Level: 40
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
Level: 40
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
Cards went on their backs with Didier Mambour in the hijack at risk against Matthieu Lamagnere on the button.
Didier Mambour: A♣J♣
Matthieu Lamagnere: A♠K♣
After a flop of 8♥5♠7♥ and the 5♥ turn, Lamagniere said "that they were going to split". And he was right, as the 8♣ river putted a second pair on the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,400,000
425,000
|
425,000 |
|
|
3,000,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
Aurelien "Guignol" Guiglini shoved for 2,075,000 from under the gun and he was called by Timothée Rey in the big blind.
Aurelien Guiglini: A♦Q♥
Timothée Rey: A♠10♦
Guignol was on the edge of elimination after Rey hit a pair on the 7♥10♣J♥ flop. But after the 9♥ turn, the Q♦ came on the river to save Guiglini.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,400,000
2,325,000
|
2,325,000 |
|
|
2,000,000
2,900,000
|
2,900,000 |
Didier Mambour moved all in for 2,800,000 on the button. Hugues Girard isolated from the small blind and the hand went to a showdown.
Didier Mambour: A♥J♠
Hugues Girard: K♣K♦
The board ran out K♠J♦Q♥9♠4♣; Girard's kings held to eliminate Mambour.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,400,000
1,950,000
|
1,950,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Kasra Rashidi raised to 650,000 from under the gun, Romain Lewis called in the cutoff and Nolan Madene three-bet jammed for 3,700,000 from the button. Rashidi called and Lewis moved all in, putting Rashidi to the test for his effective stack of 9,800,000. After some time, Rashidi made the call.
Nolan Madene: J♠J♦
Kasra Rashidi: A♠K♠
Romain Lewis: A♥Q♥
The board ran out 7♥7♣3♦2♣3♥; Madene held to triple up and Rashidi won the side pot as a consolation prize.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
12,000,000
9,600,000
|
9,600,000 |
|
|
7,800,000
3,200,000
|
3,200,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
6,100,000
6,775,000
|
6,775,000 |
Thomas Ristorcelli raised to 700,000 from under the gun. Luis Rayon moved all in from the big blind and Ristorcelli eventually made the call.
Luis Rayon: 6♦6♣
Thomas Ristorcelli: 10♠9♠
This race fell in the favour of Ristorcelli on the 5♥10♥8♦ flop. The Q♣ turn and 5♦ river changed nothing and Rayon was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
17,500,000
3,125,000
|
3,125,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Aurélien Guiglini moved all in for 2,300,000 from the small blind. Soufiane Messadek, in the big blind, took his time before making the call.
Aurélien Guiglini: J♦10♥
Soufiane Messadek: Q♣2♠
Despite Messadek's weak holding, he was in fact ahead and the A♥4♥5♦8♦Q♥ runout confirmed this. Guiglini was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,800,000
725,000
|
725,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Paul Beccari in the hijack moved almost all-in, and he was called by Soufiane Messadek in the small blind who bet for more than Beccari' s stack on a flop of Q♦4♣J♣. Beccari waited as much as he could and called for his last 400,000.
Paul Beccari: A♠6♠
Soufiane Messadek: A♦A♥
Beccari ran into aces and was eliminated after the J♠7♣ runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,300,000
2,500,000
|
2,500,000 |
|
|
Busted |
There are now 18 players left. The tournament director sent them on a break to do a redraw on the three last tables.
Table 2 with Romain Lewis will be the feature table.
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Timothée Rey | France | 4,150,000 | 14 |
| 1 | 2 | Petre Ionescu | Romania | 3,450,000 | 12 |
| 1 | 3 | David Darrimajou | France | 7,000,000 | 23 |
| 1 | 4 | Thomas Ristorcelli | France | 14,450,000 | 48 |
| 1 | 5 | Kasra Rashidi | France | 7,525,000 | 25 |
| 1 | 6 | Luigi Macaluso | France | 5,675,000 | 19 |
| 2 | 1 | Romain Lewis | France | 10,750,000 | 36 |
| 2 | 2 | Hedi Boussetta | France | 10,300,000 | 34 |
| 2 | 3 | Soufiane Messadek | Belgium | 10,525,000 | 35 |
| 2 | 4 | Anthony Dasbourg | France | 3,325,000 | 11 |
| 2 | 5 | Hugues Girard | France | 6,675,000 | 22 |
| 2 | 6 | Luca Delerm | France | 4,675,000 | 16 |
| 3 | 1 | Nadine Rohde | Germany | 8,425,000 | 28 |
| 3 | 2 | Sacha Cohen | France | 9,500,000 | 32 |
| 3 | 3 | Anthony Palomba | France | 4,125,000 | 14 |
| 3 | 4 | Nolan Madene | France | 10,425,000 | 35 |
| 3 | 5 | Matthieu Lamagnere | France | 10,975,000 | 37 |
| 3 | 6 | Souleiman Ben Sta | France | 5,000,000 | 17 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
14,450,000
3,050,000
|
3,050,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
10,975,000
3,575,000
|
3,575,000 |
|
|
10,750,000
2,950,000
|
2,950,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
10,525,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
|
10,425,000
1,575,000
|
1,575,000 |
|
|
10,300,000
2,550,000
|
2,550,000 |
|
|
9,500,000
1,575,000
|
1,575,000 |
|
|
8,425,000
3,450,000
|
3,450,000 |
|
|
7,525,000
1,425,000
|
1,425,000 |
|
|
7,000,000
2,850,000
|
2,850,000 |
|
|
6,675,000
725,000
|
725,000 |
|
|
5,675,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
5,000,000
675,000
|
675,000 |
|
|
4,675,000
625,000
|
625,000 |
|
|
4,150,000
2,150,000
|
2,150,000 |
|
|
4,125,000
1,125,000
|
1,125,000 |
|
|
3,450,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
|
|
3,325,000
1,625,000
|
1,625,000 |
All them players are back at their seats, shuffle up and deal!