Adrian State raised Q♦6♣ to 300,000 on the button. Andreas Putz flatted K♦Q♥ in the small blind, and Manel Montalban came along from the big blind with A♣9♦.
The 2♥8♥4♦ flop checked through, and so did the J♠ turn. The 7♠ river improved none of the players. It checked to State for a third time, who fired 550,000 this time.
Putz and Montalban quickly got rid of their cards, seeing the worst hand being awarded the pot.
Manel Montalban raised to 300,000 in the hijack, with Gaspare Sposato calling in the big blind. Montalban continued for 250,000 on the 9♠9♦J♣ flop, and Sposato check-called.
The 8♣ turn and A♦ river were checked down. Sposato tabled Q♦Q♣ for queens and nines, and Montalban quickly added his J♠10♣ into the muck.
The players are back in their seats and the cards are in the air for the final nine of the Main Event.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jakub Sterba | Czechia | 3,800,000 | 25 |
| 2 | Giorgio Soceanu | Italy | 7,675,000 | 51 |
| 3 | Adrian State | Romania | 13,950,000 | 93 |
| 4 | Andreas Putz | Germany | 5,425,000 | 36 |
| 5 | Manel Montalban | Spain | 16,675,000 | 111 |
| 6 | Salvatore Russo | Italy | 5,275,000 | 35 |
| 7 | Barnaba Perone | Italy | 8,125,000 | 54 |
| 8 | Francesco Legnaro | Italy | 3,125,000 | 21 |
| 9 | Gaspare Sposato | Italy | 7,600,000 | 51 |
The players are taking a couple of minutes off while the final table is being prepared.
Adrian State raised to 300,000 in the cutoff. Friedrich Raez quickly moved in his stack of 1,250,000 on the button and was snapped off when it folded back to State.
Friedrich Raez: A♣Q♦ 
Adrian State: Q♠Q♥
Raez was dominated and could not find an ace on the K♠9♥5♦9♣9♠ runout. Raez finished in tenth place as the last player to miss out on the unofficial final table of the Main Event.
Petre Ionescu had opened under the gun when Barnaba Perone defended his big blind. Ionescu's stack of 1,500,000 subsequently flew in on the 7♦3♦10♥ flop, with Perone looking him up.
Petre Ionescu: K♥10♣
Barnaba Perone: K♦4♦
Perone completed his flush draw on the Q♦ turn, leaving Ionescu's top pair drawing dead. Ionescu said his goodbyes as the 10♠ river was dealt as he exited in 11th place.
Petre Ionescu raised his button to 350,000. Gaspare Sposato sat in the small blind and three-bet to 1,050,000. Ionescu then jammed all in, and Sposato called with his stack of 3,650,000 being at risk.
Gaspare Sposato: Q♥Q♣
Petre Ionescu: J♥J♦
Sposato's ladies faced no issues on the 9♠7♦5♠K♠5♥ runout, doubling him up and leaving ionescu with less than ten big blinds.
Adrian State was under the gun and raised to 300,000. Big blind Jakub Sterba looked down at his cards and put in a call. State continued for 250,000 on the 2♦Q♠8♥ flop, which Sterba check-raised to 800,000.
State was going nowhere with as he called to the Q♣ turn. Sterba continued firing, putting 1,200,000 in the middle. State called undetered, after which the 6♠ river was checked down.
Sterba could only table king-high with K♦10♦, while State was sitting on A♥A♣ and raked in the pot with his aces, becoming the second eight-figure stack in the tournament.
Adrian State raised to 300,000 on the button with 6♣4♣. Friedrich Raez then three-bet to 950,000 in the small blind, holding K♠Q♥, while Manel Montalban four-bet his A♥Q♦ to 1,800,000 in the big blind.
State quickly folded his suited connector, but Raez stuck around and called. The flop fell 8♦2♦7♥. Montalban quickly put Raez all-in for 1,850,000, seeing Raez instantly muck his king-high.
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