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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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230,000
80,000
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80,000 |
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140,000
20,000
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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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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320,000
134,000
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134,000 |
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170,000
47,500
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| 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.
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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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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185,000
152,000
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152,000 |
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165,000
89,500
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89,500 |
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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175,000
55,000
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140,000
39,500
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62,000
21,500
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21,500 |
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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100,000
5,500
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5,500 |
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67,000
3,500
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3,500 |
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40,000
7,000
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7,000 |
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