Ioannis Hristakopoulos found a happy double-up to climb over the 50,000-chip mark. He was involved in a preflop all-in confrontation with Edmund Schwerdt. Schwerdt tabled against Hristakopoulos' pocket jacks. Hristakopoulos emerged victorious on a board that improved neither player: . He's now up to 52,000; Schwerdt is out.
Eighty-nine players remain. Seventy-two will be paid.