Arthur Emig moved all in from the small blind, and Wuai-Cheng Tsang called for 59,000 in the big blind.
Wuai-Cheng Tsang: A♣8♥ 
Arthur Emig: 10♣6♥
Tsang hit top pair on the A♦5♦K♥ flop to take a big lead in the pot, while the turn was the 4♣. The 8♦ river improved Tsang to two pair and secured his double-up, while Emig was left with just over one big blind.
Two spots away from the money, Carlos Ribeiro put in his last few chips from the big blind on a board of A♦4♣2♣10♣ and Renato Minicuci put him at risk in the hijack.
Ribeiro could barely stand to look at the board as they waited to turn over their cards, while, on the other hand, Minicuci was playing to the crowd gathering around the table and happily posing for photos.
Carlos Ribeiro: Q♥10♠
Renato Minicuci: 9♣8♣
Ribeiro showed a pair, but Minicuci had turned a flush and left Ribeiro drawing dead. The river was the 3♠ and Ribeiro was sent to the rail.
Simulteanously, at another table, Pawel Wojciechowski had raised under the gun and called when Daniel Custodio three-bet jammed for 28,000 from middle position.
Daniel Custodio: K♠K♥
Pawel Wojciechowski: A♦8♦
Wojciechowski paired his ace on the Q♥7♦A♣ flop, making him a big favorite.
Custodio needed a king to survive after the 4♦ turn, but his status as bubble boy was set in stone as soon as the 10♣ river hit the felt.
Custodio wished his former opponents good luck and departed the tournament area. With 215 players remaining, the EPT Paris Main Event continued in the money.
Daniel Charlton open-shoved for 72,000 in the cutoff. It folded around to Eduard Rau in the big blind, who asked for a count and called after some internal debate.
Daniel Charlton: A♠A♣
Eduard Rau: 10♠10♥
Charlton's aces faced no issues on the 5♣2♦K♦3♣K♣ runout, doubling him up.
With about 40,000 in the pot, Adrian Ziemichod committed his final 2,000 from the hijack on a Q♣3♥4♥7♦ turn, with Francis Plegat having him at risk.
Adrian Ziemichod: A♥K♥
Francis Plegat: K♦10♥
Plegat had three outs to eliminate Ziemichod, but the J♣ river remained free of tens and Ziemichod doubled up.
With 217 players remaining, the action is going hand-for-hand until there are two more eliminations.
Giovani Torre got his stack of 85,000 in under the gun and was at risk against Lucas Bardot in the small blind.
Giovani Torre: A♠K♣
Lucas Bardot: A♦A♣
Torre was in dire shape against the aces of Bardot. The 4♣5♥3♦6♠ flop and turn provided several chop outs, but the 10♣ river was not one of them, sending Torre to the exit three away from the money.
"I had 20K to start the day. I thought I was going to make it to the Paris soccer game tonight," Alex Keating told his tablemates.
"Don't use the S-word here," Jonathan Bonnin replied.
"Football is such a stupid name for a sport. It's not called stick-puck or basket-net," Keating replied as he and Bonnin then debated using Celsius or Fahrenheit.
"What's the boiling point?" Bonnin asked him.
"212. What did you prove? You said nobody knows that, and I just answered you. You have no idea how smart am I. When they built ChatGPT, they used my brain. Go ahead, name a country," Keating replied.
"Nigeria," Mehdi Chaoui said.
"See, I've heard of it. That's how smart I am," Keating said.
Viet Vo then raised to 9,000 in early position, and Igor Pihela called in middle position. Keating three-bet to 38,000 in the hijack, and Vo quickly folded. Pihela also mucked A♠2♠, and Keating showed him 10♦10♥ as he took the pot.
"Ask me another trivia question," Keating said to Chaoui.
"I don't want to get pwned," Chaoui replied.
Iago Sturzeneker was down to about 80,000, which he got in from the hijack against Tomas Jozonis in the big blind.
Iago Sturzeneker: Q♠Q♥
Tomas Jozonis: A♥K♣
"This is the time to run good," Jozonis told Sturzeneker.
"Apparently not," Sturzeneker replied as the 9♦5♦A♠ flop paired up Jozonis.
No ladies appeared on the subsequent 3♥J♣ runout, sealing Sturzeneker's elimination.
Heads up on a flop of 9♣2♥3♦, Benjamin Gros bet 6,000 from middle position before Joris Ruijs raised to 28,000 in the big blind. Gros then reraised to 56,000.
Ruijs came back with an all-in shove, sending Gros deep into the tank. He leaned over the table, looking right at Ruijs for several minutes before tablemate Thomas Cazayous called the clock. His countdown reached zero, and Gros' hand was declared dead.
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