Hand #1: Andrei Boghean raised to 70,000 from mid-position and everyone folded to Robert Bickley in the big blind. Bickley three-bet to 250,000 and Boghean called.
The flop came 
, Bickley opened to 175,000 and Boghean folded.
Hand #2: Boghean now raised to 65,000 from the under-the-gun position and action folded back to Bickley but now sitting in the small blind. Bickley three-bet again to 250,000 and Boghean once more.
Hand #1: Gianluca Speranza raised to 65,000 from the under-the-gun position and action folded to Luis Rodriguez on the button who raised to 175,000. The players in the blinds quickly got away and Speranza called. The flop came 2s5s8s], Speranza check-folded to the 175,000 bet of Rodriguez.
Hand #2: Andrei Boghean raised to 70,000 from the cutoff and Speranza, now sitting in the small blind, three-bet to 235,000. Boghean looked at his cards again and then decided to fold.
Hand #3: Speranza limped in from the button and Michal Mrakes shoved all in from the big blind. Speranza asked for a count. The dealer counted Mrakes' stack and confirmed it was 470,000. Speranza checked his cards once more before reluctantly folding them.
Marc MacDonnell raised to 60,000 from the hijack and Maria Ho defended her big blind. The flop came 
and Ho checked before calling a continuation bet worth 55,000 by MacDonnell. Both checked the 
on the turn and Ho bet the 
river for 135,000. MacDonnell quickly called and mucked ]Ah10c] when he was being shown 
for top pair by Ho.
After two raise and take it hands, Kevin MacPhee raised to 75,000 on the button, Stepan Osinovski three-bet to 280,000 in the big blind and forced a fold from the defending WSOPE Main Event champion.
Osinovski limped in the next hand and Niall Farrell checked. On a flop of 
, Osinovski bet 75,000 and forded a fold.
Osinovski lost some of the profit when raising to 75,000 from the hijack and facing a three-bet to 265,000 by Vlad Darie, besides that no other hand went past the preflop stage.
Norbert Madaras went all in in early position for 185,000 and Niall Farrell called. Ante Varnica shoved over the top for 560,000 total and, after checking the amount, Farrell called.
Hands:
Niall Farrell: 
Ante Varnica: 
Norbert Madaras: 
Farrell had the best hand and he had both players covered. The board ran out 
, giving Varnica and bit of a sweat, but ultimately sending Madaras and Varnica to the rail. Both players will take home €37,862.
Michal Mrakes opened on the button and got a call from big blind Luis Rodriguez. The flop came 
and Rodriguez check-called 65,000. He check-called 155,000 more on the turn. Both checked the and Rodriguez showed 
for a turned flush.
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feature | 1 | Ante Varnica | Croatia | 585,000 | 20 |
| Feature | 2 | Marc MacDonnell | Ireland | 760,000 | 25 |
| Feature | 3 | Vlad Darie | Romania | 1,600,000 | 53 |
| Feature | 4 | Marti Roca De Torres | Spain | 3,175,000 | 106 |
| Feature | 5 | Norbert Madaras | Hungary | 195,000 | 7 |
| Feature | 6 | Maria Ho | United States | 3,695,000 | 123 |
| Feature | 7 | Stepan Osinovski | Russia | 1,725,000 | 58 |
| Feature | 8 | Niall Farrell | United Kingdom | 1,625,000 | 54 |
| 40 | 1 | Gianluca Speranza | Italy | 1,380,000 | 46 |
| 40 | 2 | Jack Salter | United Kingdom | 2,140,000 | 71 |
| 40 | 3 | Michal Mrakes | Czech Republic | 900,000 | 30 |
| 40 | 4 | Robert Bickley | United Kingdom | 1,775,000 | 59 |
| 40 | 5 | Kevin MacPhee | United States | 1,270,000 | 42 |
| 40 | 6 | Luis Rodriguez | Spain | 775,000 | 26 |
| 40 | 7 | Andrei Boghean | Romania | 2,770,000 | 92 |
| 40 | 8 | Mathijs Jonkers | Netherlands | 2,050,000 | 68 |
Maria Ho started with two three-bets after the dinner break, raking in the open-raised of Vlad Darie and Andrei Boghean for 65,000 each. In the third hand, Ho raised to 65,000 from under the gun and Chi Zhang moved all in for 645,000 on the button. Boghean in the big blind asked for a count and reshoved to force a fold from Ho.
Chi Zhang:
Andrei Boghean: 
While Zhang was dominated, he had chop outs on the 
flop. The turn ensured just that while Zhang could not win the hand outright anymore. Any jack, king or ace would give Boghean the better hand and the on the river did just that to eliminate Zhang in 17th place for €31,377.
The remaining 16 players will now redraw to the last two tables.
Luis Rodriguez completed from the small blind and Gianluca Speranza opted to check.
The flop came 
, Rodriguez check-called the 30,000 bet of Speranza.
They both checked through the on the turn. The 
came on the river to complete the board and now Rodrigues bet 100,000. Speranza tank-folded.
Kevin MacPhee raised to 75,000 from the button and was called by Luis Rodriguez in the big blind.
They both checked through the 
on the flop. The turn brought them the , Rodriguez bet 100,000 and MacPhee called.
The river completed the board with the , Rodriguez check-folded to the 200,000 bet of MacPhee.
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