The field has grown to 289, and just 200 players remain. They've been sent on another 30-minute break.
Late registration is open until the start of Level 11, which will be around 8:55 p.m. local time.
Toan Chan Truong and Yalcin Aslan got all in preflop with Truong being the player at risk of elimination.
Toan Chan Truong: J♦J♣ 
Yalcin Aslan: A♦K♦
The flop came 8♣Q♦9♦, giving Aslan a lot more outs to win the pot. The A♠ on the turn propelled him into the lead with top pair. The K♥ came on the river and Truong was sent to the rail at the hands of Aslan.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
Eliminé |
Despite being among the chip leaders a couple of levels ago, Elton Ostreni was all in for his last 17,000 from the button. He was at risk against Marco Pacini, who had the bigger stack.
Elton Ostreni: AxJx
Marco Pacini: AxQx
Pacini made trips to remain the favorite following the Q♥Q♠2♠ flop but Ostreni turned outs to Broadway after the K♦ came into play. The A♥ completed the board to give Pacini a boat and the bust out.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
Eliminé |
Stefan Leenen moved all in for 6,500 from the cutoff and was called by Spanish poker veteran Abraham Serrano from the big blind.
Stefan Leenen: Qx10x
Abraham Serrano: AxQx
Leenen was dominated but had an open-ended straight draw following the J♦9♣2♦ flop to increase his number of outs. The Q♥ turn gave both players a pair of queens, but Serrano had the better kicker. The 10♥ appeared on the river to give Leened two pair for the double up.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000 | |
|
13,900 |
Antonio Gonzalez raised to 1,200 from early position. Adria Torrelles shoved from the seat next to him for 8,500. Antonio Guirao then four-bet to 23,000 out of the big blind. Gonzalez folded and the cards were revealed.
Adria Torrelles: A♥8♥
Antonio Guirao: A♦Q♣
The runout of 9♦7♥3♣2♠4♦ didn't help Torrelles, as Guirao's ace-queen high was enough to send him to the rail.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
39,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
22,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
Eliminé |
Last year at in Barcelona, France's Simon Wiciak defeated João Sydenstricker heads-up to win the EPT Main Event for €1,134,375.
Wiciak bested the field of 2,120 runners for the golden trophy, his first major live poker title, and the career-best seven-figure score.
The Frenchman struck a three-handed deal with Sydenstricker and Britain's Carl Shaw that flattened the payouts, and the trio played on for the trophy and an additional €108,975 in prize money.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (EUR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Wiciak | France | €1,134,375* |
| 2 | João Sydenstricker | Brazil | €1,048,550* |
| 3 | Carl Shaw | United Kingdom | €901,070* |
| 4 | Santiago Plante | Canada | €511,300 |
| 5 | Andre Akkari | Brazil | €393,300 |
| 6 | Ezequiel Waigel | Argentina | €302,500 |
| 7 | Curtis Knight | Canada | €232,700 |
| 8 | Robin Ylitalo | Sweden | €179,000 |
*Denotes three-way deal
With roughly 9,000 in the pot, on a flop of 6♦3♣8♦, Merab Meladze shoved for 11,000 with Maria Konnikova calling to put him at risk from the button.
Merab Meladze: 9♦8♣
Maria Konnikova: 8♥8♠
Meladze needed runner-runner to stay alive. He found some help on the 10♦ turn, but the Q♥ river didn't improve his hand and Konnikova's set of eights would eliminate him from the tournament.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000
13,500
|
13,500 |
|
||
|
Eliminé | |
Niveau: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Gabriel Castro made it 1,700 from middle position before Damiano Zicca three-bet to 4,200 from the hijack. Top ten stack Liutauras Armanavicius called from the small blind and Castro also put in the extra chips.
Zicca continued for 6,700 on the Q♣8♥4♣ flop and only Armanavicius called. Zicca then sized down to 5,000 on the 4♠ turn, and was called by his opponent once more.
Armanavicius checked for a third time and went into the tank after Zicca put in his last 14,000 on the 10♣ river. Armanavicius mulled over his options before making a one-chip call.
Zicca tabled A♠A♣ for a pair of aces, besting Armanavicius's A♦Q♦.
Nick Palma is also at the table and has already added to his starting stack shortly after taking his seat. Can the American put in a deep run at one of his favorite stops of the year?
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
63,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
50,000
11,100
|
11,100 |
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
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