The action was picked up on a board of 5♣3♠7♥J♣ with 1,075,000 in the pot. Michel Leibgorin in the small blind checked and Maher Achour in the big blind moved all-in for 935,000.
Leibgorin asked the dealer to spread the pot and seemed to have the correct price to make the call.
Maher Achour: 9♣4♣ 
Michel Leibgorin: A♣4♠
Both players were on different draws, but the Q♥ river bricked out, and Leibgorin’s ace-high held up.
Onni Huttunen in the cutoff raised to 160,000. Micheal O'Neill in the big blind three-bet all-in for roughly 1,000,000 and Huttunen called.
Micheal O'Neill: A♦J♠
Onni Huttunen: K♣K♠
O'Neill ran into kings and was eliminated on 4♠2♦10♥3♦9♣.
Level: 25
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
The 13 remaining players are now on a 15-minute break.
Tournament staff have announced that play will conclude once the final table of eight is reached, or at the end of Level 27, whichever comes first.
Moments before the break, Christian Spitalas opened to 150,000 from the cutoff. Matthieu Cartillier in the small blind three-bet to 420,000, Spitalas moved all-in for 1,225,000 and Cartillier called.
Christian Spitalas: K♠K♥
Matthieu Cartillier: A♠A♥
Spitalas ran his kings into aces and was eliminated on Q♥A♣9♣J♦9♥.
Cards went on their backs with Matthieu Cartillier under the gun all-in and at risk for 2,375,000 against Michel Leibgorin in the cutoff.
Matthieu Cartillier: K♦K♠
Michel Leibgorin: A♥K♥
Leibgorin thought he had the win when he saw an ace appear on the flop, but it was followed by a king on K♣2♠A♣. "Ace!" Leibgorin asked but the 10♠10♥ kept Cartillier in the lead and he doubled up.
Olivier Arnault de Guenyveau jammed from the small blind and Kevin Bleitrach in the big blind called off his last 885,000.
Kevin Bleitrach: A♠8♥
Olivier Arnault de Guenyveau: 8♠8♦
After a flop of 3♥Q♥5♦, Bleitrach didn't hit an ace on the 8♣9♣ runout and he was eliminated.
Moments after the restart, Mitchell Johnson moved all-in for 500,000 and faced Sonny Franco in the hijack.
Mitchell Johnson: A♦4♦
Sonny Franco: J♦J♥
“I want an investigation on him,” Omar Lakhdari joked as Franco made a full house on the 9♥6♣5♥J♣5♦ board to send Johnson to the rail.
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | 1 | Mitchell Johnson | United Kingdom | 475,000 | 8 |
| 57 | 2 | Matthieu Cartillier | France | 2,400,000 | 40 |
| 57 | 3 | Omar Lakhdari | Algeria | 5,100,000 | 85 |
| 57 | 4 | Sonny Franco | France | 2,900,000 | 48 |
| 57 | 5 | Michel Leibgorin | France | 4,600,000 | 77 |
| 57 | 6 | Maher Achour | Tunisia | 1,985,000 | 33 |
| 57 | 7 | Christian Spitalas | France | 875,000 | 15 |
| 57 | 8 | Houssem Meftahi | Tunisia | 2,830,000 | 47 |
| 68 | 1 | Onni Huttunen | Finland | 2,650,000 | 44 |
| 68 | 2 | Olivier Arnault de Guenyveau | France | 1,575,000 | 26 |
| 68 | 3 | Kevin Bleitrach | France | 850,000 | 14 |
| 68 | 4 | Alexis Tremblay | Switzerland | 2,400,000 | 40 |
| 68 | 5 | Micheal O'Neill | Ireland | 1,280,000 | 21 |
| 68 | 6 | Georgios Skarparis | Cyprus | 2,200,000 | 37 |
| 68 | 7 | Anthony Apicella | France | 4,500,000 | 75 |
| 68 | 8 | Miika Toeyraes | Finland | 1,300,000 | 22 |
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