Level: 26
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Level: 26
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
The 26 remaining players have been sent on a 70-minute dinner break, with play due to recommence at approximately 9:30 p.m. local time.
After Nicolas Noguera opened from the cutoff, Grégory Fournier on the button three-bet all-in for 235,000. The big blind folded, and Noguera called.
Grégory Fournier: A♦9♠
Nicolas Noguera: K♣J♥
The dealer fanned a board of 9♣J♣3♠10♦6♠, with Noguera hitting top pair on the flop to send Fournier to the rail just before dinner break.
Yannick Fraysse opened to 85,000 under the gun and was met with a three-bet to 210,000 by Benoit Grobocopatel in the next seat.
Action folded to chip leader [Removed:467] in middle position, who asked to see Grobocopatel's stack, before producing the cold four-bet jam, forcing swift folds from both of his opponents.
Vincent Montes opened to 80,000 from the hijack, then Clement Delacroix on the button three-bet to 230,000. The blinds folded, and Montes four-bet all-in for 1,325,000. Delacroix snap-called.
Vincent Montes: A♣10♣
Clement Delacroix: K♥K♣
Against kings, Montes hit top pair on a board of 6♣5♦A♠9♦3♥ to double up.
At least 1,100,000 was in the middle already on a completed board of 9♠5♠K♠K♥3♠ in a hand between Clement Delacroix under the gun and David Hu in the cutoff.
Delacroix checked to Hu, who took some time to think before firing out a bet of 550,000.
Delacroix sat back in his chair and let out an exhale of breath. After about two minutes of thought, he flicked in a calling chip.
Hu showed A♣10♥ for ace-high and Delacroix showed 4♥4♠ for the four-high flush.
Silma Macalou was forced all-in in the big blind for his last 25,000. Olivier Armougon opened to 80,000 in early position and the rest of the table folded.
Silma Macalou: 8♣2♠
Olivier Armougon: K♠K♦
Macalou needed a miracle runout and it looked like it might be provided by the 7♠3♠9♥10♠ board, with Macalou holding a spade, but the river was the 3♦ and Macalou tapped the table and said his goodbyes, exiting in 29th place (€5,950).
On a flop of Q♦3♦6♦, cards went on their backs with Samy Barka at risk for 735,000 on the button against Michael Kalfon in the small blind.
Samy Barka: A♠Q♠
Michael Kalfon: K♦Q♥
Both players hit top pair, but Barka had a better kicker so he doubled up after the 4♠5♠ runout.
Down to 120,000, Kalfon has been eliminated a few hands later, running with A♠5♥ into Benzerfa's flopped quads with K♠K♦ on K♣A♦K♥9♣8♥.
Action folded to Ilan Cohen in the cutoff, who moved all in for around 675,000, with [Removed:467] making the call on the button.
Ilan Cohen: A♣4♦
[Removed:467]: 10♠10♦
Cohen was in trouble with only one overcard versus Al Sayegh's pocket tens, and no help arrived on the 10♥K♥5♠2♣Q♣ runout, sending Cohen to the exit in 31st place (€5,950). Al Sayegh is now on six million.