Around 30,000 was in the middle on a flop of 9♦4♦2♣, and Tahar Said called a bet of 20,000 from his opponent, Daniel Pastor.
Pastor continued with a bet of 35,000 on the K♠ turn, and Said promptly folded.
Dang Nguyen opened to 4,000 from the cutoff, and was met with a three-bet jam to 47,000 from Stephane Poupaux in the small blind. Xiaohua Yang was in the big blind, and he snap four-bet jammed for 110,000.
"Wow, I have a monster", said Nguyen. He took about forty seconds before open-folding Q♣Q♦.
Stephane Poupaux: A♥K♦ 
Xiaohua Yang: 9♣9♦
Yang was ahead in a race, and Poupaux bricked the 5♦3♥3♠5♥10♥ runout. Nguyen misses the opportunity to scoop a monster pot.
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €238,000 | 18-20 | €8,430 | |
| 2 | €153,500 | 21-23 | €7,020 | |
| 3 | €109,620 | 24-27 | €6,050 | |
| 4 | €84,320 | 28-31 | €5,250 | |
| 5 | €64,830 | 32-39 | €4,560 | |
| 6 | €49,950 | 40-55 | €3,960 | |
| 7 | €38,410 | 56-71 | €3,450 | |
| 8 | €29,850 | 72-95 | €3,030 | |
| 9 | €22,800 | 96-119 | €2,640 | |
| 10-11 | €17,500 | 120-143 | €2,330 | |
| 12-13 | €14,560 | 144-183 | €2,040 | |
| 14-15 | €12,130 | 184-223 | €1,840 | |
| 16-17 | €10,110 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
The tournament director has announced the numbers, and they are big - the €1,490,256 prize pool will be split between the top 223 players, with the victor taking the huge sum of €238,000.
A spot at the final table is worth €22,800, while a minimum cash will bank players €1,840. Full details will follow shortly.
Axel Hallay opened to 3,000 from early position, and was faced with a three-bet to 9,500 from Wissam Ouertani in the cutoff. Action folded back to Hallay, who called.
The flop came A♣10♣6♦ and Halley check-called versus a bet of 5,000 from Ouertani.
The 10♥ turn paired the board, and was checked through to the 5♥ river, where Hallay assessed the situation for a moment before jamming with the covering stack.
Ouertani, who started the hand with around 75,000, took a bit of time for thought but ultimately flicked in a calling chip. Hallay tabled Q♦J♦ for the missed gutshot, and Ouertani took the pot with A♠K♥. for two pair, aces and tens.
Pokerstars ambassador Kenny Halleart opened to 3,500 from middle position, and received action from Boris Pranjes in the cutoff and Andrea Zigrossi in the small blind.
The K♥Q♦4♥ flop was checked through to Pranjes, who slid out a bet of 5,500. That was too rich for both of his opponents, and he raked in an early pot.
Jessy Leclerc opened to 3,000 from early position, and received calls from Aram Ali and Loic Pate in the blinds.
On the K♠5♣4♦ flop, action was checked to Leclerc, who fired out a bet of 3,000. Only Pate called.
The 5♦ turn paired the board, and Pate led out with a bet of 5,500, getting a quick call from Leclerc.
The 3♠ river completed the board, and Pate fired out again with a bet of 16,500. Leclerc had around 53,000 behind and made the quick call.
He confidently tabled K♦Q♣ for two pair kings and fives, but Pate had got there on the river with a wheel straight with A♦2♦, after also turning the nut flush draw.
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