Scott Margereson raised to 260,000 with 
from the cutoff and Paul Fischill defended his big blind with 
.
The flop came 
and Fischill checked over to Margereson, who bet 175,000 with two pair. Fischill called with a smaller two pair and both players checked the 
turn.
Fischill led out for 285,000 on the 
river and Margereson snap-called to take down the pot.
Patrik Jaros raised to 240,000 from early position with 
and Neville Mateus called from the small blind with 
.
The dealer spread a flop of 
and Mateus checked. Jaros bet 250,000 and Mateus check-called.
The turn came the 
and was checked through to the 
river. This time, Mateus led out with a bet of 1,000,000 and Jaros gave it some thought then tossed in chips, signifying a call. Mateus raked in the pot with a pair of aces.
Neville Mateus raised to 300,000 from early position with 
and was called by Fabiano Kovalski with 
in the button. Scott Margereson, holding 
, also came along from the small blind and they went three ways to the 
flop.
Margereson and Mateus checked over to Kovalski and he bet 425,000 with his flopped set. Both opponents, holding top pair, called.
The 
on the turn improved Mateus and Margereson to a straight as all three players checked. They made a higher straight on the 
river and Mateus bet 1,200,000.
Kovalski got away from his set, while Margereson called to split the pot.
The nine remaining players are in their seats on the main feature table, and final table action is now underway.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kayhan Mokri | Norway | 1,980,000 | 17 |
| 2 | Jimmy Guerrero | France | 6,100,000 | 51 |
| 3 | Patrik Jaros | Czech Republic | 16,555,000 | 138 |
| 4 | Fabiano Kovalski | Brazil | 4,925,000 | 41 |
| 5 | Scott Margereson | United Kingdom | 12,445,000 | 104 |
| 6 | Giuliano Bendinelli | Italy | 4,800,000 | 40 |
| 7 | Michael Pinto | Netherlands | 8,940,000 | 75 |
| 8 | Paul Fischill | Austria | 5,495,000 | 46 |
| 9 | Neville Mateus | Brazil | 7,580,000 | 63 |
Patrik Jaros raised to 240,000 from under the gun as action folded around to Valentin Cristea in the big blind. He tanked for a moment before shoving all in for 470,000 and Jaros quickly called.
Valentin Cristea:
Patrik Jaros: 
The 
flop gave Cristea a pair of kings and the lead. "Bad news guys," Jaros told his tablemates with the final table within their grasp.
The fell on the turn, improving Jaros to a pair, and Cristea suddenly found himself in need of help heading to the river to stay alive.
He instead got the 
and shook the hand of each of his tablemates before making his exit in 10th place.
The remaining nine players are now drawing for seats at the final table.
Patrik Jaros raised to 240,000 from the button and Paul Fischill defended from the big blind.
Players saw a flop of 
and Fischill check-called a bet of 400,000 from Jaros.
The turn brought the and this time, Fischill tossed in a bet of 265,000 that Jaros called.
The 
completed the board and both players opted to check. Fischill turned over 
for jacks and nines and Jaros mucked.
Kayhan Mokri raised to 700000 on the button, leaving only 60,000 behind, and Scott Margereson raised in the big blind. Mokri called for his remaining chips.
Kayhan Mokri: 
Scott Margereson: 
Mokri needed to improve to survive, and the flop vaulted him into the lead. The turn left him just needing to fade a river five, and the 
completed the board to secure his double.
Valentin Cristea shoved his last 350,000 in the middle from under the gun and was called by big blind Giuliano Bendinelli.
Valentin Cristea: 
Giuliano Bendinelli: 
"I still have to call," Bendinelli said heading to the 
flop. The board ran out and Cristea won the pot with two pair, ace kicker to double his short stack.
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