Darren Mapley moved all in for 455,000 chips and Lucio Pacifico flat-called from the button, the players in the blinds both folded. Mapley would hold up with 
?
against the 
of his opponent with the board running out 
?
?
?
?
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,730,000
-470,000
|
-470,000 |
|
1,000,000
520,000
|
520,000 |
After a flop of 
?
?
, Laurence Essa bet 100,000 and Rahim Tadj-Saadat raised to 250,000 before quickly folding to the shove of Essa.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,700,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
855,000
-395,000
|
-395,000 |
Level: 24
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
Michel Melkert raised and was called by Darren Mapley as well as Kenny King in the big blind. After a flop of ??
, King check-raised all in after Melkert had bet 125,000 and Mapley called. Melkert folded to remain very short but Mapley called for another 580,000 on top.
Mapley: 
?
King: 
?
The 
turn was a brick, but the 
river gave King a flush and he doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,765,000
1,015,000
|
1,015,000 |
|
|
480,000
-820,000
|
-820,000 |
|
290,000
-255,000
|
-255,000 |
Laurence Essa raised and then moved all in after Darren Mapley had squeezed in a three-bet to 150,000. Mapley folded.
Kenny King opened to 80,000 and then folded to a massive three-bet of Lucio Pacifico for 330,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,300,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
|
2,200,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
1,300,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
|
750,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
Rahim Tadj-Saadat opened the action with a raise to 75,000 and Darren Mapley as well as Petrit Papushi called out of the blinds. On the 
??
flop, Papushi bet 200,000 and called all in after Tadj-Saadat had moved all in. It was the 
? for Papushi and 
?
for his opponent.
Neither the turn nor the 
river changed anything and Papushi scored his third vital double up in the past hour.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,650,000
870,000
|
870,000 |
|
|
1,250,000
-785,000
|
-785,000 |
Play recommences with the final nine players and all of them are guaranteed at least ￡2,250 for their efforts.
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laurence Essa | 2,095,000 |
| 2 | Jesus Gracia | 830,000 |
| 3 | Darren Mapley | 1,500,000 |
| 4 | Petrit Papushi | 780,000 |
| 5 | Christopher Gordon | 485,000 |
| 6 | Rahim Tadj-Saadat | 2,035,000 |
| 7 | Kenny King | 870,000 |
| 8 | Lucio Pacifico | 2,120,000 |
| 9 | Michel Melkert | 545,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,120,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
2,095,000
685,000
|
685,000 |
|
|
2,035,000
685,000
|
685,000 |
|
|
1,500,000
525,000
|
525,000 |
|
|
870,000
-665,000
|
-665,000 |
|
830,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
|
|
780,000
-195,000
|
-195,000 |
|
|
545,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
485,000
-115,000
|
-115,000 |
There is a quick 10-minute break and 13:24 minutes remain on the clock for level 13.
Within two hands, the stack of Jeraint "JJ" Hazan has melted. First he defended his big blind against a raise of Jesus Gracia for 60,000 and Petrit Papushi had also called in the small blind. On a flop of ??, Hazan check-raised all in and Gracia called off for looked like 325,000 after having made a continuation bet.
Hazan: 
?
Gracia: 
?
Neither the 
turn nor the river changed anything and the Spaniard doubled up, leaving "JJ" with less than a million.
The next hand Hazan and Lucio Pacifico saw a flop of ?
? in a battle of the blinds and Hazan check-called a bet of 80,000. On the turn, "JJ" check-raised all in and Pacifico tank-called after having fired a second barrel worth 160,000.
Hazan: ?
Pacifico: ?
Only a king would save Hazan, but it wasn't meant to be with the 
river. Now a short break is in order and then the redraw for the final table takes place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,000,000
590,000
|
590,000 |
|
|
950,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
Busted |
