Jeraint Hazan Eliminated in 10th Place (£1,635)
Within two hands, the stack of Jeraint "JJ" Hazan has melted. First he defended his big blind against a raise of Jesus Gracia for 60,000 and Petrit Papushi had also called in the small blind. On a flop of 
, Hazan check-raised all in and Gracia called off for looked like 325,000 after having made a continuation bet.
Hazan: 
Gracia: 
Neither the 
turn nor the 
river changed anything and the Spaniard doubled up, leaving "JJ" with less than a million.
The next hand Hazan and Lucio Pacifico saw a flop of 
in a battle of the blinds and Hazan check-called a bet of 80,000. On the turn, "JJ" check-raised all in and Pacifico tank-called after having fired a second barrel worth 160,000.
Hazan: 
Pacifico: 
Only a king would save Hazan, but it wasn't meant to be with the 
river. Now a short break is in order and then the redraw for the final table takes place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,000,000
590,000
|
590,000 |
|
950,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
Busted |
even though Tadj-Saadat said "I got a bad feeling for that one" before the showdown took place.
.
and Cimbolas had two over cards with 
flop provided plenty of fireworks for both players and Hazan locked up the huge double with the 
river didn't matter anymore, vaulting Hazan out of his chair.
turn and 
, Marius Lietuvninkas was all in and at risk with 
and covered by Paul Siliceo. Even worse news for the Lithuanian was the fact he only had four outs, as Siliceo held the 
. Neither the 