| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,800,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
||
|
2,200,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
1,100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
After getting low in chips, the very next hand the action folded to [Removed:174] in the small blind who went all-in for 150,000 with 
. Arto Ilmari Loikkanen, in the big blind, snap-called with 
.
The 
board was unable to improve Tamasauskas' hand and he was eliminated in fouth place for �19,080. The three remaining players are each guaranteed a cool �25,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,300,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
![Profile photo of [Removed:174]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
|
Busted |
![Arunas Garunkstis and [Removed:174]](https://s.pnimg.net/-bCLIu6d_QG-XFSBKFRv1Y0Ax8LEviCktmCxQZNjWd0/pr:reporting-leading-desktop/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvbHJlcC8x/OTU3Lzc0L3g3YjVj/OTA4MjI1LmpwZw.webp)
Vincas Tamasauckas finished in seventh place last year and vowed anything less than a win this year would be a "huge disaster."
Arto Ilmari Loikkanen opened with to 120,000 from under the gun and Juha Helppi called with 
. Tamasauskas jammed all-in for 1,200,000 with 
. Loikkanen quickly called and Helppi just as quickly tossed his hand into the muck.
Tamasauckas was down to 155,000 in chips after he couldn't win the classic flip after the board ran out 
. Meanwhile, Loikkanen's stack passes 2 million in chips for the first time in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,100,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
|
155,000
-1,045,000
|
-1,045,000 |
Juha Helppi had more than half the chips coming off the break. The other three players are bunched together, each around 1 million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,400,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,300,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
|
1,200,000
257,000
|
257,000 |
|
|
1,000,000
118,000
|
118,000 |
Level: 27
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 5,000
Totti Matiask Arosuo began the day as chip leader but after making a huge laydown to Juha Helppi and losing a bad beat to Arunas Garunkstis, he found himself short on chips.
Helppi opened to 100,000 with 
and Arosuo jammed for 500,000 with 
. Helppi didn't waste too much time to call.
The 
flop didn't help Arosuo, however, the 
on the turn opened up more outs with an open-ended straight-draw. However, the river was didn't help Arosuo and gave Helppi a full house and he was eliminated in fifth place for �15,200.
Helppi now has more than half of the chips in play with a stack of 4,600,000 in chips.
Players are now on a break. The action will be back in 15 minutes with blinds at 30,000/60,000 with an ante of 5,000 with all players now guaranteed a payout of �19,800.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,600,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
||
Totti Matias Arosuo opened from the button with to 105,000. Arunas Garunkstis peeled from the big blind with 
.
Garunkstis opened jammed for 311,000 after he hit a piece of the 
flop and needed help after Arosuo snap-called. The on the turn didn't improve the Lithuanian's hand, however, Garunskstis got the help he needed after the 
completed the board on the river.
Arosuo, meanwhile, after making a huge laydown against Helppi and losing a bad beat against Garunskstis has seen himself fall from chip leader to a short stack in the manner of minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
882,000
-318,000
|
-318,000 |
|
|
530,000
-670,000
|
-670,000 |
|
|
||
Sweden's Shahin Shirazi Nejad opened with to 105,000 and was called by Arto Ilmari Loikkanen with 
from the big blind.
Loikkanen checked the 
flop. Nejad bet 125,000 with top pair and Loikkanen jammed to 630,000.
Nejad called and needed help. The 
on the turn and the on the river didn't improve the Swede's hand and he was eliminated in sixth place for �10,800.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,200,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 26
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
Juha Helppi opened from early position with 
, [Removed:174] called with from late position before Totti Matias Arosuo called from the big blind with 
.
The 
gave both Helppi and Arosuo, who had the two biggest stacks on the table, sets. Arosuo and Tamasauskas checked before Helppi bet 120,000. Arosuo raised to 295,000 and Tamasauskas got out of the way.
Helppi went into the tank before he called. Arosuo led out for 335,000 after the paired the board on the turn and Helppi called.
Arosuo led out again, this time for 635,000 when the 
completed the board on the river. Helppi went into the tank before he declared himself all-in.
Arosuo went into deep thought for more than five minutes before he eventually laid down a full-house. After the hand, Helppi became the overwhelming chip leader despite the fact if Arosuo didn't make the sick fold he would have half the chips in play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,600,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,200,000
-1,400,000
|
-1,400,000 |
|
|
||
