Jean Quinoa opened to 6,500 from middle position and received a call from Abdelmajid El Hani in the big blind.
The flop came J♦10♥2♣ and El Hani check-called a 3,500 continuation bet from Quinoa.
Both players checked the J♥ turn and 5♣ river.
"Queen-Eight" El Hani announced. Quinoa revealed A♣Q♥ for ace-high to take the pot.
Despite the minor setback, El Hani is sitting on one of the biggest stacks in the room at just under 500,000.
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Alain Daien opened to 10,000 from the hijack and Iryna Tsikhanskaya defended from the big blind.
The flop came Q♥4♦3♠ and Tsikhanskaya check-called a 12,000 continuation bet from Daien.
Both players checked the 6♠ turn leading to the 9♦ river. Tsikhanskaya bet 8,000 and after about 45 seconds of consideration Daien made the fold.
Adam El Bied opened to 10,000 from the button. "Soliman" in the small bland asked how much El Bied had behind before putting in a three-bet to 31,000. El Bied moved all in for 49,000 and "Soliman" snap-called with a covering stack.
Adam El Bied: A♦K♦
"Soliman": 10♦10♠
The board ran out Q♦3♠4♦6♠9♦. El Bied had made an ace-high flush to secure a full double up at the expense of "Soliman".
Salah-Eddine Elghazi opened to 5,000 from under the gun and Alexandre Reard defended from the big blind.
The flop came J♦8♣3♥ and Reard check-called a 5,000 continuation bet from Elghazi.
Elghazi bet again for 17,000 when checked to on the A♣ turn and this time Reard opted to fold.
"Kaddour" was recently eliminated from the tournament.
According to the players at his former table, "Kaddour" opened to 5,000 from the hijack and received calls from David Lappin in the cutoff and Iryna Tsikhanskaya on the button.
The flop came 10x9x2x and "Kaddour" would ultimately move all in for approximately 40,000, receiving a call from Lappin while Tsikhanskaya opted to fold.
"Kaddour" had Kx9x for second pair but was up against Lappin's K♣10♣ for top pair. "Kaddour" failed to improve on the turn or river and was sent to the rail while Lappin collected the last of his chips.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Players are now on their second to last 15-minute break of the evening. Late registration is closed and there are 243 total entrants for Day 1b, of which only 83 remain.
Muhammed Hakim opened to 4,000 from middle position and received calls from Alain Daien in the cutoff, Adam El Bied on the button, "Kaddour" in the small blind and David Lappin in the big blind.
The flop came 7♥5♠3♦ and "Kaddour" lead out with a 15,000 bet. Lappin folded, Hakim called, Daien folded and El Bied folded.
The two remaining players checked the K♠ turn leading to the A♦ river. Hakim bet 35,000 and after about 45 seconds of consideration "Kaddour" made the call.
Hakim tabled 5♥6♥ for a pair of fives turned into a bluff while "Kaddour" showed down 10♦7♠ for third pair to take down a healthy pot.
Elsewhere in the tournament area, Fouad Baali was recently eliminated.
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