João Brito out in ninth, winning €3,683

Another short stack immediately succumbed after dinner as João Brito was unfortunate to find his A♥9♣ run into Aces.

The Portuguese player had struggled to make an impact in the pre-flop war that typified the first hours in the final and ultimately paid the price as Paulo Calado woke up with a monster.

There was a glimmer of hope on the 9♦J♠8♣ flop, but no further aid came as the turn and river read 2♥-K♠.

A short while later, Paulo C. was again putting his chips to good use, making the final raise all in on a board of 6♥6♦5♦-Q♠ against Bruno Rilho and forcing his rival to back down.