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.
Some chip counts from around the room, minutes before the players go on break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,456,000 | 141,000 |
|
998,000 | 270,000 |
|
770,000 | -53,000 |
|
733,000 | 58,000 |
|
715,000 | 339,000 |
|
428,000 | 269,000 |
|
293,000 | -228,000 |
|
266,000 | -57,000 |
|
228,000 | -273,000 |
|
176,000 | -259,000 |
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 |
|
320,000 | -570,000 |
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 |
|
Busted |
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 |
|
560,000 | -267,000 |
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 |
|
220,000 | -354,000 |
Johnny Lodden opened to 20,000 and Diaz three-bet to 52,000. Jason Mercier, in the small blind, cold four-bet to 101,000 before Kanit five-bet jammed for his remaining 122,000. Lodden and Diaz folded and Mercier made the call.
Mercier: 
Kanit: 
"I'm racing," said Kanit as he turned over his cards, "In the €50k I won tens against jacks."
The flop was 
. "Ten of diamonds," came the request from Mercier.
It wasn't the ten of diamonds, but it was the 
. There were 14 outs for Kanit to fade on the river, but the wasn't one of them and he doubled up to just over 300,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
323,000 | 110,000 |
|
|
262,000 | -277,000 |
Action was all-in preflop with Haxton ahead showing 
against Tom Hall's 
. Haxton had been short since the start of play, coming in today with just over 10 big blinds.
The flop was a kind one to Hall, with giving him a myriad of outs.
"Too many outs!" said Haxton.
But one of those outs came on the turn, with the 
meaning Haxton was drawing dead, with the board completing with the on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
700,000 | 80,000 |
|
Busted |
Felix Stephensen open shoved his last 92,000 from early position and Juan Martin Pastor made the call, and so did Pierre Neuville.
The flop came 
and Pastor checked. Neuville now moved all in and Pastor made the call.
Pierre Neuville:
Juan Martin Pastor: 
Felix Stephensen: 
The fell on the turn and Stephensen was drawing dead. "Another jack please" Pastor asked.
And wouldn't you know it, on the river, making Pastor a higher full house and sending both Stephensen and Neuville to the rail.
"That's the game" Neuville said with a wry smile, "That's the game"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,050,000 | 745,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
The cards were on their backs and Tom Hall was way ahead with against Quan Zhou's 
.
There was no help for Zhou as the board ran out and he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
620,000 | 84,000 |
|
Busted |
