Pablo Redrado picked up A♠A♥ in the cutoff and opened to 110,000, leaving himself 60,000 behind. Eric Rabut called in the big blind.
The flop came J♣6♣3♥ and Redrado put in his last chips. Rabut folded K♠8♠ and Redrado took another pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
950,000
390,000
|
390,000 |
|
340,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Pablo Redrado raised to 80,000 in the hijack, leaving just 5,000 behind, and Tristan Forge reraised to 500,000 in the cutoff. The table folded back to Redrado who tossed in the rest of his stack.
Pablo Redrado: Q♠9♥ 
Tristan Forge: 10♠10♥
Forge remained in the lead with his tens through the turn on a board of 8♣5♣4♥K♦ as he was poised for the knockout, but Redrado spiked the Q♥ on the river to win the pot and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
875,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
270,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
Action folded around to Pablo Redrado in the small blind who moved all in. Tristan Forge in the big blind snap-called for 410,000.
Tristan Forge: 8♠8♣
Pablo Redrado: Q♣10♣
Redrado also had most of his stack in the middle as the two players were flipping for their tournament lives. Forge remained in the lead on the K♥6♦3♦ flop, while the rest of the board ran out 7♣J♥ to earn him a double up, leaving Redrado with just two big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
860,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
|
85,000
490,000
|
490,000 |
Bogdan Vulcan raised to 80,000 under the gun, Valentin Havasy moved all in for 290,000 in middle position, and Vulcan called.
Valentin Havasy: J♠10♠
Bogdan Vulcan: 10♥10♦
Havasy was looking for a jack to keep his tournament hopes alive, but he received no help on the 7♣4♦2♣3♣4♥ board and was eliminated in eighth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,265,000
390,000
|
390,000 |
|
Busted |
Luigi Macaluso raised to 110,000 in early position and Javier Tsunamy three-bet to 285,000 in the hijack with A♠J♠.
The table folded back to Macaluso who gave up 10♠10♣ and surrendered the pot to Tsunamy.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,590,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
||
|
1,165,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
Level: 25
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
With the eliminiation of Mounir Tajiou, the remaining eight players are going on a 15-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,710,000 | |
|
||
|
|
1,380,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,340,000 | |
|
|
1,275,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
875,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
575,000 | |
|
|
550,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
|
290,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
Mounir Tajiou raised to 60,000 under the gun, Alejandro Ganivet three-bet to 155,000 in the hijack, and Tajiou called.
Both players checked the A♣4♥3♣ flop. Tajiou then bet 130,000 on the 8♣ turn and Ganivet called.
The A♥ fell on the river and Tajiou moved all in for 360,000. The rest of the players had already left the table as Ganivet tanked for several minutes into the break.
Around five minutes went by before he put in the chips to call. "I have sixes," Tajiou said, turning over 6♠6♥ as Ganivet slammed down Q♠Q♦.
"Vamos, Capitan," Ganivet shouted out to his rail, giving a huge fist pump as Tajiou was sent to the rail in ninth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,710,000
720,000
|
720,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Mounir Tajiou raised to 60,000 in early position, Pablo Redrado moved all in for 250,000 in middle position, and Tajiou called.
Pablo Redrado: 10♦10♣
Mounir Tajiou: A♦Q♦
"I apologize in advance. I don't lose flips," Tajiou told Redrado heading to the flop, which came 10♥7♠3♦ to give Redrado a set. The A♠ turn wasn't enough for Tajiou and he was already drawing dead going to the river, which was the 10♠ as Redrado improved to quads to seal the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
645,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
575,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
Bogdan Vulcan raised to 60,000 under the gun as Eric Rabut and Luigi Macaluso came along from the blinds.
All three players checked the J♣7♦2♦ flop. Vulcan then bet 110,000 on the K♦ turn and only Rabut called.
The 3♠ river was again checked down and Rabut showed K♠Q♥ for two pair. Vulcan mucked 10♠10♦.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,340,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
|
1,290,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
|
950,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
