On a three-way completed board of 
, action had checked to Tom Talboom under-the-gun and he bet 58,000 into the already massive pot of 125,000.
Derk van Luijk in the small blind folded, but Robert Heidorn in the big blind ended up making the call after spending some time in the tank.
Heidorn was then shown 
by Talboom for a turned straight and he quickly mucked his hand. Talboom was pushed the nig pot to boost his stack to 480,000.
With players now in the money, there are 473 envelopes up for grabs containing a combined €1,132,000 in prizes. In addition to the cash prizes, they can draw the Platinum Pass worth $30,000, which includes a $25,000 entry and a trip to the 2023 PSPC in the Bahamas. Also, there is a Red Spade Pass worth $18,000 that includes a trip to the F1 Brazilian Grand Prix.
Players can start redeeming their bounties at the upcoming dinner break.
| VALUE | COUNT |
|---|---|
| €250,000 | 1 |
| €100,000 | 1 |
| €75,000 | 1 |
| €50,000 | 1 |
| €25,000 | 2 |
| €10,000 | 7 |
| €5,000 | 14 |
| €2,000 | 21 |
| €1,000 | 425 |
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Due to a miscount in the entries, the money bubble has already burst and all remaining players are in the money for a minimum cash of €3,010.
Vladislav Solovev opened to 11,000 from the hijack and Henrik Hecklen called from the small blind.
The flop came 
and both players tapped the table.
On the 
turn, Hecklen fired for 11,000 and Solovev would assess his options before making the call.
On the 
river, Hecklen checked over to Solovev, who needed about 90 seconds before putting out 29,000. As soon as his chips hit the felt, Hecklen chucked his cards into the muck.
The tournament director has instructed dealers to begin hand-for-hand play as the players are on the stone bubble.
With just four players before the bubble bursts, Manuel Fischer opened to 30,000 from the cutoff and Gheorghe Butuc three-bet to 75,000 from the small blind. Fischer, the tournament chip leader, moved all in. Butuc had around 200,000 behind and took his time before the clock was called. Eventually, as the floor counted down from ten, the Moldovan made the call.
Gheorghe Butuc: 
Manuel Fischer: 
Butuc was floored when he realized he was miles behind as Fischer tabled pocket kings against his pocket queens.
The flop came 
, giving Fischer a set of queens and Butuc was drawing nearly dead.
The bounty was clinched when the 
arrived on the turn. The 
completed the board and Butuc was eliminated near the stone bubble.
The win made Fischer the first player in the room to go over one million while he also collected his seventh bounty of the day.
On a heads-up flop of 
, with 32,000 in the pot, Viacheslav Balaev bet 10,000 from the big blind and was called by Derk van Luijk in early position.
The turn was the 
and both players decided to check to the river which was the .
They decided to check once more and Balaev turned over 
for a pair queens and Van Luijk mucked.
There are 171 players left with 167 getting paid, so play will start to slow down soon as the bubble approaches.
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