Motoyoshi Okamura was all in against Ikam Benyeffou, with Okamura at risk. Players flipped their cards:
Motoyoshi Okamura: 10♣10♠
Ikam Benyeffou: K♣K♠
Both players had a pocket pair and the board ran out 4♠2♠J♣6♠6♥. Benyeffou held up with his pocket kings and Okamura was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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65,000 | |
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Busted |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Juergen Hoefer raised from the small blind and Dalibor Dula pushed all in from the small blind. Hoefer quickly made the call and players flipped their cards, with Dula at risk.
Dalibor Dula: A♦2♠
Juergen Hoefer: J♠J♣
It was a mistimed reshove by Dula, who ran into Hoefer's pocket jacks. The board fell Q♣6♦7♦4♦3♦. Hoefer's jacks was looking good until the turn brought Dula the flush draw and the river gave him the runner-runner flush.
Dula doubled up and Hoefer took a blow to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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150,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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80,000
80,000
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80,000 |
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Jean Sarfati raised from late position and Alexandre Reard reraised to 14,000. Sarfati called.
The flop came 6♣J♥10♥ and both players checked. The turn was the 8♥, Sarfati checked and Reard made it 8,000, which Sarfati called.
The river was the K♠. This time, Sarfati led out for 12,000 and stared across at his opponent. Reard made the fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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105,000 | |
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98,000
56,000
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56,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Amir Redjeb limped from middle position and Jacob Amsellem limped along. Adi Rajkovic moved all in from the big blind for 17,000 and both other players called.
The flop came A♦J♥3♠ and both Redjeb and Amsellem checked. The turn came the 4♦ and players checked again. The river was the J♠ and players checked it back once more, unwilling to build a sidepot.
Players revealed their cards.
Adi Rajkovic: A♣9♠
Amir Redjeb: Q♦10♣
Jacob Amsellem: 10♥8♣
Rajkovic had hit a pair of aces on the flop and that was enough to give him the pot and the triple up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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110,000
52,000
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52,000 |
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70,000
70,000
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70,000 |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
The very next hand from the one that was previously reported, action folded around to Jacob Amsellem, who moved all in for his remaining 25,000 chips. Adi Rajkovic moved all in from the small blind and two players flipped their cards.
Jacob Amsellem: 6♣3♣
Adi Rajkovic: 5♦5♣
The board fell A♠K♣8♥3♥7♣. The turn did bring Amsellem a pair of threes, but it was Rajkovic who held up with his pocket fives and continued to chip up. Amsellem was eliminated from the event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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70,000 | |
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Busted |
Players in Day 1b of the FPS Main Event are now on a 15-minute break. When play resumes, blinds will be on 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 big blind ante.
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
