After a preflop all in situation, Oleh Okhotskyi was at risk for his last 41,000 chips and tabled the 
. Clement Genon-Catalot lookd him up with the 
and the short stack survived on a board of 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
27,700
|
27,700 |
Georgios Kapalas recently eliminated a player without a media identification card, causing the Greek player to soar to the top of the chip counts.
The flop read 
, and after a series of bets and raises, the hands were turned over to find Kapalas behind but drawing live.
Kapalas: 
Opponent: 
The turn brought the 
, giving Kapalas a few more outs to make a straight. In the end, he earned the best hand when the 
completed the board on the river. Kapalas opponent stood from the table and knocked all of his chips over in frustration, causing some to fall on the floor. Kapalas, on the other hand, waited patiently for the chips to be collected and pushed his way. After stacking the new chips, his overall arsenal increased to about 755,000.
Edit: It later turned out to be Boutros Naim, though Alfie Adam and the Lebanese busted at the same time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
755,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
Robert Schulz opened the betting and got a call from Guillaume Darcourt.
The flop was 
and Schulz check-called a bet of 14,000 from Darcourt.
The turn was the 
and a check from Schulz saw Darcourt bet another 14,000. Schulz took his time before making the call.
The river was the 
and Schulz moved all in for around 60,000.
“All in?” Darcourt asked, and once it was confirmed he called and flipped over his 
for runner-runner quads.
Schulz tumbled his cards over, almost in slow motion. The 
fell face up on the felt to gasps.
Having run into the straight flush of Kevin MacPhee earlier Schulz was now eliminated by quads. Schulz stumbled away from the table in a daze.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
Busted |
While fellow short stack Ronan Monfort doubled up a few minutes ago, it wasn't meant to be for another short stack. Patryk Slusarek opened to 11,000 and had to call off the shove for 32,500 in total by Alfie Adam. The player at risk had 
but Slusarek got there with the 
on a board of 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
195,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
80,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Jannick Wrang as initial raiser check-called a flop-bet of Emin Aghayev for 11,500 with the board reading and both players checked the on the turn. Wrang then bet the 
river for 14,000 and was eventually paid off by Aghayev, who fell below 20 big blinds after mucking to the 
of Wrang.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
88,500
|
88,500 |
|
||
|
90,500
29,000
|
29,000 |
During the third day of play at EPT Deauville we spoke to accomplished tournament professional Rhys Jones about what it takes to stay focused during the days at the tables.
With only the top 87 in the money, quite a few players are below 20 big blinds and here is a selection of most of them.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
92,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
90,000
13,100
|
13,100 |
|
85,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
85,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
75,000
25,800
|
25,800 |
|
70,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
65,000
14,400
|
14,400 |
|
60,000
170,600
|
170,600 |
|
60,000
75,600
|
75,600 |
|
50,000
158,000
|
158,000 |
|
|
45,000
12,900
|
12,900 |
|
|
30,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
Gangzhou Hu limped on the button and Marton Czuczor made it 15,000 from the small blind. With the big blind folding Hu made the call.
The flop was 
and, following a check from Czuczor, Hu moved all in. Czuczor instantly called and there was nothing Hu could do except laugh as he saw the top set of Czuczor as he tabled his own 
.
The turn and completed the action and they were one closer to the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000
61,100
|
61,100 |
|
|
Busted |
Right before the break, in one of the last hands played, Matti Konttinen from Finland got eliminated from the tournament. He ran his into his next door neighbors . Marton Czuczor was the beneficiary winning on 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Apparently Georgios Zisimopoulos busted just before the start of the break still and a quick look at the screens confirms that there are only 93 players left. With the top 87 spots getting paid, the bubble time will kick off soon.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
