Break #2! There are now 87 players left and we will update shortly some of the players to be eliminated after the money bubble broke shortly.
Blinds will be at 2,500/5,000 with an ante of 500. The average stack is 207,126 or 41.5 big blinds.
"Félicitations, vous êtes dans l'argent !" or for those of you don't speak French this translates to "Congratulations, you are in the money!" Two minutes before this announcement, Tournament Director Thomas Gimie announced play would be hand for hand as 114 players remained for 113 places paid. However, instead of waiting for just one player to be eliminated, three players all went out on different tables in the next hand!
Over on Table 8 Sébastien Wuillot makes a fist and sees Jonathan Therme defend his big blind. After a series of raises on a flop KcTh6h which causes Therme to be all-in, Wuillot turns over 
for a flopped set while Therme shows 
for two-pair needing one of the two remaining kings to stay alive. When this did not take place on the turn and river he was out of the tournament and collected 7,330 MAD (€675) instead of nothing due to the other two players going out and the three of them splitting two min-prizes.
Things were less dramatic on table 3 since Vincent Mathieu had just 1/2 a big blind level and got it all in with 
and was eliminated by [k66d]. He also collected 7,330 MAD (€675) for officially finishing in 114th place.
Meanwhile a huge pot took place on table 14 on the bubble between Romain Lewis and Manu Martin. Martin was ahead with 
with about 300,000 chips in the pot on a flop of 
. However, Lewis who was holding 
got the 
to appear on the turn to eliminate his opponent. Martin collected 7,340 MAD (€676) for 112th place.
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The bubble broke, however, before we get into how, three players to finish outside the money included David Haziza, Bernard Guigon, and Ali Chbihi.
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The tournament is now playing out hand for hand as we await for the bubble to break with 114 players left and 113 getting paid.
All is not lost for whomever bubbles as he or she will be awarded a free ticket to next year's Winamax SISMIX Main Event.
We are down to 117 players - meaning just four spots away from the money. Some of the players most recently eliminated players were Karim Bennani Smires, Hugo Marialva Felix, and Sergio Garcia Leon.
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Even when tight with the bubble looming, one hand just about any player isn't afraid to play is pocket rockets. Team Winamax pro Gaëlle Baumann just found herself in this position and raised the action after an opener limped. The limper came along and and check calls a bet from Baumann of 12,000 on the 
flop. Baumann's opponent check calls again - this time for 17,500 - when the 
hits the turn.
Baumann slowed down on the river and the action went check-check after the 
completing the board adding numerous straight possibilities with any or 
and making it far more likely her opponent also could have had two-pair.
Baumann, who was holding 
made the correct read in just checking back after he opponent turned over 
for the straight. Baumann, however, won a few pots earlier in the day and her stack remains strong with the bubble about to break with 200,000 chips.
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Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
France's Damien Cayet entered the Winamax SISMIX Main Event just shy of $200,000 in career tournament cashes according to The Hendon Mob. He will have to wait for another tournament to pass this milestone as along with Houssine El Otmani who barely finished in the money during last year's Main Event were eliminated from the tournament a few spots short of the money bubble breaking.
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We are just 9 players away from the money bubble. Three French players were among the latest to hit the rails including Julien Bochereau, Cyril Olivier, and Jean-Michel Texier.
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It seemed like Lithuania was all over the place leading into Day 2, however both Paulius Cerniauskas and Nikita Staroverov makes it five Lithuanians to finish before the money. Staroverov is the biggest upset not to make the money in the entire tournament as he not only finished Day 1c as the chip leader, but also entered Day 2 in third place with 247,300 chips.
Also finishing shy of the money were Steven Prouteau, Hanane El Mahaoud, and Cyril Fabre.
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