We reported earlier that Fabrice Soulier took the chip lead from Mathew Franklan, well the Brit has slid further down the leaderboard after suffering another critical blow.
We caught the action on a board of and the Dealer had just placed the turn onto the felt. Franklan bet 15,800 and Anthony Hnatow called. The river was the and Franklan asked Hnatow how much he was playing and Hnatow politely showed him and it was 121,500. Franklan then announced that he was all-in before a quiet fell over the table. Hnatow eventually mustered up the courage to call and was delighted to see that his read was correct. Franklan was bluffing and Hnatow had made the right call.
Hnatow:
Franklan:
Hnatow doubled up to 243,000 and Franklan shrunk down to 253,000.
Two of the largest stacks in the room are sat facing each other. Mathew Frankland amassed his stack by eliminating fellow countryman James Mitchell earlier and he was in the chip lead. We say "was" because we believe he has now slipped into second place and our new chip leader is Fabrice Soulier and this is how he took it.
Soulier raised to 3,400 from middle position and Vytautas Milvydas called before Frankland squeezed from the button to 11,300. Soulier called the three-bet and then Milvydas pushed all-in for 47,800 in total. The action was on Frankland and he called before Soulier announced all-in as well. This was a huge shove and one that Frankland didn't even give one second of thought to before folding.
Soulier:
Milvydas:
Board:
No help to Milvydas and Soulier sails into the lead
Sebastian Gohr was just knocked out by Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier after an all-in preflop encounter saw Gohr's run afoul of his opponent's .
Blind on blind, Isabelle Mercier (big blind) and a gentleman whose name we were unable to ascertain (small blind) saw a flop. The small blind bet out 2,500, Mercier raised to 6,000, and the small blind called.
The small blind check-called Mercier's 10,000 bet on the turn and her push for around 17,000 on the river. But we never got to see what he was check-calling with, as Mercier turned over for two pair and the small blind mucked.
Antoine Saout has just doubled up Oleg Perepletchikov and damaged his stack in the process. It was a simple hand really Saout made the raise from the cut off to 3,600 and Perepletchikov made it 11,100 from the small blind. The Frenchman then put the Russian all-in and he called.
Saout:
Perepletchikov
The flop gave the Russian a huge lead when he made a set on the board. The turn and river securing Perepletchikov's double up.
Ludovic Lacay had fired out 7,100 on the turn of a board only for German Martin Finger to check-raise all-in for around 36,000 in total, Lacay quickly called, but was slightly surprised to be behind.
Lacay:
Finger:
The river paired the board but it was the and Finger's flush beat Lacay's 3-pair in a pot worth around 90,000. Lacay has about 125,000 remaining.
Bruno Launais has a fantastic EPT record. He knows how to find his way through these types of fields having done so to reach final tables in Vienna in 2010 and this very tournament in 2009.
He is playing in a lot of pots and using his chip advantage well but he has just lost 20,000 chips to Antoine Amourette.
Launais raised to 4,000 from middle position and Amourette three-bet from the small blind and Launais called. The flop was and both players checked. The turn was the and Amourette checked. Launais made a bet a 8,700 and Amourette called. The river was the and with 34,000 behind Amourette made a pretty committing bet of 12,600 and Launais mucked his hand.
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and the Dealer had just placed the 
turn onto the felt. Franklan bet 15,800 and Anthony Hnatow called. The river was the 
and Franklan asked Hnatow how much he was playing and Hnatow politely showed him and it was 121,500. Franklan then announced that he was all-in before a quiet fell over the table. Hnatow eventually mustered up the courage to call and was delighted to see that his read was correct. Franklan was bluffing and Hnatow had made the right call.
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turn and her push for around 17,000 on the 
river. But we never got to see what he was check-calling with, as Mercier turned over 
for two pair and the small blind mucked.
board. The turn and river 
