The hand itself took quite long but ultimately, Georgios Karakousis was all in and at risk for his last 84,500 in chips. The former runner-up of EPT London held 
and was in bad shape against Nir Levy's 
.
There was no help on the 
board and Karakousis headed to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
360,000 | |
|
Busted |
Up at the feature table, Stefan Grunewald got his last 44,500 all in preflop and was racing against reigning World Series of Poker Main Event champ Martin Jacobson.
Grunewald: 
Jacobson: 
Grunewald was at risk, but all he needed to do was hold to score the double. That's just what he did too after the board ran out a clean 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
212,000
-58,000
|
-58,000 |
|
100,500
56,000
|
56,000 |
Brett Angell has been boasting a big stack for quite some time already and now got involved in a small pot with Valentin Messina. The Frenchman had scooped two big pots with pocket kings and is now pretty much even with Angell after three-betting to 26,000 from the cutoff and Angell calling as initial raiser.
On the 
flop, the Brit check-folded to a continuation bet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
645,000
475,000
|
475,000 |
|
640,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
EPT11 Prague runner-up Anton Bertilsson had a coin flip for the vast majority of his stack with 
against the 
of Jonnie Sonelin. The board ran out 
and Sonelin doubled for 104,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
220,000
36,500
|
36,500 |
|
45,000
-172,900
|
-172,900 |
Anton Bertilsson was all in with 
and chopped the pot against the 
of Antonin Duda on a board of 
.
Shortly after the Swede was at risk again with and Jean Montury held the 
. Bertilsson's hopes of a comeback were denied with the board running out 
and he headed to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
330,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Gintaras Simaitis had picked the perfect timing to find , as Viktor Litovchenko's found the flop for top pair. The turn even provided a flush draw for the Russian before the 
river bricked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000
158,600
|
158,600 |
|
160,000
-37,900
|
-37,900 |
Giampaolo Puglia blew a sigh of relief after his pocket queens held to see him double.
Christian Nolte raised and then called after his opponent shoved for 83,000.
Nolte: 
Puglia: 
The board ran 
.
Sat at their table is Javier Gomez Zapatero who has leapt into the chip lead with 900,000 chips!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
900,000
478,000
|
478,000 |
|
175,000
132,400
|
132,400 |
Dario Comitini committed his last chips out of the big blind with the only to see Istvan Birizdo look him up with the superior . Neither the 
flop nor the turn provided any help. Only two tens in the deck could avoid the elimination, yet the dealer burned and turned the as final community card.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
405,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Jonathan Duhamel opened for 11,000 from early position and Rudolf Wilhelm Zintel in the big blind was the sole caller.
Both players checked on 
and the popped up on the turn. Zintel bet out 15,000 and Duhamel didn't waste much time tossing in three 5,000 chips as well. The 
completed the board and Zintel checked. Duhamel bet 22,000 and Zintel quickly called.
Duhamel showed ace-king, Zintel tabled 
and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
290,000
145,400
|
145,400 |
|
105,000
-37,500
|
-37,500 |
|
||
After a limp for 5,000, Guy Taylor from the United Kingdom shoved all in from the cutoff. We're unsure of the amount, but we are sure that Alexander Ivarsson in the small blind tanked for a bit, and called. The limper instantly folded.
Alexander Ivarsson:
Guy Taylor:
The board ran out and Taylor hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
500,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
Busted |
