Thomas Santerne raised from the small blind and Dario De Paz moved all in for 215,000 from the big blind. Santerne called with the bigger stack and players flipped their cards.
Dario De Paz: K♦Q♦
Thomas Santerne: A♣9♦
The board ran out 2♥7♣6♠5♣2♠. Neither player improved and so Santerne held with his ace-high to win the pot, sending De Paz packing.
Stefan Dimitrov raised to 40,000 from middle position and action folded around to Emmanouil Chrysovergis, who moved all in from the big blind for 205,000. Dimitrov made the call and players flipped their cards, with Chrysovergis at risk.
Emmanouil Chrysovergis: J♣J♥
Stefan Dimitrov: K♦Q♠
The board ran out 9♦K♥3♣Q♣2♣. Dimitrov made a pair of kings on the flop and two pair on the turn to win the pot and chip up to around 1.6 million. Chrysovergis, meanwhile, was eliminated from the tournament.
Level: 23
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Nicolas Maniable opened to 50,000 from the button before Daniel Smiljkovic jammed for 345,000 from the small blind. Hongru Zhang called from the big blind which prompted Maniable to fold.
It was a race, with Smiljkovic holding J♦J♠ while Zhang tabled A♥Q♣.
The 2♦5♠4♠5♣K♥ was a clean runout for the at-risk player and he doubled up.
Mustafa Simsek raised 40,000 in early position before Dario De Paz three-bet all-in for about 460,000. Adrian Andritz was on his immediate left and called off his stack of 250,000 before Simsek mucked his hand, flashing a Kx.
Adrian Andritz: K♣K♦
Dario De Paz: A♥Q♣
The K♥7♥5♦ flop gave Andritz a set of kings, but he hadn't sealed the victory as the Q♥ turn gave De Paz a flush draw. Luckily for Andritz though, the 8♣ river was a brick.
"It's always a sweat," Said Andritz as he pulled in the pot.
Leo Worthington-Leese opened 40,000 in the hijack and Eric Sfez defended the big blind.
The dealer spread a flop of 10♣7♣5♥ and Sfez check-raised a bet of 30,000 to 215,000. Worthington-Leese shipped for about 300,000 and Sfez dropped some extra chips to make the call.
Leo Worthington-Leese: 9♥9♠
Eric Sfez: 10♦8♥
Sfez had out-flopped Worthington-Leese with a pair of tens and the 4♠ turn and 8♠ river improved him to two pair, sending Worthington-Leese out.
Jonathan Brans opened and called off his stack of 340,000 after Sho Homma put him all in from the big blind.
Jonathan Brans: A♠Q♦
Sho Homma: 10♦10♠
Homma was still the favorite after the 8♥6♥2♦ flop, but the Q♣ turn gave Brans the lead. The 8♠ river was drama free and Brans doubled up.
Dinesh Alt raised to 40,000 from the button and Luis Rodriguez defended in the big blind.
The 6♦K♣6♣ flop checked through to the K♦ on the turn. Rodriguez check-called a bet of 25,000 from Alt.
The 10♥ landed on the river and Rodriguez checked and then folded to a bet of 60,000 from Alt.
The bustouts are coming thick and fast in the FPS Main Event, the field now reduced to 162 players.
In one hand, Jean Montury was all in preflop against Scott Margereson, who had him covered as players turned over their cards.
Jean Montury: J♥J♣
Scott Margereson: A♥Q♦
The board ran out 8♠7♠10♣3♣A♣. Montury stayed ahead until Margereson paired his ace on the river to win the pot, sending Montury to the rail.
Over on another table, Daniel De Sousa Custodio moved all in from late position with a short stack and was taken up by Dinesh Alt on the button.
Daniel De Sousa Custodio: K♦7♦
Dinesh Alt: A♣J♥
The board ran out 6♠2♦8♦4♣A♠. Custodio picked up a flush draw to go with his pair possibilities, but he couldn't improve. Alt made a pair of aces on the river to chip up to close to 1,000,000 and bust Custodio.
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