With the 
, Hani Awad more than doubled back to 54,000 after he beat Steve Meling's pocket tens after the money went in preflop and the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
54,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
||
From under the gun, Shaun Deeb raised to 80,000. Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier reraised all in for 353,000 from the cutoff seat and action folded back to Deeb. He made the call and rolled over the 
. Grospellier held a better pair with the 
.
The flop, turn and river ran out 
and Grospellier finished with a full house to doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,410,000
-420,000
|
-420,000 |
|
||
|
802,000
262,000
|
262,000 |
|
||
Will "The Thrill" Failla raised to 100,000 out of the cutoff seat and Sam Trickett reraised all in from the button for 514,000. After the blinds folded, Failla called.
Failla: 
Trickett: 
The 
board provided no help for Trickett and he was eliminated in ninth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,450,000
888,000
|
888,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
The players are now on a 15-minute break.
On the last hand before the break, which ran over into break time, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier busted Igor Kurganov.
Grospellier raised all in from early position and action folded to Kurganov on the button. He thought for a bit and then called all in for approximately 300,000. Grospellier held the and Kurganov the .
Kurganov pulled ahead on the 
flop, but the on the turn gave Grospellier a Broadway straight and left Kurganov hoping for just a chop on the river to stay alive. The river was the and Kurganov was eliminated in eighth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,275,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
||
|
|
1,370,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,270,000
-180,000
|
-180,000 |
|
|
1,175,000
373,000
|
373,000 |
|
|
||
|
510,000
-160,000
|
-160,000 |
|
|
||
|
475,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
|
|
60,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 18
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 10,000
Shaun Deeb raised to 125,000 from under the gun plus one and Gus Hansen three-bet to 305,000 out of the cutoff seat. Action got back to Deeb and he jammed all in. Hansen folded and Deeb won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,000,000
-275,000
|
-275,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,750,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
|
|
||
Hani Awad was recently all in from the big blind for his last 50,000 and moved to 200,000 after doubling through Shaun Deeb. Awad's run has just ended, though, at the hands of Gus Hansen.
Hansen raised to 155,000 and Awad called all in for 120,000. Everyone else folded and it was Hansen's 
versus Awad's 
.
The board ran out 
and Awad hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,300,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Rags-to-riches hopeful Steve Meling shoved for 315,000 from the cutoff and Gus Hansen called after a few moments from the big blind.
Hansen was behind with 
against Meling's 
, but scored the elimination when the board ran out 
with threes and deuces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,750,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
