After dinner, the tournament director announced the payouts for the €12,300 Cuatro Knockout.
The 11 entries generated a total prize pool of €92,535. Two players will make the money, with the winner receiving the first-place prize of €60,000 and €32,525 awarded to the runner-up.
The €12,000 bounties will come into play after the next elimination.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | €60,000 |
| 2 | €32,525 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
545,000 | |
|
235,000 | |
|
198,000
-61,000
|
-61,000 |
|
||
|
122,000
-26,000
|
-26,000 |
The four remaining players of the €12,300 Cuatro Knockout are now on a 60-minute dinner break.
Play resumes at 9:30 p.m.
Yauheni Tsiareshchanka opened to 8,000 from the button and called after Niklas Astedt in the small blind three-bet to 22,000.
Astedt continued for 15,000 on the 6♦10♥5♥ flop, then fired a second barrel of 20,000 on the A♠ turn. Tsiareshchanka called both times.
The K♦ river completed the board and Astedt shoved for 56,500. Tsiareshchanka snap-called.
Niklas Astedt: Q♠J♦ 
Yauheni Tsiareshchanka: A♦A♣
"Lucky boy," Teun Mulder joked when he discovered that Astedt cracked aces with a straight. Thanks to this hand, "Lena900" doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
545,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
235,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
With only four players remaining, the tournament director decided to close late registration. He announced that the €12,000 bounties will come into play once there are three players left.
The payouts will be revealed shortly.
On a board of 4♦4♥8♦4♣ with roughly 60,000 in the pot, Viacheslav Buldygin in the big blind bet 51,000 and Yauheni Tsiareshchanka on the button called.
The Q♦ completed the board and Buldygin decided to go all in for 139,000. Tsiareshchanka asked for the count and called.
Viacheslav Buldygin: 7♠6♠
Yauheni Tsiareshchanka: Q♥Q♠
Tsiareshchanka called with queens-full while Buldygin was playing the board and was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
520,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
Busted |
Steve O'Dwyer opened 9,000 from under the gun, then Viacheslav Buldygin in the big blind moved all in for 107,500. O'Dwyer went into the tank, then eventually made the call.
Viacheslav Buldygin: A♦6♦
Steve O'Dwyer: Q♠J♠
Buldygin was happy to see that he was in the lead, and he kept it all the way through a board of 3♥5♣4♥K♣3♦ to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
259,000
-176,000
|
-176,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
221,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
