The remaining players have been sent on a 20-minute break.
The remaining players have been sent on a 20-minute break.
Imad opened to 20,000 from the middle position. Abdelghani Bagas called from the hijack, and Malik called in the cutoff. John John defended the big blind.
John John moved all in for 99,000 on the flop of 4♥7♦6♥. Imad called and Bagas couldn't get his chips in any quicker. Malik folded.
John John: A♥8♥
Abdelghani Bagas: 6♠6♣
Imad: K♠K♥
Bagas filled up on the 7♠ turn, and the Q♣ river confirmed that he would scoop a chunky pot.
A player in middle position opened to 16,000. Darcourt called from the cutoff, and Alberto defended the big blind.
Alberto led the 5♠9♦3♦ flop for 12,000. Middle position called, as did Darcourt. He led again for 8,000 on the 8♥ turn. Middle position folded and Darcourt called. Alberto led once more for 8,000 on the 2♦ river. Darcourt called.
He had 4♠2♣ and Alberto had 4♦2♠ for a chop. The players exchanged laughter and fistbumps as the dealer split the pot.
Benjamin Sibuet jammed a short-stack from the cutoff. Abdelghani Bagas called in the big blind.
Benjamin Sibuet: Q♦4♦
Abdelghani Bagas: A♠A♥
No suprises were to be found across the 2♣Q♥3♥5♠A♣ runout.
Level: 16
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
LeaDieVa opened to 12,000 from the button. Abdelhadi Kondah called from the small blind before Niklas Grafton raised to 75,000 from the big blind. LeaDieVa moved all-in for 125,000. Kondah folded.
LeaDieVa: A♠J♠
Niklas Grafton: A♦9♥
LeaDieVa made a superior two pair across the 5♥5♦J♦10♣9♦ runout.
Action was picked up with Abdou Zizi all in and at risk versus the covering stack of Ionel Serbu.
Abdou Zizi: K♠Q♥
Ionel Serbu: A♦Q♠
Ace-high was good across the 7♥9♦6♠4♠7♣ runout and Zizi was eliminated. If he had enabled stand-up equity like Serbu did, maybe the outcome would have been different.
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Paul Cracuinas opened to 10,000 from under the gun. Table_Rase raised to 23,000. Action folded around, and Cracuinas called.
He check-called a bet of 12,000 on the 2♠A♣6♦, before check-calling again on the 6♠ turn. Table_Rase barrelled for 13,000. The 8♦ river was checked down.
Table_Rase had A♦7♦ and Cracuinas had K♠Q♠.
Alessandro Righetti opened to 11,000 from early position. Rachid Ait Tbarouayte moved all in from the button for 67,000. Righetti called.
Rachid Ait Tbarouayte: K♠J♣
Alessandro Righetti: A♦10♣
Ace-high was good across the 3♠6♥6♦8♠4♠ runout and Ait Tbarouayte was eliminated.