Joe McGowan raised to 12,000 from the button and JC Alvarado three-bet all from the small blind. Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier called from the big blind and McGowan folded.
Grospellier:
Alvarado:
The board fell and Alvarado was able to score the double up. He's currently sitting on about 190,000 while Grospellier has fallen to 135,000.
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier opened for 10,000 from the hijack and received a call from Stephane Albertini in the cutoff. Liv Boeree then came in with a three-bet to 31,000 from the button, both blinds folded, and Grospellier moved all in for 152,000. Albertini got out of the way and Boeree made the call.
Showdown
Grospellier:
Boeree:
It was a quintessential flip headed to the flop, which came down . It was safe for Grospellier, as were the turn and river. Boeree just shook her head and sent over a good portion of her chips.
Action folded around to Joseph Cheong in the small blind and he simply moved all in to put the pressure on the short-stacked Joe Kuether, who ended up calling off for 56,500 total.
Showdown
Kuether:
Cheong:
The flop was kind to Kuether as it paired his ace and gave him a big lead. The turn was pause for concern as Cheong picked up a gut-shot straight draw, but there was no need to worry as the peeled off on the river.
Tournament staff is currently coloring up and racing off the purple t500 chips. We will have full chip counts for you shortly after the race off is finished.
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We got to the table to find Bruno Fitoussi all in and at risk before the flop. Fitoussi's all in was called by both Jason Mercier and Toby Lewis.
The flop came and Lewis checked. Mercier bet 14,000 and Lewis called. The turn was the and they both checked to see the on the river. Two more checks prompted them to table their cards. Lewis showed . Mercier showed the and then mucked.
Fitoussi tabled for nothing and was eliminated from the tournament.
Vladislav Varlashin moved all in for 104,000 from under the gun and it folded all of the way around to Kitty Kuo who called from the big blind.
Varlashin:
Kuo:
Kuo held the lead on the lop of but fell drastically behind when the popped up on fourth street. The completed the board and Kuo was forced to ship more than half of her stack over to Varlashin.
Action folded around to a short-stacked Keven Stammen on the button and he moved all in for 58,000. Christopher Brammer made the call from the big blind.
Showdown
Stammen:
Brammer:
The board ran out an uneventful and Stammen was eliminated in 34th place.
JC Alvarado got himself all in preflop holding and was the favorite against Joe McGowan's . Alvarado avoided any danger on the flop, but the on the turn was a dagger through his heart. The pro was on his feet before the was put out on the river, and he took the long walk to the payout desk to collect €21,250 for his 33rd-place finish.
and Alvarado was able to score the double up. He's currently sitting on about 190,000 while Grospellier has fallen to 135,000.
. It was safe for Grospellier, as were the 
turn and 
flop was kind to Kuether as it paired his ace and gave him a big lead. The 
turn was pause for concern as Cheong picked up a gut-shot straight draw, but there was no need to worry as the 
and they both checked to see the 
on the river. Two more checks prompted them to table their cards. Lewis showed 
and then mucked.
for nothing and was eliminated from the tournament.
but fell drastically behind when the 
completed the board and Kuo was forced to ship more than half of her stack over to Varlashin.
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