spindler:
Steve O'Dwyer: 
Spindler faded all the outs O'Dywer picked up along the way and doubled up on 
.
In the next hand, Gianluca Speranza was all in with his short stack from the big blind. Both Parker Talbot and Francois Evard called to put him at risk. The active players checked down a board.
Speranza showed and beated both other players, who also made one pair hands with 
and .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
640,000 | -72,000 |
|
140,000 | 97,000 |
|
130,000 | 53,000 |
We found big blind and big stack Boris Kolev firing 175,000 on the river with the board reading 
. Luis Rodriguez Cruz called fairly quickly on the button, and he didn't even have to show his hand as Kolev mucked without delay.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,170,000 | -322,000 |
|
845,000 | 327,000 |