Walid Bou Habib just open-raised all in for his last 370,000 or so from middle position, and when it folded back around to Robert Romeo in the big blind he folded his hand, showing the before pushing his cards dealerward.
Habib wiped his forehead with the back of his hand in response, holding his cards in his hand so all could see the as he did.
Franck Kalfon was just now all in and at risk in a blind-against-blind situation versus his fellow Frenchman, the chip leader Remi Castaignon.
Castaignon had the preflop edge with versus Kalfon's , but the flop came to pair Kalfon's seven and put him in front. Having been standing, he gradually retook his seat as the turn and river were dealt, having earned a double-up and the preservation of his tourney life.
Matthieu Herve's EPT Deauville Main Event run has come to an end in 19th place following two successive hands that saw him first lose most of his stack, then be eliminated shortly thereafter.
In the first hand Herve was up against an all-in Yury Gulyy, the pair vying from the blinds for an approximately 1 million-chip pot. Gulyy had and Herve , and when the community cards came Herve was down to just 66,000 chips.
Herve open-raised all in from the button on the next hand with and Robert Romeo called the extra few chips from the big blind with . That board rolled out , and Herve wished all good luck before departing.
Jean Pierre Petroli just earned a big double-up on the feature table thanks to a fortunate river card.
All in before the flop with ace-queen against Guiglini's pocket tens, the board brought three low cards and a king through the turn, but a river Q paired Petroli's hand to win him the pot.
Gordon Huntly raised to 60,000 from the button and Cyril Andre made it 160,000 in the small blind, Huntly responded by quickly flicking in the extra 100,000 chips.
Both players checked the flop before Huntly bet 150,000 after the Frenchman also checked the turn. It went check-check again on the river and Huntly was forced to show but Andre's scooped the pot.
Eilert Eilertsen is the last remaining Norwegian in the event but he was just put through the wringer by Jeffrey Hakim. With around 600,000 already in the pot, Eilertsen checked the turn of a board only for Hakim to set him all in.
Eilertsen took several minutes in seeming prolonged agony but eventually opted for a fold.
Having raised preflop Joseph El Khoury check-called a bet of 75,000 on a board against Aurelien Guiglini before both checked the turn. The river saw El Khoury lead out for about a quarter of the pot, 90,000 to be precise.
Guiglini looked a little unsure but made the call, El Khoury showed him and Guiglini flashed which had been huge on the turn.
Walid Bou Habib has been all in prior to the flop a half-dozen times this level, but each time had failed to earn a caller. Finally he found himself all in and at risk for his last 430,000 or so with against Cyril Andre's .
The flop came to pair Habib's ace but also provide Andre with a flush draw. The turn was the and river the , however, and Habib's hand held.
before pushing his cards dealerward.
as he did.
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versus Kalfon's 
, but the flop came 
to pair Kalfon's seven and put him in front. Having been standing, he gradually retook his seat as the 
turn and 
river were dealt, having earned a double-up and the preservation of his tourney life.
, and when the community cards came 
Herve was down to just 66,000 chips.
and Robert Romeo called the extra few chips from the big blind with 
. That board rolled out 
, and Herve wished all good luck before departing.
flop before Huntly bet 150,000 after the Frenchman also checked the 
turn. It went check-check again on the river and Huntly was forced to show 
but Andre's 
board only for Hakim to set him all in.
board against Aurelien Guiglini before both checked the 
which had been huge on the turn.
against Cyril Andre's 
.