Manoe Betrix opened to 900 from middle position before Kevin Fluegel made it 2,300 from the hijack.
Betrix called the raise and then check-called for 1,200 on the 
flop. The 
turn then checked through to the 
river. Betrix led for 3,000 and Fluegel quickly folded.
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Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
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The tournament is up to 459 entries with 423 players still remaining as they head on their first 20-minute break of the day.
Picking up the action on the turn with the board reading 
, Chakib Mhiri tossed in a bet of 2,200 into a pot of around 5,000. Hael Al Labani called from the big blind and the 
completed the board.
Both players checked and Al Labani showed 
for a pair of nines. Mhiri tabled 
for a pair of kings and raked in the pot.
On the next hand, Zhong Chen opened to 800 from under the gun and was called by Al Labani and Mhiri in the blinds. The flop fell 
and the blinds checked to Chen who bet 1,100. Al Labani called and Mhiri check-raised to 3,100. Chen folded and Al Labani followed suit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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89,000
89,000
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89,000 |
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16,800
-13,200
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-13,200 |
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7,600
7,600
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7,600 |
Romain Morvan opened to 700 from early position and was called by Jon Kyte on his direct left. Francky Magliocco then made it 3,200 from the hijack before Daniel Custodio four-bet to 7,000 from the small blind. Only Magliocco called.
Custodio checked and Magliocco jammed for 12,200 on the 
flop and was called.
Francky Magliocco: 
Daniel Custodio: 
Magliocco had a gutshot straight draw to the straight flush but was still behind Custodio's ace-high. The 
turn gave Maglicco the flush and the 
river kept him ahead to claim the double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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40,200
40,200
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40,200 |
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16,000
16,000
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16,000 |
The always-talkative Ren Lin has joined the tournament and is driving the action at his table.
In this hand, Pierre Gineste opened his button to 2,000. Ren Lin in the small blind happily called, while the big blind got out of the way.
Lin pointed at the flop of 
before he led with a bet of 1,500. Gineste was not going anywhere and called the bet.
On the turn, Lin fired a bet of 3,500, while claiming that Gineste's supposed ace-king was no good. However, that did not deter Gineste from making the call, and he matched Lin's bet to see the river.
Lin asked the dealer for a deuce to fall, as he did before the turn, and he got his wish as the 
hit the table. Lin cheered and announced that he was all in, covering Gineste's 16,500 remaining chips. Gineste only thought a few seconds before putting in the call, after which Lin burst out in laughter and gave his neighbor a jovial hug.
The reason for Lin's antics became clear when he tabled 
, playing only the pair on the board. Gineste showed his hand and it turned out Lin's read was correct; were his cards. Gineste made an amazing hero call with the same board pair as Lin, but having the higher kicker meant he won the pot and doubled his stack.
Lin gave most of his chips to Gineste, with his smile never fading from his face.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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47,600 | |
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7,000 |
There was around 10,000 already in the middle on the 
flop. Yasuhiro Waki jammed as the big stack from the cutoff and Paawan Bansal called with his last 15,000 behind.
Paawan Bansal:
Yasuhiro Waki: 
Bansal was the favorite and it stayed that way following the 
turn. However, the 
river gave Waki trip fives and sent Bansal to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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50,000 | |
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Busted |
Danut Chisu raised from the cutoff before David Vinayagamoorthy three-bet from the small blind. Chisu then four-bet to 8,000 and was called.
Vinayagamoorthy check-called for 8,700 on the 
flop before he led for 15,000 on the turn. Chisu, who had 15,000 behind, called for his tournament life.
Danut Chisu:
David Vinayagamoorthy: 
Chisu was ahead until the river completed Vinayagamoorthy's open-ended straight draw. Chisu left the table and his opponent raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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60,000 | |
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Busted |
