With 316 players remaining on the screens, the clock has been stopped just under 35 minutes remaining in the new level even though the blinds did not go up yet. All dealers have been instructed to finish their current hands and freeze all all-in showdowns a few spots away from the money.
A short-stacked Clement Guillot was all-in with the and he was looked up by Sylvain Pujol with the slightly superior . Another friend nearby shouted for the ten but Guillot found no help on the runout.
Down to the final 325 players, the recent pace of eliminations has slowed down but that may just be a temporary thing on six-handed tables.
Among the bigger stacks to bow out before the money was Ionut-Gabriel Andrei and Roberto Gioffre has taken over the lead on his former table followed by Omar Del Pino.
The clock was about to be called on Audrius Eidukynas as he faced the three-bet shove for 112,000 by Benjamin Gelin. Before the floorman could arrive, the Lithuanian obliged and called with the superior stack size.
Benjamin Gelin:
Audrius Eidukynas:
Throughout the , the pocket pair remained ahead and Gelin doubled. On the same table, Sergio Alonso Camunas has also chipped up after entering the day as one of the shorter stacks.
Over in the Mandalay Room, a battle of the Frenchman saw Maxime Costas at risk preflop via three-bet shove out of the big blind with the . He was looked up by Baptiste Abadie in the small blind with the .
The kicker played on the board to spell the end for Costas.
A large pot was brewing between Rudy Gambino and Pablo Herrera Medina as they headed to the river. More than 300,000 were in the middle and Gambino had checked to then face the shove by the bigger stack Herrera Medina.
What followed was a tank for one minute and Gambino then shook his head as he announced the fold and exposed for the top set.
There are brief spells without an all-in and call but considering an average of around 40 blinds, the chips are still flying and the field has already been reduced to the last 338 players in the second level of the day.