On the feature table, Preben Stokkan raised pre-flop to 3,000,000 before Shyngis Satubayev 3-bet shoved for his remaining 32,000,000. After confirming the total amount with the dealer, Stokkan made the call and the cards were on their backs.
Satubayev needed help, with his trailing behind Stokkan's . Said help failed to arrive on the runout, and Satubayev left the tournament area in 16th place.
Preben Stokkan raised to 3.4 million from under the gun with and was called by Pavel Gonchakov in the hijack with . Graham Ivany was in the big blind and shoved all in for 31 million with . Stokkan shoved all in over the top and Gonchakov got out of the way.
The board ran out and Stokkan's pocket queens held up to eliminate Ivany in 15th place.
Jonas Gjelstad and Dan Dizenzo got all of the chips in the middle preflop with Gjelstad being the player at risk for 67.2 million. Dizenzo was way ahead when he turned over and Gjelstad showed .
However, the flop came with the ace right in the window. The landed on the turn which left Dizenzo drawing dead to the on the river. Gjelstad got a massive double up to move into second in chips and the top spot on his table.
Damian Lomza raised to 4.5 million on the button and Michael Malm three-bet to 12 million out of the big blind. Lomza reached back for a four-bet to 45 million, enough to cover Malm's remaining stack.
Malm looked back at his cards and sat upright in his chair but elected to fold, leaving himself with just over 10 big blinds.
Felipe Ramos opened under the gun with a raise to 4,500,000, with action folding to Josafat Cruz on the button. Cruz put out a 3-bet to 12,000,000, prompting Ramos to put the entirety of his remaining 61,000,000-chip stack in the middle. He was quickly called by Cruz and the cards were on their backs.
Ramos had the goods, and needed to fade one of two remaining jacks versus Cruz's . There was no help for Cruz on the runout, and Ramos doubled up, leaving Cruz with just 10 big blinds.
Damian Lomza and Udo Erlei got all of the chips in the middle preflop and Erlei was at risk for his last 51 million chips. Lomza also held the best hand with and Erlei showing .
The flop came and Erlei spiked an ace to take the lead. The turn was the and the river landed the , securing the full double up for Erlei.
After action folded around to Josafat Cruz in the hijack, he moved all in for his last 21,000,000, and was called by Jiri Horak on the button. Both blinds folded and the cards were on their backs.
Cruz's had three out versus Horak's but found no help on the runout, and left the tournament area in 14th.
The action folded to Michael Malm on the button who pushed all in for 10.2 million. Jonas Gjelstad promised the hand before, that he would call with any two cards. And indeed he did.
Michael Malm:
Jonas Gjelstad:
The flop came and Malm was way out front with a pair of kings. The landed on the turn and the completed the board, giving Malm a full double up.
The tournament director has announced that there will be just three hands remaining and the players will return tomorrow for their final day of action.