Michel Abecassis has been eliminated in a hand that saw him all in and at risk with 
against the 
of Yury Gulyy.
The community cards ultimately came 
to give Gulyy two pair and the pot, sending Abecassis railward in 33rd place.
A horrible spot to go out for [Removed:146], all in on a flop of 
holding 
against Robert Romeo's 
. The 
turn changed nothing but the 
river made Romeo the better full house and Guerfi was knocked out in 34th place.
Hugo Pingray just earned a huge double up at the expense of Matthieu Herve to catapult himself up over the 1.5 million-chip mark.
We arrived at the hand's denouement with Pingray showing 
, Herve 
, and the board showing 
, with fifth street appearing a likely candidate for when the chips all went in.
Walid Bou Habbib opened to 24,000 preflop and it was passed around to Loic Loic Fringant in the big blind who peaked at his cards then moved al in. Habbib snap-called.
Habbib:
Fringant: 
The board came 
and Fringant was eliminated in 35th place.
With 150,000 in the middle and the board showing 
, Remi Castaignon checked, Sam Grafton made a big bet of 135,000, and after a lengthy think Castaignon called.
Grafton tabled 
for a flush and Castaignon mucked. "Thought of getting a royal there," said Grafton afterwards as he scooped the chips.
Start-of-day chip leader Shahaf Hadaya might be contemplating folding pocket kings the next time they are dealt to him, as the hand just doesn't seem to be working out for the player from Israel.
Just now came another instance in which cowboys failed Hadaya. With the board showing 
and a decent pot having already developed, Hadaya checked, then Gordon Huntly bet 45,000. Hadaya — holding 
— made it 225,000 to go, and when Huntly reraised all in for 352,000 total, Hadaya was there with the call.
Hadaya tabled his overpair, but Huntly had the 
, and after the 
turn and 
river, Hadaya had lost yet another big pot with K-K.
"That's four times I've had kings today," said Hadaya with a grin. "I've lost three." We've caught three of those hands, seeing him split a pot once with K-K earlier against Koon and now lose two big ones.
He continued to smile, though, seemingly unflustered by his misfortune during the first level-and-a-half today.
Karim Abdelmoumene is the latest casualty this level, all in preflop with 
, he found Glen Cymbaluk behind him with which held on a board of 
.
Michel Abecassis pushed from the button for 82,000 and Shahaf Hadaya made the call.
Abecassis:
Hadaya: 
The flop pretty much ended any chance of a sweat when it came 
to give Abecassis the second nuts, the 
turn and 
river made no difference and the Frenchman doubled up.
Loic Fringant was just now all in and at risk with 
but his lone opponent, Cyril Andre, had 
. The pair watched the board roll out and chopped the pot.
At the very start of the level Robert Romeo has eliminated Anaras Alekberovas with against . The board came and the played to give Robert a bigger flush.
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