Israel Amoyal open-shoved for his last 91,000 and was called by Tsunamy in the big blind.
Amoyal: 
Tsunamy: 
After a board of 
, Amoyal was sent to the rail in 23rd place for a payday of 20,000 Dirhams.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
Busted |
Michael van der Ghinst opened to 22,000 from the cutoff and Fahd then moved all in out of the big blind with the Belgian making the call.
Fahd: 
van der Ghinst: 
The flop fell 
and Fahd let out a "yessss", Anas Tadini leaned over and said to Sonny Franco "what did I tell you? Nine on the flop." A blank 
turn settled things, making the 
river a formality.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
295,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
190,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
On the heads-up flop of 
, Sonny Franco bet 20,000 and Fadhil Farag called from one seat over. The 
turn saw Franco bet 39,000 and Farag quickly called before checked down the river. Franco flipped over 
but that was no good against Farag's 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
330,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
On the three-way turn 
, Saverio Cocozza check-called a bet worth 19,000 by Philippe Ktorza and the third player in the hand folded. The river was checked down and Ktorza's 
ended up second best to Cocozza's .
On table 33, Joaquin bet the 
flop for 16,000 and Tsunamy, also from Spain, called. The turn saw Joaquin check-fold to a bet of his fellow countryman.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
420,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
210,000
5,200
|
5,200 |
|
|
160,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
Michael van der Ghinst opened to 19,000 from early position and Fahd then squeezed to 59,000 out of the cutoff. Joaquin shoved for 106,000 and van der Ghinst folded, Fahd called it off.
Joaquin: 
Fahd: 
After a board of 
, the Spaniard doubled and now has more chips than Fahd once again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
195,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
Level: 19
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
Just before the end of the level, Ekrem Sanioglu raised to 13,000 and Pieyre Maggi called from one seat over. The action folded to Peter Reil in the small blind and he shoved for 120,000. Sanoiglu reshoved to isolate successfully and Reil flipped for his tournament life.
Reil: 
Sanioglu: 
The 
flop made things even more scary for Reil, now also facing the flush draw on top. The turn left him drawing very thin and the river sent Reil to the rail in 24th place for 20,000 Dirhams.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
500,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
Busted |
There are 8 minutes left in level 18 and play has just resumed. The redraw of the last three tables is as follows:
| Table | Seat | Player | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 1 | Masbah Ben Baba | Morocco |
| 32 | 2 | Saverio Cocozza | Italy |
| 32 | 3 | Philippe Ktorza | France |
| 32 | 4 | Anas Tadini | Morocco |
| 32 | 5 | Alexandre Viard | France |
| 32 | 6 | Roger Tondeur | France |
| 32 | 7 | Dominique Terzian | France |
| 32 | 8 | Abdenbi Abida | France |
| 33 | 1 | Israel Amoyal | France |
| 33 | 2 | Fahd | Morocco |
| 33 | 3 | Sonny Franco | France |
| 33 | 4 | Fadhil Farag | Morocco |
| 33 | 5 | Joaquin | Spain |
| 33 | 6 | Tsunamy | Spain |
| 33 | 7 | Michael van der Ghinst | Belgium |
| 33 | 8 | Mathieu Papineau | France |
| 37 | 1 | Peter Reil | Spain |
| 37 | 2 | Henrique Oliveira de Sousa Pinho | Portugal |
| 37 | 3 | Andre Miquel Ramalho Fonseca | Portugal |
| 37 | 4 | Ekrem Sanioglu | France |
| 37 | 5 | Pieyre Maggi | Belgium |
| 37 | 6 | Ali Mechiche | Morocco |
| 37 | 7 | [Removed:215] | France |
| 37 | 8 | Mathieu Biague | France |
The last 24 players will now be redrawn to the final three tables and there is a short break to make sure everyone finds their correct seat.
Jean Pierre Supiot had lost a bigger pot with pocket queens earlier and then shoved for his last 41,000 from middle position. Michael van der Ghinst looked him up from the small blind and it was a flip.
Supiot:
van der Ghinst: 
The flop improved van der Ghinst to a set, leaving Supiot to one of the four remaining jacks only to stay in. It was all over after the turn and the 
river was a mere formality.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
400,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
Busted |
