Level 9
: 400/800, 100 ante
An early-positioned player opened with a raise only to have Albert Mercier three-bet all in from a few seats over for somewhere around 15,000. Pasquale Grimaldi four-bet all in over the top and action folded back to the original raiser who kicked his cards in as well. The hands were turned over to reveal the two flipping for Mercier's tournament life.
Mercier: 
Grimaldi: 
The board ran out 
, pairing Grimaldi's king on the turn for the win. Mercier exited the tournament area and Grimaldi boosted his stack to around 90,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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90,000
34,200
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34,200 |
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Busted |
. With approximately 9,500 already in the middle, Savinelli reached for chips and moved 6,000 into the middle.
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on the turn was also as safe a card as could come for him. But the 
on the river wasn't good for the Team PokerStars Pro. Neuens tripled up while Gulyy busted. Katchalov received the 24,000 in the side pot so didn't lose all that much in the end.
river and Katchalov called after some hefty thinking. The big blind mucked, Katchalov did the same after receiving the pot.
for flopped trips. Mozaffarian showed 
on the turn was of no harm for Katchalov, and neither was the 
on the river. Katchalov doubled again and plays well over average now after starting out today as one of the shorter stacks in the tournament.
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flop. The 
turn was a brick, but the 
