Action folded to the small blind, where Samuli "BeastsSag_A" Sipila potted. Arie Muller defended and the flop came 
. Sipila bet 50,000 and Muller called, bringing a 
turn. Sipila potted this time for almost all the money and Muller stuck the rest in.
Muller: 
Sipila: 
Two pair was good for the moment for Muller. The 
river didn't change that.
For the first dozen of hands, no pot surpassed five blinds and the chip changes were minimal. The biggest pot went to Kilian "Birdie Power" Loeffler, who nearly closed the gap at the top of the leaderboard.
The blinds have been rolled back to ensure an average of at least 40 big blinds and as a result, the final table is quite deep. Each level from now on will feature 18 hands each and the chosen seat assignments can be found below.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | d1eg0 | Israel | 1,522,416 | 76 |
| 2 | Jarkko "Long Drink" Nystrom | Finland | 1,000,527 | 50 |
| 3 | Kilian "Birdie Power" Loeffler | Germany | 1,631,946 | 82 |
| 4 | Samuli "BeastsSag_A" Sipila | Finland | 1,733,824 | 87 |
| 5 | Arie Muller | Germany | 369,702 | 18 |
| 6 | Bernardo "GGeKKo" Dias | Brazil | 763,712 | 38 |
| 7 | Benjamin "dr100percent" Juhasz | Hungary | 593,073 | 30 |
| 8 | trubadur | Norway | 253,166 | 13 |
| 9 | Rishmague | Chile | 831,634 | 42 |
Level: 28
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 0
The remaining nine players are now on a five-minute break and the scheduled five-minute break will also kick in during this period. Action resumes on the hour with the final nine manually selecting any seat swaps in order of chips from lowest to highest.
Blinds 17,500/35,000
Kilian "Birdie Power" Loeffler put in 210,000 preflop on the button and Joseph Cheong called in the small blind. Cheong then shoved for about 200K more on the 
flop.
Cheong: 
Loeffler: 
The 
gave both players flush draws but Loeffler's was better, and the 
didn't help Cheong.
Blinds 17,500-35,000
Kilian "Birdie Power" Loeffler raised to 87,500 and was called by Jonathan "JA-S-N-G-T" Fhima in the big blind. On a flop of 
, Fhima opted to check and Loeffler bet 63,525. Fhima now check-raised to 383,075 with 111,247 behind and called it off when Loeffler jammed.
Jonathan "JA-S-N-G-T" Fhima: 
Kilian "Birdie Power" Loeffler: 
Fhima's bottom pair and inferior flush draw was in dire shape and the turn left him drawing dead, the river became a formality. Loeffler's sudden surge continued as he soared above 1 million in chips.
Blinds 17,500-35,000
Kilian "Birdie Power" Loeffler got it in preflop with the 
and faced the 
of Bernardo "GGeKKo" Dias.
The board ran out 
and Loeffler doubled once more, as he haad just done so not long ago.
Blinds 17,500-35,000
Idris Ambraisse raised to 122,500 and Bernardo "GGeKKo" Dias three-bet the pot. Ambraisse spammed several emojis and eventually called it off.
Idris Ambraisse: 
Bernardo "GGeKKo" Dias: 
Ambraisse flopped a pair and flush draw on 
but failed to get there on the turn and river.
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