Mohsin Charania opened and called a three-bet shove from Adrian Mateos for 20 big blinds. Charania held 
and they held against the 
suited of Mateos who was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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300,000
130,000
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130,000 |
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Busted | |
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The remaining 30 players are heading on another 15-minute break.
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Watch to learn more about Melika Razavi the woman and Melika Razavi the poker player.
Picking up the action on the turn with the board reading 
, Sean Winter checked from the small blind. Luc Greenwood dropped in a bet of 35,000 from the hijack and Winter called.
The river was the 
and Winter checked again. Greenwood pushed out a bet of 100,000 and Winter quickly called. Greenwood whipped over 
for two pair and Winter flashed for a weaker two pair before they went into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
538,000
174,000
|
174,000 |
|
272,000
-153,000
|
-153,000 |
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Ruan Jiayu was all in for 53,000 with 
against Michael Addamo's 
The Australian's pocket pair held on a 
runout and he was eliminated.
Another elimination since the break is Winfred Yu, meaning there are 28 players remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
510,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Boutros Pierre Naim is a man of will.
The Lebanese-born, poker-playing Monaco resident — and PokerStars qualifier to the EPT Main Event this week — once quit his investment banking job on a whim because his company moved offices from one part of London to another. It increased his commuting time and Naim wouldn’t stand for it.
“For me,” he says, “this was basically a no-go.” So he moved to Monaco.
But when he was in his 60s and living in the principality, Naim found himself missing his son, who had moved to Massachusetts to attend Babson College. Naim decided to move nearby and applied to Harvard University — not to seek a degree but simply to take courses on subjects like economics, the history of the Ottoman Empire, and meta-ethics. He applied for admission through the same process as any other student, leading to some bureaucratic-themed amusement.
Read the full article by Jason Kirk at the PokerStars Blog.
Shyngis Satubayev opened to 10,000 in middle position and Jack Salter re-raised to 29,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Satubayev called.
The flop fell 
and Satubayev checked to Salter who continued for 23,000. Satubayev check-raised all in, putting Salter to the test for his remaining stack of under 100,000. Salter shook his head and dispatched his cards, sending the pot to Satubayev.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
297,000
127,000
|
127,000 |
|
93,000
-147,000
|
-147,000 |
Marton Czuczor limped in the small blind and Michael Addamo raised to 23,000. Czuczor called.
The pair checked the 
board and the river was the . Czuczor checked and Addamo bet 37,000. Czuczor folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
530,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
305,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
Sylvain Loosli limped in the small blind and Erik Seidel raised to 15,000. Loosli then limp-jammed for around 195,000 and Seidel called.
Sylvain Loosli: 
Erik Seidel: 
The board ran out [adh4s6c3c5h] and Loosli was eliminated, handing over his stack to Seidel who moves into the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
600,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
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Busted | |
