Jean-Noel Thorel limped from the small blind and Ivan Luca checked his option from one seat over after some consideration. On the 
9c] flop, Thorel bet 30,000 and called the raise of Luca for another 34,000 on top. The 
turn saw the Frenchman check-call a bet of 32,000 and both players then checked the 
river.
Thorel showed 
as first player after the button and Luca had that beat with 
.
Fady Kamar had previously called a 65,000 raise from Robin Ylitalo. And check-folded to a shove on a flop of 
showing his 
On the next hand Jean-Noel Thorel opened for 75,000 and Kamar moved al in for 127,000. Thorel was priced in when it got back to him and made the call with 
. Kamar had the 
.
The cards fell 
and Kamar had his double up.
Josip Simunic raised to 65,000 and then folded to a three-bet of Eric Sfez in the big blind when the Frenchman had made it 175,000 to go. One hand later the action folded to Joao Ribeiro and he moved all in for around 375,000 from the button. Sfez quickly folded and Robin Ylitalo also mucked his 
.
Fady Kamar moved all in for the second time today and all other opponents including chip leader Jean-Noel Thorel in the big blind mucked their cards. The Lebanese remains at immediate risk with around seven big blinds.
Eric Sfez raised to 66,000 and called the three-bet of Jean-Noel Thorel for 125,000, heading to a heads-up flop of 
. Sfez checked and then folded a 150,000-continuation bet of Thorel.
On the first hand after the break Jean-Noel Thorel opened for 60,000 and Thomas Butzhammer moved all in. Josip Simunic sat to his immediate left re-shoved and the blinds and Thorel folded.
Thomas Butzhammer: 
Josip Simunic: 
It was Butzhammer who was at risk and the cards ran out 
. The second time, Simunic had kings in the big blind against Butzhammer and sent the German out in eighth.
Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 4,000
| Seat | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Butzhammer | Germany | 460,000 |
| 2 | Josip Simunic | Austria | 512,000 |
| 3 | Fady Kamar | Lebanon | 204,000 |
| 4 | Joao Ribeiro | Portugal | 509,000 |
| 5 | Eric Sfez | France | 1,241,000 |
| 6 | Robin Ylitalo | Sweden | 1,314,000 |
| 7 | Jean-Noel Thorel | France | 1,726,000 |
| 8 | Ivan Luca | Argentina | 434,000 |
The players have been sent on a 15-minute break.
Nothing much happened within the last few minutes until the very last hand of the level and that would provide some fireworks. Jean-Noel Thorel raised to 75,000 from the button and Thomas Butzhammer defended his big blind. On a flop of 
, Butzhammer check-called a bet of 100,000 and then bet 225,000 himself after the turn.
The German was called by Thorel and gave it some consideration on the river whether to shove or check. Butzhammer opted for the latter and Thorel checked behind, scooping the pot with 
against the of the German. When Butzhammer saw the hand of his opponent, he banged his hands on the table and then stormed off into the break.
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