Double for Francolini
The action is fast paced and just 172 players remain in contention out of the 247 who began the day. As a result, some players have improved their standing in the pecking order significantly, while for some it's all over already.
One of the players climbing is Italy's Mauro Francolini, who doubled up at the expense of China's Jing Xuan Zhu. It was Zhu the man driving the action with an early position open to 4,400, with Francolini applying pressure in position with a three-bet to 13,200 from the cutoff. Zhu responded with a four-bet shove, which Francolini called immediately and the cards were turned over.
Mauro Francolini: 
Jing Xuan Zhu: 
The Italian found himself in great shape and the 
runout was a good one for the ladies, doubling Francolini up to 145,000 while Zhu took a hit, dropping to 35,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,000
30,700
|
30,700 |
|
35,000
-67,900
|
-67,900 |