A total of 1,069 players have been whittled down to the final three tables and today they will play down to a winner.
Leading the way is Matthieu Vincendeau who is the clear chip leader with a healthy 7,375,000 after eliminating [Removed:44] in the final hand of the night yesterday. He is just over 2,500,000 clear of Michael O'Sullivan in second place.
There is a group of players including Adrien Decramer and Jason Tompkins ready to pounce should Vincendeau over-exert himself in the early goings today.
Meanwhile at the other end of the table, Guillermo Sanchez starts today as our short stack with just 935,000. He, as well as the rest of the players with sub-20 big blind stacks, will be looking to get them in as soon as possible in order to boost their chances of an even deeper run.
The level lengths today have increased yet again. On Day 1 they were 40 minutes; on Day 2 they were 50 minutes; and today they have increased to 60 minute levels.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the live updates from Dublin as we crown a winner today.
Jean-Robert Autran opened from under the gun and Teunis Kooij defended his big blind. The flop came and Kooij checked to Autran who continued for 150,000.
Kooij check-raised to 400,000 and Autran called. The turn was the . Kooij bet 600,000 and Autran called.
The river was the . Kooij moved all in for 2,500,000. Autran tanked and eventually called before calling with . Kooij showed for a rivered full house and Autran was eliminated.
Otto Richard raised to 200,000 and Knut Berntsen three-bet all in for 1,400,000. Richard called and tabled and Berntsen showed and seemed content with a flip.
He was even more content after the flop giving him top pair. The turn was the giving him trips, but the river was the with Richard hitting a two-outer to eliminate Berntsen and extend Richard's chip lead.
Lozano Manzanares raised to 260,000 from under the gun and Sonny Franco flat-called on the button.
Matthieu Vincendeau was in the small blind and he three-bet all in for 3,900,000. Jason Tompkins folded his big blind and Manzanares got out of the way. Franco made the call.
Sonny Franco:
Matthieu Vincendeau:
The board ran out and Vincendeau was eliminated.
There will now be a short pause as players redraw for an unofficial final table of seven.
Otto Richard raised to 320,000 from the hijack. Sonny Franco called on the button, Teunis Kooij called in the small blind and Michael O'Sullivan called in the big blind.
The flop came . It checked to Franco who bet 400,000. Kooij folded and O'Sullivan moved all in for 2,500,000. Richard folded and Franco made the call.
Sonny Franco:
Michael O'Sullivan:
The turn was the giving O'Sullivan a full house, fours full of sixes. However, the rail let out a cry as the river came the giving Franco a bigger house, tens full of fours and O'Sullivan was eliminated.
It folded to Otto Richard in the small blind who moved all in, putting Adrien Decramer to the test in the big blind. Decramer called and was at risk.
Adrien Decramer:
Otto Richard:
The flop came giving Decramer the lead in the hand. The turn was the meaning Richard would have to hit one of the remaining Aces in the deck, or a four, to win the hand.
Otto Richard raised to 800,000 on the button and Lozano Manzanares defended his big blind.
The flop came and Manzanares check-called a bet of 1,600,000.
The turn was the and Manzanares checked again. This time Richard bet 4,000,000 and the Spaniard check-raised all in for 9,600,000. Richard snap-called.
Otto Richard:
Lozano Manzanares:
Manzanares was drawing dead to the set of Richard, with the a formality. The Spanish player takes home €45,000 for his third place finish.
and Kooij checked to Autran who continued for 150,000.
. Kooij bet 600,000 and Autran called.
. Kooij moved all in for 2,500,000. Autran tanked and eventually called before calling with 
for a rivered full house and Autran was eliminated.
and Berntsen showed 
and seemed content with a flip.
flop giving him top pair. The turn was the 
with Richard hitting a two-outer to eliminate Berntsen and extend Richard's chip lead.
. It checked to Franco who bet 400,000. Kooij folded and O'Sullivan moved all in for 2,500,000. Richard folded and Franco made the call.
giving Franco a bigger house, tens full of fours and O'Sullivan was eliminated.
. Tompkins moved all in for 2,500,000 and Richard snap-called.
for a smaller full house, sevens full of kings. 
and Kooij became our fifth-place finisher for €23,000.
and Decramer checked to Franco who bet 240,000. Decramer then check-raised to 540,000.
for a stone-cold bluff and added more chips to his stack.
giving Decramer the lead in the hand. The turn was the 
and Manzanares check-called a bet of 1,600,000.
and Manzanares checked again. This time Richard bet 4,000,000 and the Spaniard check-raised all in for 9,600,000. Richard snap-called.