Stefan Nemetz in the hijack raised to 12,000 and faced Francisco Vallet-Barcelo who called from the small blind.
Nemetz continued for 13,000 on the J♠9♦6♠ flop and Vallet-Barcelo check-called. He checked the 10♥ turn as well before Nemetz fired a second barrel to 45,000.
Vallet-Barcelo looked at his cards and folded A♠J♥ face up. He then asked Nemetz if he had a better hand, but Nemetz didn't want to answer.
Thomas Eychenne opened to 12,000 from under the gun and Marc Delimal called from the cutoff.
Eychenne continued for 15,000 on the 7♦6♠5♣ flop, and was called. Eychenne then check-called for 30,000 on the 8♥ turn. The J♣ river checked through to showdown.
Eychenne tabled 5♥5♠ for a set of fives, and Delimal mucked.
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Oskar Massesson opened to 12,000 from under the gun. Kirill Burtin in the cutoff three-bet all-in for 18,000 and Massesson called.
Kirill Burtin: A♣J♣ 
Oskar Massesson: K♠Q♣
After a flop of 7♣2♦2♠, the K♥10♠ runout dashed Burtin's hopes and he was eliminated.
Gilles Simon raised to 12,000 from the hijack and Grzegorz Popiolek on the button three-bet to 31,000. Enrico Rudelitz in the small blind four-bet all-in for 49,000 and made Simon fold, but Popiolek snap-called.
Enrico Rudelitz: J♠J♦
Grzegorz Popiolek: A♣10♠
The dealer fanned a board of K♥3♠5♥2♣10♥ and Rudelitz doubled up.
Vanessa Kade opened to 12,000 from the cutoff and called when Fausto Tantillo made it 35,000 from the button.
Kade check-called bets of 27,000 and 125,000 on the flop and turn for the board to read 7♠Q♠J♦4♦Q♦.
Kade then jammed for just under 300,000, sending Tantillo into the tank. The Italian covered Kade, and mulled over his options for more than a minute, passing the dealer to time banks as the camera crew rushed to the table.
Eventually, Tantillo made up his mind, putting a stack of yellow T-5,000 chips into the middle.
Kade was caught bluffing, as her 10♠9♠ missed failed to make it's straight or flush draw. Tantillo turned over A♦A♥ for aces and queens to take the pot, and score the bust out.
Action was caught with cards on their back. Dohyeok Kim was all in for 56,000 from the small blind, and at risk to Simon Levy, who was in the big blind.
Dohyeok Kim: K♣6♣
Simon Levy: A♣7♣
Kim failed to connect on the Q♣8♠3♣Q♠4♠ runout and was eliminated.
Scott Bohlman opened to 12,000 from the cutoff and Peter Da called from the button.
It checked through to the river for the board to read A♠9♠7♠2♠2♥. Bohlman bet 40,000 into a pot of 39,000.
Da immediately jerked himself backwards, letting out a loud sigh.
"I flopped very good," Da said, as he burned through some time banks. "I don't believe you have a flush. I beat ace-king and ace-queen.
In the end, Da flashed his A♦9♦ and sent it into the muck.
"You just missed it," Manig Loeser told PokerNews while Thomas Eychenne to his left was dragging a massive a pot.
The Frenchman was kind enough to explain that Panagiotis Christou opened from early position and that he three-bet to 42,000 from the cutoff. Christou four-bet to 112,000 and Eychenne five-bet to 182,000. Christou then moved all-in for approximately 440,000 and Eychenne called.
Thomas Eychenne: K♦Kx
Panagiotis Christou: A♦Ax
After a flop of 8x6x5x with two diamonds, the 3♦ turn gave both players a flush draw. Eychenne was only looking for a king and found one on the Kx river to eliminate Christou and become one of the chip leaders.
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