Level 32
: 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Action folded to Tom "Middy" Middleton on the button and he raised to 320,000 holding 
. The small blind folded and then Luca Fiorini three-bet to 750,000 from the big blind with the 
. Middleton considered his options and then clicked it back with a four-bet to 1.2 million. Fiorini responded by instantly moving all in and Middleton snap-folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,935,000
-465,000
|
-465,000 |
|
||
|
5,965,000
1,535,000
|
1,535,000 |
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on the button. Tom Middleton, from the big blind, three bet him to 825,000. Interesting situation for Kurko as Middleton will often be aggressive in this spot, but Kurko saw no reason to tangle and laid it down.
, Daniel Nielsen checked with the 
from the big blind and Tom Middleton followed suit with 
river and then snap-called when Middleton took a stab at the pot for 800,000.
and Eduard Bhaggoe shoved from the small blind with 
. The big blind folded and Middleton quickly called. The board rand out
. Bhaggoe got his pair right in the window and no queen appeared, so Bhaggoe came from behind to doubled up and put a minor dent in Middleton’s stack.
only to have Cyprus' Andreas Christoforou move all in for 1.65 million on the button holding the 
in the small blind and moved all in over the top for 2.985 million. Christoforou immediately got up out of his seat while Nielesen considered the action. He seemed a bit tortured as he sat in the tank, and eventually he released his pocket pair.
turn knocked it down even further to 15.91%, which meant he needed either an ace or king on the river to stay alive. Unfortunately for him, it wasn't in the cards as the 
peeled off. Christoforou became the day's first elimination and took home €102,430 for his eighth-place finish.
, Benoit Gury folded 
. From the button Kimmo Kurko with