Two hands after Derk van Luijk doubled up, cards went on their backs once again.
Derk van Luijk: A♦K♣ 
Thomas Santerne: 8♥6♣
Santerne flopped a pair on 4♦5♥6♠, and Van Luijk failed to improve on the 3♥ turn and the 9♠ river, so he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,750,000
225,000
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225,000 |
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Busted | |
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Thomas Santerne raised to 40,000 from the button and Martin Kabrhel, in the big blind, called.
The 5♠8♣5♥ flop checked through to the Q♦ turn and the A♦ river. Kabrhel checked again and Santerne bet out 65,000. Kabrehl tanked for some time before producing a raise to 285,000, leaving himself 115,000 behind the line. Santerne moved all in and Kabrehl called.
Martin Kabrhel: 5♣4♣
Thomas Santerne: A♣A♥
Kabrhel's flopped trips were set to crack Santerne's aces, however, a rivered full house sent him to the rail. The remaining players are going to take a short break before the heads-up match begins.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,775,000
325,000
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325,000 |
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975,000
80,000
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80,000 |
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Busted | |
Viacheslav Buldygin raised to 75,000 from under the gun, leaving himself 30,000 behind the line. Thomas Santerne, on the button, raised to 130,000 and Buldygin called off the bet for his tournament life, on the stone bubble.
Viacheslav Buldygin: 5♠5♥
Thomas Santerne: A♦10♣
Buldygin was ahead and the Q♦3♠3♥ flop confirmed this. However, Buldygin visibly accepted defeat on the 10♦ turn. The 10♥ river improved Santerne to a full house and Buldygin was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,450,000
80,000
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80,000 |
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Busted |
Martin Kabrhel opened from the button and faced Teun Mulder, who defended from the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of 5♣7♣8♦ and Kabrhel continued for 20,000. Mulder check-called.
On the 4♦ turn, Mulder led out for 25,000. Kabrhel called to find the Q♥ river where Mulder moved all-in for 190,000. Kabrhel asked for the count, and after a few seconds, he called.
Teun Mulder: Q♠8♠
Martin Kabrhel: Q♣Q♦
Mulder hit two pair, but Kabrhel rivered a set to send Mulder to the rail.
With four remaining players, we are now on the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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525,000
275,000
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275,000 |
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Busted |
Thomas Santerne raised to 25,000 from under the gun. Simone Andrian, in the big blind, three-bet to 100,000. Santerne four-bet jammed and Andrian called off the bet for his effective stack of around 360,000.
Simone Andrian: A♥K♥
Thomas Santerne: Q♣Q♠
This classic tournament flip fell in the favour of Santerne on the 2♣J♠4♠Q♦3♠ runout. Santerne's pocket pair upgraded to a set on the turn, ultimately sending Andrian to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,275,000
385,000
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385,000 |
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Busted |
After a brutal day on the felt, Markkos Ladev's chip lead had dwindled to a short stack.
Ladev moved all in from the small blind and Derk Van Luijk, in the big blind, called.
Markkos Ladev: 7♣7♠
Derk Van Luijk: K♦10♦
Ladev was ahead and the A♣8♣8♦6♠ runout seemed like a safe one. However, the K♣ river was the nail in the coffin for Ladev's turbulent day, ending his tournament run.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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700,000
84,000
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84,000 |
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Busted | |
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Martin Kabrhel opened to 20,000 from under the gun and he was called by Steve O'Dwyer in the cutoff. Markkos Ladev in the small blind three-bet to 65,000. Kabrhel folded, but O'Dwyer called.
On a flop of 9♦8♥Q♦, Ladev moved all-in and O'Dwyer called, finding himself at risk for approximately 60,000.
Steve O'Dwyer: Q♠J♠
Markkos Ladev: A♦8♦
O'Dwyer had top pair but Ladev had a pair and a flush draw. Both the 8♠ turn and the 7♦ river improved Ladev's hand, so O'Dwyer was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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575,000
125,000
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125,000 |
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211,000
61,000
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61,000 |
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Busted | |
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Heads-up on a flop of A♠4♣10♣, Teun Mulder in middle position bet 8,000, and snap-called after Niklas Astedt in the big blind check-raised all-in for 46,000.
Niklas Astedt: Q♣5♣
Teun Mulder: A♣8♣
Both players had a flush draw, but Mulder hit the nut flush thanks to the 2♣ turn so Astedt was eliminated after the 4♦ river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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575,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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Busted |
