A few hands after the first double up, Alexis Tremblay was next to be at risk for 122,000 in the hijack against Mickael Muselli under the gun.
Alexis Tremblay: Q♠Q♦
Mickael Muselli: A♣K♠
Tremblay's queens held on 2♠2♥8♦5♠3♠ and he doubled up.
A few hands after the first double up, Alexis Tremblay was next to be at risk for 122,000 in the hijack against Mickael Muselli under the gun.
Alexis Tremblay: Q♠Q♦
Mickael Muselli: A♣K♠
Tremblay's queens held on 2♠2♥8♦5♠3♠ and he doubled up.
The first hand on the bubble saw Jose Koistinen in the cutoff at risk for 249,000 against Frederic Delval on the button.
Jose Koistinen: Q♦Q♥
Frederic Delval: A♣J♠
Players asked for eights on 10♠7♠6♥9♣, but the 4♦ river allowed Koistinen to double.
With now 42 remaining players for 41 places for Day 2 and in the money, the hand-for-hand procedure is about to start to burst the bubble.
Yves Benramdane jammed for 59,000 from under the gun and was called by Mathieu Choffardet in the cutoff.
Yves Benramdane: 5♠5♥
Mathieu Choffardet: 6♥6♣
Benramdane ran into a better pair and was eliminated on 8♦9♦3♣4♠10♥.
After Anthony Apicella took a big pot from Senol Ardic, Apicella opened from early position and Ardic in middle position three-bet to 75,000. Apicella four-bet all-in and Ardic snap-called off his last 190,000.
Senol Ardic: K♦K♠
Anthony Apicella: A♦2♦
Ardic was on his way to double up on 10♥8♥7♠3♣, but Apicella hit the A♥ river to send Ardic to the rail.
Level: 17
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Alexis Court jammed for 45,000 from middle position. Radoslaw Kopec to his left called and the other players folded.
Alexis Court: Q♣J♠
Radoslaw Kopec: 5♦5♠
Court was lucky enough to flop top pair on 3♥J♥10♥2♥3♣ to double up. "You deserve it," Pierre Calamusa told him.
Frédéric Delval opened from the hijack and was called by Mitchell Johnson and Vladimir Heinich, both in the blinds.
The dealer fanned a flop of 6♣5♣8♥ and after Johnson checked, Heinich led out for 21,000. Delval raised to 120,000 to make Johnson fold, then Heinich moved all-in for 370,000. Delval called.
Vladimir Heinich: 8♣5♠
Frédéric Delval: 9♠7♠
Heinich jammed with two pair but ran into Delval's straight. The 10♥J♠ changed nothing and Heinich was eliminated.