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After a flop of 
, Carlos Mortensen was all in and at risk against Anton Astapov.
Showdown
Mortensen: 
Astapov: 
The turn and river came 
, 
respectively, and El Matador doubled to 210,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000 | 100,000 |
|
202,000 | -126,000 |
Fuad Rahimov opened in late position, and Brendan Reid three-bet shoved for 55,500 from the blinds. Rahimov made the call, and he had the goods.
Rahimov: 
Reid: 
Reid managed to flop a pair on the 
, but he could not get over the hump. The turn 
and river sealed the deal and his elimination, and we're down to 176 players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
225,000 | 56,000 |
|
|
Busted |
PokerStars Team Pro Pat Pezzin open-shoved his last 45,000 from middle position, and David Assouline called on the button. The blinds released, and the hands were opened.
Showdown
Pezzin: 
Assouline:
Pezzin pulled ahead when the flop fell 
, but Assouline snatched the lead back once the 
turned. The 
bricked on the river, and Pezzin was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
415,000 | 71,000 |
|
Busted |
Patrick Jann was all in preflop for 107,000 against Team PokerStars Pro Arnaud Mattern. Jann held the and Mattern the 
. The flop, turn and river ran out 
and Jann doubled through the French pro.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000 | -110,500 |
|
|
225,000 | 120,000 |
Arnaud Mattern raised to 10,000 and Istvan Birizdo reraised all in for 30,500 from the next seat. Action folded back to Mattern and he made the call.
Mattern:
Birizdo: 
The flop put Birizdo in front with the 
and the turn kept him there with the 
falling. The river was the and Mattern snatched back the lead to win the hand and send Birizdo out the door.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
270,000 | 40,000 |
|
Busted |
Daniel Walter was all in preflop with the against the for Team PokerStars Pro Leo Fernandez. The flop, turn and river ran out 
and Fernandez won the pot to eliminate Walter.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
440,000 | 116,000 |
|
|
Busted |
It's not been a good level for Arnaud Mattern. Just a few hands after running queens into aces, he got himself into another cooler of an all-in.
It was the Frenchman who opened to 10,000 in middle position, and Bill Chen shoved in for 57,500 total. Mattern snapped with the covering stack, but he was crushed again.
Showdown
Mattern:
Chen:
The board ran clean for Chen, coming 
, and Chen has found some fightin' chips. He's up to about 122,000 now, while Mattern tumbles back down under 150,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
148,500 | |
|
122,000 |
After a series of preflop raises, Leif Force was all in and at risk against Stephen Chidwick. Force () was racing against Chidwick (), and the board ran 
, doubling Force to 220,000.
Chidwick slipped to 183,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
220,000 | 107,500 |
|
183,000 | -20,700 |
David Assouline had another player all in and at risk recently, but David Peters survived, doubling with aces. Peters' black aces held against Assouline's 
as the board ran 
, and he doubled to 175,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
320,000 | -95,000 |
|
175,000 | 130,000 |
On the flop, Salvatore Bianco was all in with the against the for Ryan Julius.
The turn 
and river netted Julius the win and he moved to 230,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000 | -9,000 |
|
Busted |
