Christian Auer in the small blind was all-in and at risk for 415,000 against Valentin Messina in the hijack.
Christian Auer: A♥Q♠
Valentin Messina: J♠J♦
Auer lost the flip on 10♥3♠8♠5♥2♦ and was eliminated.
Christian Auer in the small blind was all-in and at risk for 415,000 against Valentin Messina in the hijack.
Christian Auer: A♥Q♠
Valentin Messina: J♠J♦
Auer lost the flip on 10♥3♠8♠5♥2♦ and was eliminated.
Jean-Paul Pasqualini jammed for 295,000 from under the gun and was called by Mitchell Johnson in middle position. Adrien Amorella in the big blind raised all-in for 785,000 and was called by Johnson.
Jean-Paul Pasqualini: A♠Q♣
Adrien Amorella: A♥K♦
Mitchell Johnson: J♠J♣
Amorella hit two pair on a board of 5♦K♥10♣A♣4♥ to take this 2,000,000-chip pot while Pasqualini was eliminated.
Level: 20
Blinds: 15,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Radoslaw Kopec opened to 40,000 from under the gun but Michel Leibgorin in the hijack three-bet to 100,000. Frank Debus in the cutoff called, and Kopec completed.
Leibgorin stood up to have a closer look at the 7♣5♦A♦ flop with his magnifying glass. Debus called but Kopec folded.
Leibgorin fired a second barrel to 250,000 on the 4♦ turn and was called, then bet a very small 40,000 on the 4♠ river.
Debus called with A♠Q♠ and won the pot against Leibgorin's K♦K♠.
Gregory Hawes opened to 40,000 from the hijack. Eric Sfez in the small blind three-bet to 160,000 and Hawes called.
Sfez continued for 170,000 on a flop of 5♣J♣A♦. Hawes raised all-in and Sfez snap-called, being the player at risk for 305,000.
Eric Sfez: A♥K♦
Gregory Hawes: A♠10♠
Both players flopped top pair but Sfez had the best kicker so he doubled up after the 7♣3♣ was revealed.
Radoslaw Kopec opened to 40,000 from the hijack and was called by Sonny Franco on the button. Jacques Der Megreditchian in the small blind three-bet all-in for 410,000. Kopec four-bet all-in and Franco snap-folded.
Jacques Der Megreditchian: A♦J♦
Radoslaw Kopec: A♠Q♥
The dealer fanned a board of K♣8♣K♦6♥10♦ and Der Megreditchian was eliminated.
Anthony Apicella opened to 40,000 from the cutoff. Matthieu Cartillier in the small blind three-bet all-in for 380,000 and Apicella called.
Matthieu Cartillier: 10♥9♥
Anthony Apicella: A♠10♠
Cartillier was lucky enough to hit two pair on 3♣9♦8♣2♥3♠ to double up.
Manig Loeser opened to 40,000 from middle position. Ivan Chegusov in the cutoff was looking to lock up the next pay jump, so he used three time banks before raising to 220,000, leaving just 10,000 behind.
Alexis Tremblay then moved all-in for a bigger stack from the small blind, while Maxime Gordon was forced all-in for 20,000 in the big blind. Loeser folded, and Chegusov used his remaining time banks before making the call.
Maxime Gordon: Q♣9♣
Ivan Chegusov: A♠10♦
Alexis Tremblay: A♣Q♥
Tremblay kept the lead all the way through a board of A♦7♣2♠6♥5♣ and both Gordon and Chegusov were eliminated.