Marius Gierse raised to 320,000 from the hijack and Andjelko Andrejevic defended from the big blind. The flop came 8♥7♦2♠ and Andrejevic check-called a bet of 300,000 from Gierse.
The turn brought the 3♥ and Andrejevic checked again. Gierse counted out a bet of 1,100,000 this time and Andrejevic quickly sent his cards into the muck.
Heads-up on a flop of 5♦10♠3♠, Thomas Muehloecker in the hijack bet 375,000 and Matthew Zambanini check-called from the big blind.
Muehloecker fired a second barrel of 1,150,000 on the 3♦ turn, but Zambanini check-raised all in. Muehloecker went deep into the tank and called for a total of more than 4,000,000.
Thomas Muehloecker: A♦10♥ 
Matthew Zambanini: K♣3♣
Muehloecker called with two pair but ran into trips. The 4♦ river changed nothing and he was eliminated.
Matthew Zambanini opened to 325,000 in the hijack and Niall Farrell just flat-called in the cutoff. They went heads-up to a flop of 4♣3♣2♦ and Zambanini continued with a bet of 225,000 which Farrell called.
The turn brought the 8♦ and Zambanini sized up a bet of 1,350,000. Farrell still called and the 7♣ peeled off on the turn. Zambanini checked this time and Farrell thought for a minute before opening his mouth.
"I probably win this one but I'm just gonna check," Farrell said before rapping the table. Zambanini announced ace-high and Farrell showed his Q♥Q♣ to win the pot.
"I'm over here s***ing my pants with queens. It's the final table curse," Farrell joked as he stacked even more chips.
Marius Gierse opened to 320,000 from the hijack, Niall Farrell on the button three-bet to 900,000 and Gierse made the call.
Farrell continued for 800,000 on the 6♥6♦4♣ flop and Gierse check-called, then Farrell fired a second barrel of 1,800,000 on the 8♦ turn. Gierse didn't call this time but check-raised all-in. Farrell snap-called, being the player at risk for 3,880,000.
Niall Farrell A♦A♠
Marius Gierse: Q♣Q♦
Farrell had a little sweat with the J♦ on the river, but it changed nothing and he secured a double-up.
Andjelko Andrejevic raised to 325,000 in the hijack and was called by Matthew Zambanini and Niall Farrell in the blinds. The flop came Q♠10♣7♣ and the action checked around to the 10♥ on the turn.
Zambanini led out with a bet of 425,000 which got Farrell to fold but Andrejevic stuck around for the 10♦ on the river. Zambanini fired out another bet of 750,000 and Andrejevic laid his hand down. Zambanini flashed a queen for a full house as he raked in the pot.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Sheils | United Kingdom | 8,550,000 | 53 |
| 2 | Marius Gierse | Austria | 10,450,000 | 65 |
| 3 | Matthew Zambanini | United States | 15,260,000 | 95 |
| 4 | Niall Farrell | United Kingdom | 6,460,000 | 40 |
| 5 | Adrien Delmas | France | 5,250,000 | 33 |
| 6 | Thomas Muehloecker | Austria | 6,040,000 | 38 |
| 7 | Andjelko Andrejevic | United States | 6,370,000 | 40 |
Level: 29
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 160,000
The remaining seven players are going on their last 15-minute break of the night. They will be playing two more levels and then bagging up for the fourth and final day tomorrow.
Thomas Boivin raised to 955,000 from the cutoff. Andjelko Andrejevic in the big blind three-bet to 1,720,000 and Boivin waited for more than five minutes for the action to conclude at the other table to call off his last 40,000.
Thomas Boivin: A♦6♦
Andjelko Andrejevic: K♥8♥
Boivin was ahead, but his hopes were dashed by Andrejevic's flopped flush on 6♥7♥3♥Q♦3♠. After the break, the seven remaining players will move to one of the feature tables for the final table.
Niall Farrell raised to 240,000 on the button and Renji Mao shipped all in for 1,880,000 in the small blind. The big blind folded and Farrell snap called to put Mao at risk.
Renji Mao: A♠8♣
Niall Farrell: Q♣Q♦
The Q♥10♦7♠ flop put Farrell miles ahead with a set of queens. The 5♦ on the turn left Mao drawing dead to the 9♥ on the river and he was eliminated in ninth place.
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