Blinds 50,000-100,000
Fabiano "MarkyAurelio" Kovalsk hit the rail in 36th place whereas Liang "luckyGao" Gao was more fortunate in their recent showdown against Oleg "Ad Astra" Vasylchenko.
Liang "luckyGao" Gao: 
Oleg "Ad Astra" Vasylchenko: 
The 
board gave Gao trips aces for the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,161,470
819,816
|
819,816 |
|
|
1,779,368
1,170,776
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1,170,776 |
|
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Busted |
Blinds 50,000-100,000
The pace of eliminations may have slowed down a tiny bit yet there are only 36 contenders still in the mix.
Dmitry "Flying Pile" Grinenko flipped with 
against the 
of Felipe "LisFlower" Boianovsky and the 
board delivered the two outer on the river.
Lavrentiy "888WTB02" Ni was trailing with 
against the of Fares "BAD BUNNY" Santana but the 
board gave Ni queens up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,743,751
3,326,041
|
3,326,041 |
|
3,622,892
3,622,892
|
3,622,892 |
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Blinds 40,000-80,000
Boris Kolev needed help when he took on Lucas Greenwood with 
versus 
and got there thanks to a runner-runner straight on the 
board.
Vincas "seimininkas" Tamasauskas then fell in a battle of Lithuanians when he battled with "Internecik".
Vincas "seimininkas" Tamasauskas: 
"Internecik": 
Four spades appeared on the 
and that was it for Tamasauskas.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,502,437
4,131,501
|
4,131,501 |
|
4,390,000
2,935,671
|
2,935,671 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Blinds 40,000-80,000
A short-stacked Evan "NEONPILS99" Parkes jammed the button with and was called by Harry "Vulvasore" Lodge in the big blind with the . Parkes took the lead on the flop but Lodge improved on the turn, the river was a blank.
"angelabobo" then check-raised a flop to 432,000 with fewer than that behind out of the big blind and called all-in when Oleg "Ad Astra" Vasylchenko reraised.
"angelabobo":
Oleg "Ad Astra" Vasylchenko:
The top pair of Vasylchenko held on the 
turn, as did on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,341,654
3,233,572
|
3,233,572 |
|
3,032,798
129,538
|
129,538 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
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Busted | |
|
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Busted | |
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Blinds 40,000-80,000
Charles "TheMadQueen" La [Removed:534] held up with against the of Lars "schimmelgodx" Kamphues on a board of 
. Right after, Justin "LappyPoker" Lapka departed as the field races towards the final five tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,120,135
1,278,311
|
1,278,311 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Blinds 35,000-70,000
No more than 48 players remain with an average of 27 big blinds as the field rushes towards the final few tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
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Busted |
Blinds 35,000-70,000
All the chips found their into the middle preflop between Yuri Dzivielevski and "PanteraRosa" in the cutoff for a pot of nearly 3.7 million.
"PanteraRosa": 
Yuri Dzivielevski:
Dzivielevski had the best of it but failed to hold up on the 
board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,699,572
3,699,572
|
3,699,572 |
|
1,529,175
864,958
|
864,958 |
|
||
Blinds 35,000-70,000
Following a raise to 147,000 by Robin "Kabuzzi" Berggren, it was Qibing "degenkaliu" Wang that jammed the cutoff for the last 832,959 and was called by the initial raiser.
Qibing "degenkaliu" Wang:
Robin "Kabuzzi" Berggren:
The board ran out 
for the nines to hold and that sent Wang out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,043,919
938,813
|
938,813 |
|
|
1,522,844
1,522,844
|
1,522,844 |
|
1,227,082
739,042
|
739,042 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Blinds 30,000-60,000
In the final hand before the break, former chip leader "PermaBull" fired a triple barrel bluff with on a board. Andreas "Duckzzz" Nasman check-called all the way with and scored a huge double.
"PermaBull" then got it in with and faced Nasman with , Francisco "VaPaCooler" Benitez was also involved with the 
. The board fell 
and Benitez earned it all.
In the meanwhile, Rodrigo "Kripitonita" Pfeifer busted in a flip when Harry "Vulvasore" Lodge turned quads tens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,272,640
5,272,640
|
5,272,640 |
|
|
3,162,336
1,743,508
|
1,743,508 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,186,434
2,186,434
|
2,186,434 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
Blinds 30,000-60,000
Just 23 seconds remain of the current level and "77Storm77" was the last player to bust before all remaining 57 contenders headed into a scheduled five-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
