10-Minute Break
The players have been sent on a 10-minute break. From this point, breaks will be after the completion of two levels.
The players have been sent on a 10-minute break. From this point, breaks will be after the completion of two levels.
Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott continues to needle young Alban Juen and the Frenchman has started to take the bait.
Ulliott has been very vocal in his complaints that Juen is taking far too long to act when the action in on him, especially when Juen faces a decision that Devilfish feels is simple and straightforward.
Just before the break, Juen opened to 100,000 and Xavier El Fassy three-bet to 325,000 from the big blind. Devilfish said, "Here we go again. There's a ten minute break now, maybe you'll be finished by the time we get back."
Juen waited for the count of 30 before folding his hand.
Devilfish had wandered off towards the rail when Julian Gardner called him back as there was enough time to play another hand before the break began.
"See. He's done that just to spite me. That was much better, though. You only took five minutes."
Praz Bansi moved all in from the button and Hoeller, in the small blind, again had a decision to make. He asked for a count, found out it was 575,000 and made the call. The big blind folded.
Bansi held against Hoeller’s
The board ran out
Bansi was out in 15th for €14,000
Joining the action on the turn, the board was reading and Nick Hicks had fired a bet of 110,000 after both players checked the flop. Wiltshire made it 300,000 and Hicks thought for a moment before making the call.
The river was the and Hicks tanked for a minute before leading for 700,000, Wiltshire deliberated for a bit as to what to do, eventually he moved all in and Hicks instantly called.
Hicks:
Wiltshire:
Wiltshire's rivered set had made Hicks a straight for another monster pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Nick Hicks | 6,500,000 | 1,715,000 |
Leigh Wiltshire | Busted |
Xavier El Fassy opened to 125,000 and chip leader Alban Juen called to get in on the action against the man who has plenty of love for the super hero Superman.
El Fassy led for 250,000 on the flop nd Juen called. El Fassy checked the arrival of the but when Juen bet 230,000 El Fassy check-raised to 700,000. Juen called and it was off to the turn. Both players checked and the cards were revealed.
Juen:
El Fassy:
Juen adds more chips to his stack. Full count coming shortly.
Leon Louis shoved his last 1,500,000 in from the small blind. Florian Hoeller in the big blind asked for a count before agonising over the decision for over five minutes. Finally he decided to call.
Louis showed against Hoeller’s
The final board was
Despite the sweat on the turn Louis was eliminated in 17th for €10,500
Jean Miguel Lacerda opened to 115,000 and then called when Jerome Brion three-bet to 250,000. Lacerda then checked as the dealer spread the flop. Brion fired a continuation bet of 250,000 and Lacerda called.
Both players checked the turn but Lacerda led for 375,000 on the river and Brion called.
Lacerda:
Brion:
Brion win by the virtue of his queen kicker.
Giuseppe Stagno went all in for his last 700,000 and was called by Jerome Brion.
Stagno had while Brion held
The board ran out
Stagno finished 18th for €10,500.
Gwendoline Janot min-raised to 100,000 from middle position and the action passed all the way around to Freddy Deeb in the big blind. Deeb raised to 175,000 in total and Janot called very quickly.
Deeb continued with a 150,000 bet on the flop, but that was the last of the betting action as both players checked down the and river, Deeb winning the pot with his .
We have lost two players early here on Day 5, the latest being Neil Benardout.
A raise from Alban Juen was greeted with a three-bet all in and a snap-call from Juen. Bernardout showed the and Juen .
"You're safe kid," Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott said to Juen.
Juen's kings didn't look that safe on the flop as it gifted Bernadout two pair. However, the fell on the turn to improve Juen to a straight.
"Jesus Christ!" exclaimed Bernardout as that jack landed.
The river was the and Bernardout finished in 19th place.
"There was never any doubt that jack was coming," said Devilfish, "You're such a lucky b*****d!"
Devilfish seems to have taken a dislike to Juen, possibly because Juen rivered flush against him late on Day 4. It will be interesting to see how that "relationship" develops because although their table has been broken, Juen and Devilfish are still seated on the same table as each other.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Alban Juen | 5,800,000 | 535,000 |
Neil Benardout | Busted |