Mikita Badziakouski raised to 1,300,000 from the hijack with 
and Christian Rudolph defended from the big blind with 
. The flop fell 
and Rudolph checked to Badziakouski who checked it back.
The 
on the turn paired the board and Rudolph checked again. Badziakuoski wanted to see a free river and the 
completed the board. Two more checks and Badziakouski earned the pot with ace-high.
Christian Rudolph opened to 1,300,000 in the cutoff with 
and James Romero looked down at 
in the big blind. Romero was on the short stack and shoved all in for 7,800,000 which was snap-called by Rudolph.
Rudolph was in a dominating position heading to the flop of 
. The 
on the turn gave Romero a straight draw but the 
on the river knocked the American out in seventh place.
The action folded to Manig Loeser in the small blind who looked down at the 
. Loeser shipped all in for 9,300,000 and Winfred Yu woke up with 
in the big blind. Yu quickly made the call and Loeser was at risk.
The flop came 
to give Yu top pair and Loeser a straight draw. The turn brought the 
and the river was the 
. The chip counts were verified and Yu barely had Loeser covered to send the German home in eighth place.
There will be 30 minutes left in the current level when the action resumes and the redraw of the final eight players can be found below.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Addamo | Australia | 11,600,000 | 19 |
| 2 | Benjamin Pollak | France | 42,200,000 | 70 |
| 3 | Christian Rudolph | Germany | 22,100,000 | 37 |
| 4 | Manig Loeser | Germany | 8,100,000 | 14 |
| 5 | Winfred Yu | Hong Kong | 10,300,000 | 17 |
| 6 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | 17,500,000 | 29 |
| 7 | James Romero | United States | 8,400,000 | 14 |
| 8 | Dominik Nitsche | Germany | 12,800,000 | 21 |
Over on the outer table, Timothy Adams raised to 1,200,000 in the cutoff and Matthias Eibinger on the button three-bet all in for nearly 12,000,000. Benjamin Pollak in the small blind gave it some consideration, checked the stacks of both opponents and called. Adams snap-called all in for 10,600,000 and a three-way showdown emerged with the biggest pot of the tournament so far.
Timothy Adams: 
Matthias Eibinger: 
Benjamin Pollak: 
Adams was poised to triple up, but the 
flop was a disaster for the Canadian. Pollak spiked the one-outer to take the lead with a set of kings, and he held onto it with the 
turn and on the river.
"Sorry Tim," Pollak immediately said. Adams was eliminated in 10th place and Eibinger had to settle for 9th, both receive €71,821 for their efforts. There will now be a short break to set up the official eight-handed final table.
Christian Rudolph raised to 1,200,000 from under the gun and James Romero shoved from the cutoff for 3,975,000 after thinking about it for almost two minutes. Rudolph snap-called.
James Romero: 
Christian Rudolph: 
The board ran out 
for Romero's pocket fours to hold and double him up.
Level: 25
Blinds: 300,000/600,000
Ante: 600,000
James Romero was sitting in the small blind and looked at Michael Addamo's stack in the big blind. Romero decided to shove to put Addamo at risk and Addamo snap-called after looking at his cards.
Michael Addamo: 
James Romero: 
The board ran out 
for Addamo to hold with the pocket jacks to double up for the 5,675,000 he had behind.
Mikita Badziakouski completed his small blind with and Christian Rudolph opted to check the big blind while he held .
The flop came 
for Badziakouski to flop bottom pair. Badziakouski checked, Rudolph did the same to see the come on the turn. Badziakouski was still ahead and bet 500,000. Rudolph had the gutshot to the straight and raised to 1,000,000 but the dealer announced all-in. Rudolph was quick to correct the dealer and Badziakouski smiled before making the call.
The river completed the board with the for Badziakouski to improve to two pair. Badziakouski checked again and Rudolph quickly did the same to see the pot awarded to Badziakouski.
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