In a limped pot, Ruben Lopes bet 120,000 from the button on a flop of A♥7♦6♠ and Mehdi Chaoui called.
The turn was the 5♥ and Lopes bet 375,000. Chaoui folded 5♠3♦, and Lopes took the pot with 9♣7♠.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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11,500,000
500,000
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500,000 |
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2,500,000
500,000
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500,000 |
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Mehdi Chaoui limped in from the button before Ruben Lopes raised to 275,000. Chaoui called and the flop came Q♦8♦3♥.
Lopes then bet 190,000 and Chaoui called. The 3♦ turn was checked through, and both players also checked the 7♠ river. Lopes showed K♠K♥, and Chaoui mucked J♣10♣.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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12,000,000
700,000
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700,000 |
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2,000,000
700,000
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700,000 |
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On the first hand back from break, Rafael Moraes raised to 250,000 on the button and Mehdi Chaoui three-bet to 825,000 in the small blind. Moraes then moved all in for 5,000,000, and Chaoui snap-called.
Rafael Moraes: 7♠7♥ 
Mehdi Chaoui: A♥A♦
Moraes had run his pocket pair right into Chaoui's aces and was left looking for a miracle yet again. He got no such luck this time as the board ran out 8♠5♥5♠2♣2♦, sending the PokerStars Team Pro to the rail in third place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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12,700,000
5,300,000
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5,300,000 |
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1,300,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level: 24
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
The remaining three players are going on a 20-minute break.
Ruben Lopes raised to 400,000 in the small blind with K♣10♣, and Rafael Moraes defended A♥J♥.
The A♠8♣7♣ flop gave Moraes top pair and Lopes a flush draw. Lopes then checked, Moraes bet 300,000, and Lopes called.
Lopes led out for 375,000 on the 8♥ turn, and Moraes raised to 900,000. Lopes called to the 7♦ river, where Moraes moved all in for 1,700,000. Lopes folded, and Moraes took down the big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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5,000,000
2,100,000
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2,100,000 |
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1,600,000
2,000,000
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2,000,000 |
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Mehdi Chaoui raised to 200,000 on the button with 5♣4♠ and Ruben Lopes called in the small blind with A♣10♣.
The flop came 9♣8♠6♣ and Chaoui continued for 175,000. Lopes then raised to 625,000 with his flush draw, and Chaoui folded.
Rafael Moraes then limped the small blind and Chaoui checked 10♥9♦.
Moraes checked to Chaoui on the J♥8♥6♣ flop, and Chaoui bet 100,000. Moraes called and they both checked the K♦ turn.
Moraes again checked the 5♣ river, and Chaoui bet 1,000,000. Moraes folded A♦Q♦.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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7,400,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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3,600,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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2,900,000
700,000
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700,000 |
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Mehdi Chaoui raised to 200,000 on the button before Ruben Lopes three-bet to 750,000 in the small blind.
Rafael Moraes then woke up with K♠K♣ in the big blind and moved all in for 2,500,000. Chaoui folded Q♣2♥, while Lopes also got rid of A♦J♣ and Moraes took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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7,200,000
400,000
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400,000 |
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3,600,000
800,000
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800,000 |
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3,300,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
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7,600,000 | |
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3,600,000 | |
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2,800,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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Ivan Luca was still stacking chips from his bustout of Hugo Machado when he opened to 330,000 in the small blind. Mehdi Chaoui called in the big blind, and they went heads-up to the 10♣7♣5♥ flop.
Luca checked to Chaoui who bet 475,000. Luca then moved all in for 2,400,000, and Chaoui snap-called.
Ivan Luca: A♣Q♣
Mehdi Chaoui: A♥10♦
Chaoui was ahead with top pair, while Luca had the nut flush draw. The 8♦ turn was no help to Luca, while the river came the K♦ and Luca was eliminated in fourth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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7,600,000
2,800,000
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2,800,000 |
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Busted | |
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