Two of the shorter stacks got their chips in as Ajay "Ross_Geller" Chabra and Julijan "Grgur" Rados tangled with the former at risk.
Ajay "Ross_Geller" Chabra: 
Julijan "Grgur" Rados: 
On a board of 
, Chabra found no help and had to settle for 8th place, which comes with a payday of $12,079.65.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,876,864
1,929,294
|
1,929,294 |
|
|
Busted |
Pulkit "PgTilt" Goyal faced a min-raise to 600,000 by chip leader Frank "Sbma2016" Crivello in middle position and three-bet the pot for 2.25 million total from two seats over. Crivello reraised when it was his turn to act and Goyal called all-in.
Pulkit "PgTilt" Goyal: 
Frank "Sbma2016" Crivello: 
The 
flop spelled trouble already and the 
turn improved Crivello to a set, he then even made the flush with the 
river. Goyal has been eliminated in 9th place and takes home $8,854.34.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,110,826
3,741,694
|
3,741,694 |
|
Busted |
Level: 33
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 0
Markus "Phil Kessel" Cara raised to 600,000 and was called by Craig Timmis in the big blind. They checked the 
flop and Timmis bet the 
turn for 660,000, which Cara called. On the river, Timmis bet 1.32 million for half the pot and forced a fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,646,911
1,740,000
|
1,740,000 |
|
3,099,968
-1,260,000
|
-1,260,000 |
Ajay "Ross_Geller" Chabra had defended out of the blinds previously and folded to aggression of Frank "Sbma2016" Crivello to get very short. Chabra then raised to 840,000 and called all-in when Tszfai "WinEasy" Tong raised from the big blind.
Ajay "Ross_Geller" Chabra: 
Tszfai "WinEasy" Tong: 
On a board of 
, Tong nearly got there but Chabra held onto his lead and doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,369,132
960,000
|
960,000 |
|
8,199,861 | |
|
|
4,359,968
-360,000
|
-360,000 |
|
|
3,906,911
360,000
|
360,000 |
|
|
3,201,694 | |
|
3,105,772
-1,024,647
|
-1,024,647 |
|
|
2,947,570
-360,000
|
-360,000 |
|
|
2,529,798 | |
|
|
1,929,294
424,647
|
424,647 |
Yonathan "ninoboys80" Journo won the first hand after the break by raising to 720,000 and then betting the 
flop for 780,000 against Craig Timmis.
Fellow big stack Frank "Sbma2016" Crivello won the next two hands without showdown and jumped above 10 million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,409,132
480,000
|
480,000 |
|
|
8,199,861
360,000
|
360,000 |
|
|
3,546,911
-840,000
|
-840,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,929,132
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
7,839,861
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
|
4,719,968
-360,000
|
-360,000 |
|
|
4,386,911
-360,000
|
-360,000 |
|
|
4,130,419
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
3,307,570
-1,620,000
|
-1,620,000 |
|
|
3,201,694
720,000
|
720,000 |
|
|
2,529,798
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
|
1,504,647
-480,000
|
-480,000 |
A total of 17 hands have been played on the final table so far and all remaining nine players have been sent on a scheduled six-minute break.
Frank "Sbma2016" Crivello limped from early position and both blinds came along to the 
flop on which Yonathan "ninoboys80" Journo was the only one to check-call a bet of 540,000 by Crivello. The 
turn was checked by both and Journo check-called 1.35 million on the river with 
for eights full of jacks.
Crivello had the nuts with 
to chip up and take the lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,869,132
2,370,000
|
2,370,000 |
|
|
6,639,861
-2,010,000
|
-2,010,000 |
|
|
4,010,419
-240,000
|
-240,000 |
Craig Timmis drew the first blood on the final table when he pushed Frank "Sbma2016" Crivello out of a pot but the first all-in showdown involved neither of them.
Julijan "Grgur" Rados raised it up and called a pot-sized three-bet by Markus "Phil Kessel" Cara, who then got the last of it in after the flop.
Markus "Phil Kessel" Cara:
Julijan "Grgur" Rados:
Cara had some outs and while the turn was not among then, the river improved the Canadian to a full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,649,861
720,000
|
720,000 |
|
|
7,499,132
-1,435,200
|
-1,435,200 |
|
|
5,079,968
2,719,984
|
2,719,984 |
|
|
4,927,570
-2,359,984
|
-2,359,984 |
|
|
4,746,911
1,075,200
|
1,075,200 |
|
|
4,250,419 | |
|
|
2,481,694
-360,000
|
-360,000 |
|
|
1,984,647
-240,000
|
-240,000 |
|
|
1,929,798
-120,000
|
-120,000 |