Liviu Ignat shoved all in from the cutoff for his last 118,000. Andre Akkari on the button made the call, both blinds folded.
Andre Akkari: 
Liviu Ignat: 
The board ran out 
and Ignat doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
258,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
220,000
354,000
|
354,000 |
|
||
Dario Sammartino opened the button and Dmitry Ivanov made the call from the big blind. On a flop of 
, Ivanov checked. Sammartino made a continuation bet of 24,000 and soon faced a check-raise to 72,000. Sammartino shoved all in, Ivanov checked his cards one more time and called all in for 292,000 total.
Dario Sammartino: 
Dmitry Ivanov: 
The 
on the turn and 
on the river were non hearts, and Ivanov doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
640,000
247,000
|
247,000 |
|
560,000
267,000
|
267,000 |
Jason Mercier got his last 258,000 in the middle before the flop agains Ludovic Geilich The two showed the following hands.
Jason Mercier: 
Ludovic Geilich: 
Mercier was well ahead, but his hand wouldn't hold up: 
. Mercier had a look of disgust on his face, shook hands, and took off.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
542,000
196,000
|
196,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
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Hady El Asmar opened the button and Romain Paon made the call from the big blind. Both players checked on 
. The 
fell on the turn and Paon made a bet. El Asmar called.
The river 
made Paon bet again. El Asmar asked how much he had behind, and shoved all in. Paon instantly called with the 
. El Asmar showed 
and mucked his lower flush not much later.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
700,000
368,000
|
368,000 |
|
320,000
570,000
|
570,000 |
Some chip counts from around the room, minutes before the players go on break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,456,000
141,000
|
141,000 |
|
998,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
|
||
|
770,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
733,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
715,000
339,000
|
339,000 |
|
||
|
428,000
269,000
|
269,000 |
|
293,000
228,000
|
228,000 |
|
266,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
|
||
|
228,000
273,000
|
273,000 |
|
176,000
259,000
|
259,000 |
The heavens (well, the roof) opened at the Salle des Etoiles this morning, allowing divine intervention — and a seagull! — into the room. PokerStars Blog reports.
Ryan McEathron opened from the hijack for 20,000. Pastor in the small blind before Frank shoved from the big blind for around 260,000.
McEathron made the call and Pastor folded.
McEathron: 
Frank: 
The Canadian player was ahead on a flop of 
and on the turn , but there was an ace on the river as the meant Frank doubled up and McEathron was left with 16 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
570,000
394,000
|
394,000 |
|
|
160,000
133,000
|
133,000 |
A 15-minute break for the players. Here are the chip counts of all the players:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,424,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
1,262,000
247,000
|
247,000 |
|
1,200,000
291,000
|
291,000 |
|
|
1,117,000
119,000
|
119,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,000,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
939,000
111,000
|
111,000 |
|
863,000
163,000
|
163,000 |
|
|
731,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
716,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
|
655,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
647,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
|
|
627,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
|
||
|
600,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
|
592,000
108,000
|
108,000 |
|
|
540,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
530,000
182,000
|
182,000 |
|
|
524,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
||
|
505,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
425,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
419,000
151,000
|
151,000 |
|
400,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
|
248,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
236,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
232,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
|
|
213,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
Level: 21
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 2,000
After suffering a bad beat with Jacks versus Ace-Jack in the penultimate hand before the level, McEathron was all-in for his last 16 big blinds against Connor Drinan.
McEathron:
Drinan: 
The board ran out 
and McEathron was flushed out of the Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
890,000
159,000
|
159,000 |
|
|
Busted |
