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We didn't see the action - you'd be amazed how much not being allowed near the tables can hamper one's coverage - but Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier has doubled up to over 300,000 with 
against Mathew Frankland's 
. Frankland is still over 400,000 even after that, though.
Board: 
Philip Jacobsen had bet 13,500 on a 
only for Ludovic Voisin to check-raise to 27,000. Jacobsen made the call to see a 
turn where, despite the tournament being hand-for-hand, Voisin tanked for about five minutes and had the clock called on him before he moved all-in for 91,000.
Jacobsen rechecked his cards and quickly called, turning over 
to Voisin's 
. The river was the 
- the ultimate blank and Voisin slammed his hand on the table in delight.
Jacobsen was perplexed, "Why were you taking so long? You do know we are hand-for-hand right?"
The bubble is taking its time to burst and so far the short stacks seemed to be getting the advantage in the heads up encounters.
EPT 2010 Barcelona Champion Kent Lundmark has just faced off against Jamel Hassani.
Lundmark: 
Hassani: 
Board: 
No help for Lundmark and Hassani doubles up.
Some extremely tight bubble-time foldage ended in vindication for Rodolphe Lampe.
We didn't quite catch the action (press have been completely banned from the tournament area, meaning that we have to fight with hordes of railers at the edges of the room to see what's going on) but when we got there, there were a lot of chips in the middle, three players in the hand, and Laurent Polito was all in. Kenny Hallaert tanked and then folded; Lampe tanked up as well before folding pocket queens face up. Polito showed the table pocket aces, and the bubble continues.
There are a few extreme short stacks still hanging in there, and they're getting shorter.
Vasilii Fursov opened for 15,000, but when Kent Lundmark reraised to cover him from the small blind, Fursov folded. He's got just 50,000 to his name now.
At the next table along, Anthony Hnatow raised to 15,000 from the button prompting a long dwell from Robert Cohen in the big blind. Eventually he flat-called, leaving himself just 45,000 behind. Cohen checked the 
flop and Hnatow went all in to cover him. Cohen went back in the tank and presumably he eventually folded, as when we returned to the table having been distracted by a big hand across the room, the hand was over and Cohen remained super-short on seven and a half big blinds.
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 500
All 129 players will return in 15 minutes. Only 128 of them are going to get paid.
Confusion reigned in the final bubble hand before the scheduled 15 minute break.
Hedi Salmi had raised from early position and Michael Schurpf had three bet from the button. The small blind had folded and Bruno Launais had his hands on his cards in the big blind. Salmi announced that he was all-in in an obvious reaction to the three-bet from Schurpf but Launais had not yet acted. When Launais did act it was to call the all-in of Salmi. Schurpf got out of the way and both Launais and Salmi turned their hands over prematurely. Launais had pocket kings and Salmi had pocket queens. When Salmi saw Launais' pocket kings he started to complain that he did not know Launais was in the hand. Tournament Director Thomas Kremser came to the rescue and the hand stood.
Just to rub salt into the already raw wound of Salmi Launais flopped a full house to double up. Salmi had Launais covered so the bubble has still not yet burst.
Launais ~ 440,000.
Former chip leader David Sonelin going into a sparring match with Michael Fratty, but only on the felt and certainly not in the verbal sense.
Sonelin opened to 11,500 and Fratty made the call from the small blind.
"Do you prefer I bet or check-raise?" said the Frenchman, relishing the press attention he was getting given this was the last table still to complete its' hand.
Sonelin, looking a little confused by Fratty's apparent confidence, declared he didn't mind and Fratty quickly fired out 10,500 on the 
flop. The slower, quieter Sonelin carefully pushed out a call to see the turn.
"Do you prefer I check or bet?" said Fratty, still seemingly confident, but this time Sonelin did not bother to reply and the chip leader fired out 27,000. Again, Sonelin cut out a stack of grey 5k chips to make the call as the pot grew to around 100,000.
The 
came on the river but this time Fratty said nothing, instead he sat there considering his options before electing to check across to Sonelin. The Swede, seemingly unfazed, pushed out 50,000 and the Frenchman, quieter and seemingly devoid of his previous talkative nature folded after about 30 seconds.
Mathew Frankland has once again moved into contention in this tournament with a huge double up.
We caught the action on a flop of and the action had been checked to Frankland. Frankland bet 18,000 and his opponent Pokerstars.net Qualifier Olivier Busquet check raised to 50,000. Frankland made it 75,000 more with a four bet and Busquet called.
The turn was the and Busquet again checked and Frankland moved all-in. Busquet called instantly and both players turned over a set with Frankland's set of nines dominating Busquets set of fives. There was no five on the river and Frankland doubled up.
Frankland ~ 595,000
Busquet ~ 95,000
