Eric Rabut moved all in for his remaining chips. He was shortest of all at the final three tables and he got it in holding 
against the 
of Rabah Ait.
The board ran out 
and Rabut was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
310,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
Busted |
| Position | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| Table 1 | |||
| 1 | Abdellah El Ghrari | Morocco | 420000 |
| 2 | Jens Erik Ostergaard | Denmark | 140000 |
| 3 | [Removed:432] | France | 410000 |
| 4 | Hamza N Baba | Morocco | 85000 |
| 5 | Hassani | Morocco | 265000 |
| 6 | Mostafa Boukri | Morocco | 210000 |
| 7 | Houssine El Otmani | Morocco | 230000 |
| 8 | Leo Margets | Spain | 315000 |
| Table 2 | |||
| 1 | Jerome Zerbib | France | 340000 |
| 2 | Rabah Ait Abdelmalek | France | 230000 |
| 3 | Francisco Vargas | Spain | 140000 |
| 4 | Eric Rabut | France | 180000 |
| 5 | Moises | Spain | 200000 |
| 6 | Benoit Grobocopatel | France | 250000 |
| 7 | Andrei-Salustin Luncan | Romania | 350000 |
| 8 | Fernandez | Spain | 50000 |
| Table 3 | |||
| 1 | Albert Bernardo | France | 50000 |
| 2 | Tsunamy | Spain | 500000 |
| 3 | Idir Haiche | France | 270000 |
| 4 | Pierre Neuville | Belgium | 120000 |
| 5 | Khalil Hassan Ali | Lebanon | 140000 |
| 6 | Mehdi Senhaji | Morocco | 210000 |
| 7 | Valeryi Chupin | Russia | 280000 |
| 8 | Thierry Oldak | France | 130000 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
Christopher Chaudey raised to 15,000 from under the gun. Benoit Grobocopatel three-bet to 41,000 from the button. The blinds folded before Chaudey moved all in for around 120,000. Grobocopatel instantly called.
Grobocopatel: 
Chaudey: 
The board ran out 
and Chaudey was left with 4,000 in chips. Which went in from the big blind next hand without looking.
Tsunamy opened to 12,000 and there were two callers. The three then checked down a board of 
and Tsunamy won the sidepot with 
, meaning that Chaudey needed either a full house or the or 
to stay alive. Sadly he held 
and left the tournament in 25th.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
Busted |
It's time to get your chips in pronto and hope to double up as the money bubble approaches. 26 players are left with only 23 making the money, and the clock is ticking.
First, Benoit Grobocopatel's 
looked to be in trouble against overnight chipleader Abdellah El Ghrari's 
. The flop of 
didn't help him, neither did the 
on the turn, but he let out a roar of delight as the river came 
giving him the double up.
A short while afterwards, Christopher Chaudey moved all in from under the gun for his remaining 59,000. Tsunamy called in middle position and the remaining players folded.
Chaudey:
Tsunamy:
The board ran out 
and Chaudey doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
510,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
495,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
|
130,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
100,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
We didn't see the run out, but Jens Ostergaard was gleefully raking in Fernando Pons' remaining chips: "I needed that," he said.
On a king-high run out his 
had bested the November Niner's 
and Pons hit the rail as a table was being broken for the final four tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
265,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
Busted |
Tsunamy raised to 8,500 under the gun and got three callers including Jens Ostergaard and Tony Lefort . On the flop of 
Lefort moved all in for his remaining 49,500. Tsunamy called before Ostergaard raised to 115,000. Tsunamy called.
The turn was the . Tsunamy bet 55,000 and Ostergaard folded. Tsunamy showed 
for a set of fives, and was way ahead of Lefort's . The river was the 
and Lefort was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
525,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
|
200,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
Busted |
A player opened from middle position. Leo Margets called, as did Eric Rabut before Rabah Ait three-bet to 27,500.
The initial raiser folded and Leo Margets moved all in. Rabut folded and Ait called.
Margets:
Ait:
Margets was way ahead, but the flop came 
giving Ait an open-ended straight-draw. The turn was the 
, but the river was the giving Ait a straight and the full double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
265,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
140,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |
|
||
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500