Abdelkader Kaychohi opened to 8,000 from under the gun and the action passed around to Mathew Frankland on the button. Frankland set the price to play at 21,500 and after 30-45 seconds of deliberation Kaychohi folded.
It's all getting very tense here in Deauville, we're down to just 123 players. Each hand is taking a little more time as the short stacks dwell just that fraction longer.
Mikael Bilan has just been put through the emotional wringer here in Deauville, thanks to the old suckout re-suckout!
Bilan open-shoved from middle position and Kevin Miannay decided to look him up. Bilan turned over 
and Miannay was trailing with the 
. Miannay took the lead on the 
flop, flopping top pair and a flush draw for good measure. Bilan looked sick but his demeanour soon changed when the 
improved him to a straight. Despite pleas for a club the dealer put the 
on the river and a delighted Bilan gave a fist-pump before stacking his chips.
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The champion from two seasons ago, Lucien Cohen, is still in with a chance of a historical double after he got lucky to survive.
He was all with 
and dominated by Noel Gaens' 
. The Parisian had a face like thunder as the board ran out 
. That was until the river made him a Broadway straight and all of a sudden his mood changed.
"The rat, the rat!" he shouted whilst pointing at his plastic pet rat, "Thank you very much!"
The hand that ousted Dermot Blain just a few spots off the money was somewhat of a cooler.
He was in the big blind with 
and faced a cut-off raise from Hugo Pingray. The Irishman shoved for 65,000 and was snapped called by Pingray holding .
The board ran 
and Blain wished his table mates good luck and left.
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Just ten spots from the money, button raises to 6k, I go all in from sb with QQ for 54k more, he calls w A8 and gets there. Frustrating. :(February 06 2013Follow
With just six eliminations left to go before reaching the money, players are now taking the first 15-minute break of the day.
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