Level 26
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Sergio Aido limped from the hijack and Hossein Ensan three-bet the button to 205,000. Aido moved all in for 1.405 million and Ensan folded after asking for a count.
Aido opened to 120,000 and Roman Emelyanov defended the big blind. On a flop of 
, Emelyanov checked and folded to a bet worth 125,000.
Ensan opened to 125,000 and received two callers in Emelyanov on the button and Aido in the big blind. The flop fell 
and Ensan's bet of 175,000 won the pot.
Right after, tournament staff spoke with the remaining finalists with regards to the next break and everyone agreed on a 30-minute dinner break at the end of this level.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,150,000
165,000
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165,000 |
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1,780,000
380,000
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380,000 |
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775,000
-225,000
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-225,000 |
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to get to 600,000.
flop, Danny Tang and Ben Heath checked out of the blinds and Sergio Aido bet 50,000. Tang called in the small blind while Heath check-raised to 265,000 and Aido was the only caller.
turn was checked through and a bet of 285,000 by Heath on the 
river forced a fold from Aido.
flop, action checked to Heath and his continuation bet of 145,000 shut down all further action.
and Aido hit his jack to double up.
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. Tang showed 
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turn and 
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turn. Only Emelyanov called but folded when Tang fired the 
river for 315,000.
and Ensan bet 270,000. Stokkan moved in for 945,000 and Ensan called with lightning speed.
, the Russian checked and Tang continued for 120,000. Emelyanov check-shoved for 1.44 million within less than a second and Tang sighed before letting go.