| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Andrii Mykhailov had pushed all in for 74,000 in the hijack and was called by Pawel Wojciechowski on the button.
Laurent Vauquelin then made it 200,000 to go in the small blind, after which Wojciechowski reshoved.
Vauquelin went deep into the tank, eventually deciding to preserve the 80 big blinds he had behind by mucking his cards. However, the Frenchman shot up in frustration when the cards were revealed.
Andrii Mykhailov: A♣J♣ 
Pawel Wojciechowski: J♥J♦
Wojciechowski comfortably won the hand when the 10♥4♣5♥7♠7♦ board remained free of aces, knocking out Mykhailov.
Once Mykhailov had said his goodbyes, Vauquelin admitted he had folded queens and thus missed out on winning the biggest pot of the tournament so far.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,420,000
630,000
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630,000 |
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895,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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670,000
48,000
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48,000 |
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565,000
201,000
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201,000 |
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Busted |
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Javier Tazon moved all in for 95,000 from the cutoff and Nazar Buhaiov put him at risk in the hijack.
Javier Tazon: A♠9♥
Nazar Buhaiov: K♦Q♠
Tazon remained in the lead on the 7♠6♦2♠ flop, but Buhaiov hit the Q♣ on the turn to move in front. The river was the 10♥ and Tazon was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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350,000
84,000
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84,000 |
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Busted | |
Alexis Lucarini got his stack of 93,000 in preflop against Tomas Jozonis, putting him at risk of elimination.
Alexis Lucarini: K♣Q♦
Tomas Jozonis: A♥J♣
Lucarini made a pair of queens on the 6♥Q♠7♣5♦3♠ board to double up and remain in contention.
At the same time, Cesar Garcia and Mathieu His were playing a pot of 155,000 on an adjacent table. His bet 90,000 on the 5♥A♥5♣6♦ turn from the big big blind, which Garcia called on the button.
His slowed down on the 6♣ river, checking it over to Garcia before folding to the latter's all-in bet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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500,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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485,000
165,000
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165,000 |
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480,000
116,000
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116,000 |
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206,000
46,000
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46,000 |
Heads-up on a flop of A♦8♣3♦, Thierry Gogniat bet 13,000 from the big blind before Gabriel Nahum raised to 55,000 under the gun. Gogniat called, and the 8♠ fell on the turn.
Nahum then bet 125,000, and Gogniat again called. The river was the Q♥ and Gogniat led out for 100,000. Nahum went into the tank, using up a few time banks before sending his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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700,000
259,000
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259,000 |
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680,000
205,000
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205,000 |
Kayhan Mokri raised to 18,000 in middle position and Joachim Meisolle called in the hijack. Yuliyan Kolev then three-bet to 62,000 on the button.
Mokri came back with a four-bet to 140,000, and Meisolle asked for a count of Mokri's remaining chips but eventually folded. Kolev also sent his cards into the muck, and Mokri turned over the 3♦, wagging his finger at Kolev.
"Now it's your turn," Mokri said to Meisolle.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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800,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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720,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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150,000
255,000
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255,000 |
Adrian State raised to 20,000 under the gun, and was three-bet to 55,000 by Daniel Moran in the next seat over. It then folded to Timur Margolin in the cutoff, who called off his stack of 52,000.
State was not done raising, however, and put in a four-bet to 155,000. Moran went over the top once more, shoving all in for 473,000. State snap-called with the covering stack.
Timur Margolin: 10♥10♣
Daniel Moran: K♦K♣
Adrian State: A♣K♠
The 9♣5♣7♥8♥ board brought some excitement, but the 9♦ river saw Moran's kings hold to scoop the huge pot and more than double up. Margolin, on the other hand, saw his Main Event come to an end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,280,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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1,080,000
430,000
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430,000 |
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1,018,000
628,000
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628,000 |
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840,000
385,000
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385,000 |
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805,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
490,000
725,000
|
725,000 |
|
390,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
Busted |
Clement Guilleminot was all-in for 80,000 in middle position, Natan Chauskin reshoved for 150,000 on the button, and small blind Joshua Boulton put both opponents at risk before the flop.
Clement Guilleminot: K♥J♦
Natan Chauskin: A♠Q♠
Joshua Boulton: A♥K♠
Boulton had both opponents dominated and was poised for the double knockout as the board came 8♣8♦10♥5♦. The river, though, was the J♠ and Guilleminot hit two pair to take the main pot of around 250,000, while Boulton claimed the side pot to send Chauskin to the rail.
"You broke even," Alex Keating said to Boulton.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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600,000
8,000
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8,000 |
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250,000
159,000
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159,000 |
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Busted |
Lucas Bardot opened to 16,000 in early position. Mathew Frankland upped the ante to 48,000 in the cutoff, after which Michael Perrone four-bet all in for 135,000.
Bardot got out of the way, but Frankland called with the covering stack.
Michael Perrone: A♠A♥
Mathew Frankland: Q♠J♥
"That's bad news," Frankland stated as the cards were flipped up.
The recent winner of the €2,700 PS Open High Roller received some outs on the 4♦4♥10♣8♣ turn, but the A♦ river gave Perrone a full house to double in style.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,060,000
245,000
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245,000 |
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971,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
640,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
615,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
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555,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
302,000
89,000
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89,000 |
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270,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
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235,000
135,000
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135,000 |
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