Konstantin Razinkov opened A♥A♦9♦6♣ from the button to 150,000 and Dusan Despotovic called with Q♦Q♣5♥5♦ from the big blind.
The flop came A♣7♦K♥ and after Despotovic checked, Razinkov bet 100,000. Despotovic called to the 8♠ turn, where he checked again. Razinkov bet again, this time for 400,000 with his set, and Despotovic folded.
The final table is set and play is back underway.
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| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dusan Despotovic | Serbia | 3,390,000 | 57 |
| 2 | Quirin Zech | Germany | 1,185,000 | 20 |
| 3 | Eray Teker | Turkey | 1,790,000 | 30 |
| 4 | Javier Francort | Netherlands | 4,810,000 | 80 |
| 5 | Volodymyr Kokoulin | Ukraine | 1,320,000 | 22 |
| 6 | Tamazi Skhirtladze | Georgia | 1,065,000 | 18 |
| 7 | Marek Uharcek | Slovakia | 1,145,000 | 19 |
| 8 | Konstantin Razinkov | Russia | 3,600,000 | 60 |
| 9 | Antoine Delorme | France | 1,975,000 | 33 |
The players are now on a 20-minute break before the start of the final table.
Grzegorz Derkowski got his last 140,000 into the middle preflop, with Volodymyr Kokoulin trying to bust him and send the tournament to the final table.
Grzegorz Derkowski: Q♦8♦6♥6♣ 
Volodymyr Kokoulin: A♦10♥10♣7♦
Derkowski needed some help to remain in the tournament. However, the board ran out A♣10♠9♠3♦9♥ to give Kokoulin the best hand with a full house.
Derkowski headed to the rail to collect his tenth-place payout, and the remaining nine players began the redraw for the final table.
Eray Teker opened under the gun to 175,000 and Konstantin Razinkov called from the big blind.
Razinkov checked the 3♥Q♠7♣ flop and Teker fired 225,000. Razinkov called to see the 9♥ turn, where both checked.
A J♥ fell on the river and Razinkov took the chance to fire 250,000, which got Teker to fold after a while.
From under the gun, Javier Francort raised to 210,000 and was immediately three-bet by Grzegorz Derkowski from the cutoff to 720,000. When it got back to Francort, he called to see a flop.
The dealer spread out a flop of 8♦5♣9♦ and Francort bet the pot for 1,580,000 with 90,000 behind. Derkowski jammed with the covering stack and Francort called.
Javier Francort: J♣10♣9♥7♦
Grzegorz Derkowski: Q♠Q♥9♠8♥
Francort had a wrap against the top two pair of Derkowski. Francort took the lead by improving to a straight on the J♠ turn. The 6♦ fell on the river to complete the board, meaning Francort doubled to almost five million, while Derkowski was left with just a few big blinds.
Konstantin Razinkov raised to 150,000 in the cutoff and Eray Teker called on the button.
The J♠4♣3♦ flop was checked through, and Razinkov also checked the 7♣ turn. Teker then bet 225,000 and Razinkov called.
Both players also checked the A♣ river, and Razinkov showed A♠Q♣J♦2♦ for aces and jacks to win the pot.
Grzegorz Derkowski called from the small blind and Volodymyr Kokoulin checked out of the big blind.
Derkowski led out for 60,000 on the 10♣K♠Q♠ flop and Kokoulin called.
An A♣ turn saw checks from both players and the 3♥ completed the board. Derkowski bet 100,000, which got snap-called by Kokoulin.
Derkowski flipped over a straight with J♣9♦4♦2♣, which was good to take down the pot as Kokoulin mucked K♣Q♥7♣2♠.
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