Mark Teltscher started the day with just a bit over 45,000 but he just lost his last chip in a coin flip. He was already down to 28,000 when he got it in the middle with 
. He had to win against 
but that task seemed undoable for Teltscher.
The board ran out 
and Teltscher was sent packing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Former professional football player and Mali international Jimmy Kebe, who's more known for his poker prowess these days, was eliminated in the first level of the day. Holding 
, Kebe got it in for his last 20,500 and saw the board ran out 
.
Jean Mikhael had 
to make a straight on the river for an early demise of the right winger.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
86,000
24,500
|
24,500 |
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Busted |
Yoichiro Deguchi was down to 15,200, just under 10 big blinds, and he moved all in from under the gun. It was folded all round until the action came to Guy Catan in the big blind who thought for a little while before making the call.
Guy Catan: 
Yoichiro Deguchi: 
Deguchi was the slight favorite as the money went in. On the flop, Catan took the lead, having improved to a pair of queens. The 
turn was no help and he had just three aces to hit on the river. Instead it came the and Deguchi hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
66,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
Busted |
With the cards already on their backs, Jes Bondo was paying off a sizable amount to Paul Tedeschi on a 
board. Bondo had 
in front of him but was second best to the Frenchman's 
.
At an adjacent table, Day 1a chip leader Ludovic Geilich has moved up to over 300K.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
310,000
38,600
|
38,600 |
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150,000
68,900
|
68,900 |
|
89,000
91,600
|
91,600 |
Masato Yokosawa raised from the under-the-gun position to 3,300 and it folded around to Julien Veyssiere in the small blind. He already lost a big part of his stack today and he pushed his last 18,400 to the middle. Yokosawa asked for a count and then called.
Masato Yokosawa: 
Julien Veyssiere: 
The board ran out 
and Veyssiere doubled with a set of eights.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
108,000
13,100
|
13,100 |
|
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40,000
21,600
|
21,600 |
"Table open!" has been heard numerous times from around the room. Sean Winter, Thomas Mühlöcker, Dominik Nitsche, Maria Lampropoulos, Jason Wheeler, Mohsin Charania and Max Silver are amongst the first casualties and below is a list of the players who have joined them at the rail.
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Fatima Moreira de Melo started the day at a tough table featuring Ramon Colillas, Maria Lampropulos, Seth Davies, and Sam Greenwood, but fortunately for her, that table was the first to break today.
However, Fatima's next table was one of the secondary feature tables that won't break down today and likely just as tough with the likes of Mustapha Kanit, Romain Lewis, Nicolas Chouity, and Celina Lin all on her side. The Olympic gold medalist and PokerStars Ambassador has her work cut out for her today if she's to make the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
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135,000
500
|
500 |
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70,000
8,500
|
8,500 |
|
67,000
45,400
|
45,400 |
|
56,000
37,400
|
37,400 |
A big pot of more than 65,000 emerged to the 
turn and Morgan Aceto checked in the small blind. Ut Tam Vo in the hijack bet 26,000 and Aceto moved all in for 105,100, which had Vo covered. After some consideration, Vo called and the cards were on their backs.
Ut Tam Vo:
Morgan Aceto:
Aceto had the best of it with his flopped set and turned full house, and the river sent Vo to the rail. According to Aceto after the hand, he had defended the small blind. Aceto check-raised the flop and called a reraise by Vo before the fireworks culminated on the turn in one of the biggest pots of the tournament so far.
Manig Loeser can also be found on the same table with a very healthy stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000
158,500
|
158,500 |
|
185,000
56,400
|
56,400 |
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Busted | |
Jinhua Li raised from the button to 6,600 and the player in the small blind got out of the way. O'Dwyer took his time and he put all his chips in the middle. Li asked for a count and then wanted to confirm multiple times that O'Dwyer's stack was indeed 37,300.
Li then got the clock called on him after about a minute but the floor staff ruled that he still had time to think over his decision. He did end up calling after about two minutes and they opened up.
Jinhua Li:
Steve O'Dwyer: 
The board ran out 
and O'Dwyer was eliminated from the EPT Main Event in Monte Carlo.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000
29,900
|
29,900 |
|
Busted | |
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PSPC runner-up Julien Martini is coming off a massive first level of the day and is almost up to 500k.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
473,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
225,000
68,400
|
68,400 |
|
165,000
4,900
|
4,900 |
|
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|
105,000
28,200
|
28,200 |
|
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|
97,000
51,200
|
51,200 |
|
90,000
3,600
|
3,600 |
|
85,000
9,400
|
9,400 |
|
36,000
1,500
|
1,500 |
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7,000
92,600
|
92,600 |
