Olga Iermolcheva committed her last 200,000 into the middle from the cutoff with Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin making the put her at risk from the big blind.
Olga Iermolcheva: K♠J♣ 
Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin: A♦10♦
The board came K♦9♠Q♠6♠9♥ to give Iermolcheva the best hand with two pair, king and nines, earning her the double up.
Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin moved all in for around 500,000 from the hijack and Joy Waldau shoved for her remaining 150,000 chips from the button. The blinds folded, and the players flipped their hands.
Joy Waldau: A♥J♥
Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin: 8♣8♦
The 6♥8♥10♦ flop came Ho Yin's way as she flopped a set of eights, although Waldau has some heart flush draw outs.
The 4♦ turn and J♦ river didn't save Waldau and she was eliminated from the tournament in 8th place.
Chien-Chih Weng moved all in for her last 25,000 from early position with Olga Iermolcheva moving all in herself for 240,000 from the cutoff. After the rest of the table folded the cards were flipped over.
Chien-Chih Weng: K♣9♣
Olga Iermolcheva: 4♣4♥
Weng couldn't find a king, a four, or any clubs on the 2♣2♥8♠J♥10♥ runout and she was the first elimination at this final table.
Chien-Chih Weng shoved for 150,000 from early position and Maria Ortiz made the call with her last 125,000 from the button. After the blinds folded the cards were revealed with Ortiz at risk.
Maria Ortiz: A♥Q♣
Chien-Chih Weng: A♦J♠
Ortiz needed to avoid a jack to stay in the tournament. The runout of 7♠3♣K♠4♦10♠ didn't improve either player, and Ortiz had doubled up, while Weng was left with just one big blind
Niveau: 22
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
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Maria Ortiz opened from an early position to 30,000 and Maria Lampropulos defended the big blind.
The 6♥J♥8♥ flop was jammed by Lampropulos for around 30,000 and Ortiz made the call.
Maria Lampropulos: 6♠8♣
Maria Ortiz: A♣J♠
Lampropulos had flopped two pair and was ahead of Ortiz with top pair.
The 7♠10♥ runout didn't change anything, and Lampropulos doubled her stack. She folded from the small blind next hand, taking her back down to around five big blinds with the level increase.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anna Gulevich | Netherlands | 360,000 | 24 |
| 2 | Joy Waldau | Germany | 160,000 | 11 |
| 3 | Chien-Chih Weng | Taiwan | 140,000 | 9 |
| 4 | Maria Lampropulos | Argentina | 70,000 | 5 |
| 5 | Olga Iermolcheva | Ukraine | 260,000 | 17 |
| 6 | Maria Ortiz | Spain | 210,000 | 14 |
| 7 | Soraya Estrada | Spain | 505,000 | 34 |
| 8 | Paula Arreba | Spain | 160,000 | 11 |
| 9 | Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin | Hong Kong | 660,000 | 44 |
There will now be a 20-minute break before the start of the final table. The players will come back with three minutes remaining of blind level 21.
Soraya Estrada opened from under the gun to 30,000 and Mariona Canals defended the big blind.
The A♥2♦K♥ flop was checked by Canals and Estrada bet 30,000. Canals tanked before calling.
The 2♥ was turned and Canals checked. Estrada raised, essentially putting Canals all in and Canals called.
Mariona Canals: 7♥10♥
Soraya Estrada: A♦J♣
Canals was sitting with a flush, which she had made on the turn, and both players awaited the river card.
The A♠ completed the board, giving Estrada a boat, leaving Canals eliminated from the tournament in 10th place.
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