Jeremy Nimo raised from early position and Marius Lussi moved all in from the small blind for 38,000. Nimo made the call and two players went to the flop, with Lussi at risk.
Marius Lussi: Q♠9♦
Jeremy Nimo: A♣4♠
The board ran out 9♠2♦3♦10♦K♥. Nimo failed to improve and Lussi paired up his nines on the flop to double up.
In what would shape up to be a very significant hand, Ugo Taurines raised to 10,000 from under the gun and was reraised by Vie Maxence, who made it 31,000 to go. Didier Barthe then moved all in for 70,000.
Taurines isolated with a raise to around 110,000. Maxence put his hands on his head and his head on the table before pushing all in. Taurines made the call and just like that players were showing down hands for a three way all in.
Both players had Barthe covered and Maxence was also at risk of busting if Taurines could make his hand.
Didier Barthe: 10♠10♥
Vie Maxence: Q♥Q♠
Ugo Taurines: A♠K♠
The board ran out A♦Q♣3♣7♣A♣. Taurines paired his ace and made trips on the river, but Maxence had hit a full house with his queens on the flop. Barthe failed to improve and was eliminated from the tournament. He got up and left the table.
Maxence seemed shocked and uttered words of disbelief. Taurines let out a loud shout as it sank in that he'd just lost most of his chips, his stack now reduced to around starting. Maxence scooped the pot for a stack of around 600,000, putting him among the chip leaders.
David Rivas Moreno was all in preflop against Aurelien Guiglini. Two players flipped their cards, with Guiglini the player at risk.
Aurelien Guiglini: K♣Q♥
David Rivas Moreno: A♦Q♠
The board ran out K♥6♣9♥2♥7♥. The flop brought Guiglini a pair of kings. Moreno shouted out for his ace, but it never came. Guiglini scooped the pot. Moreno responded to the bad-beat with his signature neighing noise.
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Julien Vecchioli shoved all in from the cutoff for around 100,000 and action folded to J.S. Denissa, who called in the big blind. The two players flipped their cards, with Vecchioli at risk.
Julien Vecchioli: 8♥8♠
J.S. Denissa: A♦Q♠
The board ran out 9♣K♥8♣6♠3♦. Vecchioli improved his hand with a set of eights on the flop to win the pot and double up his stack.
Ouassini Cheikh raised to 8,000 from early position and picked up a call before Nicolas Vayssieres came over the top with a raise to 34,000. Cheikh made the call.
The flop came 10♥K♦2♥ and Vayssieres stared across the table at his opponent before out for 31,000. Cheikh also took his time to think before responding with a reraise to 110,000. Vayssieres moved all in for around 190,000. Cheikh anguished before eventually mucking his hand.
Vayssieres scooped a huge pot without playing to showdown.
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
A player who goes by the alias Merci Bravo open raised and Doghmi Jilal reraised from the button. The player in the small blind called and then Merci Bravo shoved all in. Only Doghmi Jilali made the call, with Merci Bravo the player at risk.
Merci Bravo: Q♥Q♠
Doghmi Jilali: 10♥10♠
Jilali had a pair of tens and Merci Bravo had a pocket pair of queens. The board ran out K♠4♥5♥6♣3♠ and neither player improved. Merci Bravo took down the pot and doubled up, leaving Jilali short.
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,500
Ante: 3,500
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