Van Hoa Dang jammed for just 400,000 and "Sammy" shipped it in over the top to isolate in a battle from two players in early positions.
Van Hoa Dang: 
"Sammy": 
The board ran out 
and Dang binked the straight on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,925,000
625,000
|
625,000 |
|
925,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
Asaf Ben Zvi was down to just 330,000 and got it in to get called by one of the biggest stacks in the field in Andrea Ricci.
Asaf Ben Zvi:
Andrea Ricci: 
The board ran out 
and Ben Zvi missed out on his overcards and straight draw to bow out in 26th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,245,000
545,000
|
545,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Shay Rozenbaum and Armando D'Avanzo headed to the 
flop on which the former check-called a bet by D'Avanzo. They checked the 
on the turn and Rozenbaum bet the river for 130,000.
D'Avanzo called and mucked when Rozenbaum turned over the 
for a pair of fives. The momentum on the outer table has swung back to Rozenbaum while D'Avanzo, Andrea Dato and Gal Bar are getting shorter.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,500,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
2,900,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
2,600,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
2,400,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
1,100,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
930,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
600,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
||
Only 25 players remain and they have been sent into a scheduled 15-minute break.
Level: 25
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
In the final hand before the break, Ahmad Achegsei won a three-bet pot against Paul Covaciu when he fired a bet of 300,000 on the 
flop. Covaciu folded and Achegsei flashed the 
for the top pair and top kicker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,095,000
595,000
|
595,000 |
|
|
2,910,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
|
2,700,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
2,050,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
|
1,060,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
945,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
550,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
Paul Covaciu raised it up to 125,000 and picked up a call by Shay Rozenbaum on the button. Armando D'Avanzo then jammed out of the big blind and Covaciu rejammed to force out Rozenbaum.
Armando D'Avanzo:
Paul Covaciu: 
The pocket pair held strong on the 
board and that ended the run of D'Avanzo in 25th place. All remaining 24 players will now redraw to the final three tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,300,000
1,250,000
|
1,250,000 |
|
|
2,800,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
Busted |
The final 24 players have completed the redraw and are currently on a 10-minute break to reset the stream table setup. Below are the updated counts. As of now, all PokerNews updates will be on a 60-minute delay in order to not spoil any of the action.
| Seat | Table 37 | Chip Count | Table 38 | Chip Count | Table 39 | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Kokoska | 485,000 | Mr. Bond | 3,300,000 | Sammy | 550,000 |
| 2 | Timothy Dearing | 1,585,000 | Sami Karli | 2,035,000 | Andrea Ricci | 4,570,000 |
| 3 | Simone Lombardo | 2,835,000 | Van Hoa Dang | 560,000 | Petru Proca | 1,575,000 |
| 4 | Aliaksandr Shylko | 1,285,000 | Alexey Mishuk | 1,895,000 | Gal Bar | 1,060,000 |
| 5 | Valdir Cordeiro Dos Santos | 1,345,000 | Paul Covaciu | 3,295,000 | Georgios Tsouloftas | 585,000 |
| 6 | Nawroz Gaff | 2,470,000 | Uri Gilboa | 580,000 | Yusuf Oezkacar | 1,315,000 |
| 7 | Andrea Dato | 550,000 | Shay Rozenbaum | 2,785,000 | Mourad Tounnouti | 2,330,000 |
| 8 | Vincent De Neve | 2,580,000 | Mihai Stinca | 940,000 | Ahmad Achegsei | 5,265,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,265,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
|
4,570,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
|
||
|
3,300,000
840,000
|
840,000 |
|
|
3,295,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
2,835,000
385,000
|
385,000 |
|
|
2,785,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
2,580,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
2,470,000
1,820,000
|
1,820,000 |
|
2,330,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
2,035,000
620,000
|
620,000 |
|
1,895,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
1,585,000
720,000
|
720,000 |
|
1,575,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
1,345,000
495,000
|
495,000 |
|
1,315,000
885,000
|
885,000 |
|
1,285,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
1,060,000 | |
|
940,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
585,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
580,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
||
|
|
560,000
365,000
|
365,000 |
|
|
550,000
1,375,000
|
1,375,000 |
|
|
550,000 | |
|
|
||
|
485,000
460,000
|
460,000 |
The live stream action has now started and the PokerNews live coverage will pick up.
Timothy Dearing defended the big blind and check-called one bet on the flop by Nawroz Gaff. He then checked the 
turn and Gaff bet 240,000 into 680,000. Dearing moved all-in for 1.1 million and Gaff folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,200,000
615,000
|
615,000 |
|
|
1,900,000
570,000
|
570,000 |
