Mattsson and Hendrix Eliminated; Eight Remain
As the short stacks on both tables used their time banks to gain a pay jump, it was Simon "FiestaPagana" Mattsson that raised the pot with very few chips behind and "NeatDad1971" three-bet to 600,000. The Canadian had previously doubled table neighbor Blaaz "Sc4rm4k3r" Azerjav but remained at the top of the leaderboard.
Mattsson eventually called all-in to set up the following showdown.
Simon "FiestaPagana" Mattsson: 
"NeatDad1971": 
On a board of 
, Mattsson failed to catch two pair or a flush and was certain to exit in 10th place.
Over on the other table, Adam "MikePrice82" Hendrix then also ended up all-in shortly after as the hand had to be completed bfore setting up the final table.
Adam "MikePrice82" Hendrix: 
Dorel "DorelEl" Eldabach: 
Hendrix flopped top set on 
and the 
turn took away an out of Eldabach, who got there anyways on the 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,324,046 | -946,160 |
|
4,862,223 | 935,594 |
|
3,863,258 | |
|
3,252,303 | 573,088 |
|
3,116,144 | 1,518,320 |
|
2,367,218 | 410,000 |
|
|
1,254,700 | -1,087,888 |
|
710,108 | -100,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |