Louis Vial opened to 1,200 from the cutoff and faced Romain Demirdjian, who defended from the big blind.
Vial continued for 1,300 on the 6♦4♠J♥ flop and was called, then checked back the 9♠ turn.
The A♠ landed on the river and Demirdjian led out for 3,600. Vial raised to 18,500 and Demirdjian eventually made the call. However he couldn't do much against Vial's nut flush with K♠10♠.
Heads-up on a board of A♣8♥10♦J♣3♥ with 8,000 in the pot, Paul Balique under the gun potted and Daniel Rybakov on the button went deep into the tank.
After a long moment, Rybakov called. Balique flipped over 8♦7♦ but lost to Rybakov's A♠9♠.
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
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Four players checked a flop of 10♣5♥6♥ with already 24,000 in the pot.
After the blinds checked again the K♥ turn, Anthony Maspoli under the gun bet 7,400. Sahmy Ghani on the button went into the tank and folded, but Arnaud Charoulet in the small blind called. Joe Hindry in the big blind called.
The 5♠ landed on the river and Charoulet checked with K♠J♣. Maspoli quickly checked back with K♣Q♥ and scooped the pot.
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/500
Ante: 500
Three-way on a board of 10♥9♠7♣Q♥ with 12,000 in the pot, Sidi Jilali Maghraqui in the big blind moved all-in for 11,700. Patrick Mouret in the cutoff called, as well as Abilio Silva in the small blind.
The 7♦ river was checked by Silva and Mouret, so all three players' cards went on their backs.
Silva wanted to muck his hand but was forced to reveal 8♥5♥, while Maghraqui tabled J♥8♠ for a straight and Mouret turned over Q♣10♠ for two pair. "I'm back to the living", Maghraqui joked while tripling up.
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
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