Paul Tedeschi opened to 200,000 from under the gun. The shortest stack of the table Arthur Lacroix jammed for 805,000 from the button and Tedeschi called.
Arthur Lacroix: A♥Q♣ 
Paul Tedeschi: 6♦6♥
Lacroix was looking for an ace or a queen, but on 5♠9♣10♦K♣K♦, he didn't find any and was eliminated.
The nine players are back at their seats. Shuffle up and deal!
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Counts | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Tedeschi | France | 12,100,000 | 121 |
| 2 | Nikolai Mamut | Russia | 4,960,000 | 50 |
| 3 | Kamel Atoui | France | 6,460,000 | 65 |
| 4 | Julien Sitbon | France | 1,800,000 | 18 |
| 5 | Adria Diaz Dalmau | Spain | 2,300,000 | 23 |
| 6 | Axel Bayout | France | 5,155,000 | 52 |
| 7 | Arthur Lacroix | France | 1,055,000 | 11 |
| 8 | Gianfranco Ironico | Italy | 830,000 | 8 |
| 9 | Michel Marcone | France | 1,395,000 | 14 |
To set up the final table, the nine finalists have been sent on a short break.
Paul Tedeschi raised to 200,000 from the button and faced Andrew King who defended from the big blind.
Tedeschi continued for 150,000 on a flop of 6♥K♣7♦. King check-called, then led out for 275,000 on the 10♥ turn. Tedeschi raised to 750,000 and King went into the tank. He eventually moved all-in for 3,805,000. Tedeschi snap-called.
Andrew King: K♦10♣
Paul Tedeschi: 9♥8♦
King hit two pair, but the turn completed Tedeschi's straight. The 7♣ river was dealt and King was eliminated in 10th place. He earned €13,930, sending the remaining players to the final table.
Arthur Lacroix raised to 200,000 from under the gun and was only called by Kamel Atoui on the button.
Both players quickly checked a flop of 3♦A♥3♠ leading to the 5♣ turn where Lacroix checked. Atoui seized this opportunity to bet 150,000 and Lacroix made the call.
The 8♣ river was checked by Lacroix, who called a bet of 350,000 by Atoui with A♣9♠. Lacroix mucked his cards.
Level: 29
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
The 10 remaining players are on a 15-minute break. Two more levels are scheduled to be played tonight, unless the field is reduced to the final six players.
Nikolai Mamut opened from the hijack. Savvas Mitsikouridis in the cutoff three-bet all-in for 1,130,000 and Mamut called.
Savvas Mitsikouridis: K♥2♥
Nikolai Mamut: 8♥8♣
Mitsikouridis flopped a pair on 4♠7♦2♠, but the 8♠ turn followed by the J♥ river dashed his hopes.
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