Richez Hits a Half-Million
Thomas Boivin went all in from early position and was called by Clement Richez who was in the cutoff. The remaining players folded and the dealer announced for both hands to be tabled for the all-in situation's pending runout.
Thomas Boivin: 
Clement Richez: 
The flop came 
, giving Boivin a couple of backdoor opportunities. However, the turn 
took them all away to leave him with just three outs, none of which would hit as the river 
paired the board and resulted in his elimination from the tournament. Meanwhile, Richez now finds himself with 505,000 and is one of the larger stacks in the room with the tournament clock reading 176 remaining players, just 33 eliminations away from the point that marks the end of the evening and reaching the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
505,000 | |
|
Busted |
. Both players checked.
and Fernandes fired out another 15,000. Hong went into the tank for around three minutes, at which point Fernandes called for a clock. The floor was there right away and Hong quickly dropped a chip in to call before the floor could even ask the dealer if he had had enough time to act. 
and Hong sat there for a moment, tapping the felt twice in a slow and deliberate fashion before sending his cards to the muck. The pot was sent to Fernandes and Hong shook his head a little bit right as Fernandes finished stacking his chips. Fernandes reached over and tapped Hong's arm in a manner that said he sympathized with him, which was warmly received by Hong despite having just the lost pot.
and it checked to Bicknell who continued with a bet of 8,000. She wasn't able to shake either of the players she was up against as both called. 
and Kavoukis checked. Dahan took over the betting initiative with a bet of 13,000 and Bicknell folded her hand after a minute. Kavoukis asked his neighbor if he liked the jack before he called. 
of Kavoukis who raked in the pot.
on board, where Wiecek was first to act and again asked Bergstrom how much he had in front of him.