The quietly composed Rupert Elder is quietly hovering between 160k and 220k, picking up a pot now by betting 12,000 when it was checked to him on the button of a board after a bit of a think. On the river Elder's bet was immediate when it was checked to him again - this time 25,000. Whatever his opponent wanted to see, that wasn't it and Elder picked up another pot without showdown.
Elsewhere the British contingent has been further slimmed with the loss of John Eames.
Luca Cainelli had been getting pretty shove-y with his short stack - we witnessed him pushing from the small blind to a late position raise. His opponent didn't call, though.
Next hand Jason Helder opened to 5,200 in the cutoff and Cainelli shoved again, this time from the button for 28,200. Helder tanked for a while but eventually made the call, and Cainelli was gone shortly thereafter.
Ladies' favourite Fabrice Soulier is up to 370,000 after knocking out another gentleman. We're not sure when the chips went in, but we'd hazard a guess that it was before the flop or on it.
After an opening raise to 5,000, Fabrizio Ascari confidently moved all-in from middle position and it was passed back to the raiser who sighed after seeing it was 43,000 in total to call and then mucked his cards.
Ascari slammed down and started talking about how he didn't have cards, "But I do have the cojones!" pointing to his crotch.
Ascari has 50,000 and lots of cojones, apparently.
We found Team PokerStars SportStar Fatima Moreira de Melo moving in on the turn of a board. Her opponent thought about it but eventually folded up, we believe one of those cards being a club. De Melo declined to show, and is at 80,000.
There was an early position raise before EPT Warsaw winner Christophe Benzimra reraised to 11,500. A few seats down, Dermot Blain shoved for 49,100, which was enough to push the original raiser off. Benzimra called, though, and they were on their backs.
Benzimra:
Blain:
Board:
The stacks were assessed and it was found that Benzimra covered Blain - by just 2,600. He called all in to a raise next hand and found himself up against two other players, who checked the board right down to the river when one player bet out 4,000 and the called the other player's raise to 15,000. Benzimra flipped for two pair but the river raiser turned over for a flush. The third player mucked, and Benzimra was gone.
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board after a bit of a think. On the 
river Elder's bet was immediate when it was checked to him again - this time 25,000. Whatever his opponent wanted to see, that wasn't it and Elder picked up another pot without showdown.
and started talking about how he didn't have cards, "But I do have the cojones!" pointing to his crotch.
board. Her opponent thought about it but eventually folded 
board right down to the river when one player bet out 4,000 and the called the other player's raise to 15,000. Benzimra flipped