Gaetano Dell'Aera's tournament has come to an abrupt end at the hands of Cyril Andre.
The chips went into the middle preflop, the short-stacked Dell'Aera holding 
and needing some help to best the 
of his opponent. That help never arrived as the board ran out 
and Andre keeps in touching distance of the front runners.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Ireland's Fergal Cawley has just been sent to the rail after he lost a crucial coinflip in a hand with Kristijonas Andrulis.
A raise from Andrulis was greeted with an all-in bet from Cawley and a call from Andrulis. Cawley held the 
and was up against the 
of Andrulis. A board reading 
sealed Cawley's fate and he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
390,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
Busted |
With about 45,000 in the middle and the board showing 
, Jean-Jacques Zeitoun fired a bet of 30,500 from the cutoff seat and Remi Castaignon called from the button. Both then checked the turn.
The river brought the 
and another check from Zeitoun, and after a bit of a pause Castaignon bet 80,000. Zeitoun tanked for several minutes at that bet, pointing at the board as if to count his way through the steps of the hand. Finally he folded his hand face up — 
— and Castaignon collected the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
241,000
131,000
|
131,000 |
|
||
|
145,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
Zimnan Ziyard seemed to be in the zone for a lot of this tournament and many observers were predicting a deep EPT run once again for the former champion. It's not to be after a very bad passage of play that's left him feeling, "Destroyed" as he described it and on the rail.
He shoved the last of his chips in from the small blind with and the big blind called with 
. Both players flopped open-ended straight draws on the J-T-X flop and the turn brought about a second club giving Ziyard flush outs. He made a pair on the nine river but the card made his opponent a winning straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
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Go and take in some fresh air and be back for one last level for today.
Level: 19
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000
269,000
|
269,000 |
|
930,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
823,000
173,000
|
173,000 |
|
|
804,000
162,000
|
162,000 |
|
743,000
333,000
|
333,000 |
|
700,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
|
598,000
221,000
|
221,000 |
|
|
570,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
555,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
550,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
Short-stack Quentin Lecomte moved all in preflop for his last 120,000 from middle position but Karim Abdelmoumene instantly called from the big blind.
Lecomte: 
Abdelmoumene: 
The board gave Lecomte a really good flop, coming 
but the turn and 
river were both blanks and he was eliminated instead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
Busted |