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Level: 13
Blinds: 1,200/2,500
Ante: 2,500
The action was caught as Remy Gallois, in the hijack, had both the cutoff and the big blind all in and at risk for their effective stacks of 35,000 and 22,000 respectively.
Big Blind: 4♣4♠
Cutoff: 7♥5♥
Remy Gallois: K♦10♦
The board ran out 9♣A♠10♠Q♥9♠; Gallois paired his ten to send both his opponents to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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170,000 |
After he finished third of the Battle Royale, Victor Fryda defended from the big blind after Thibaut Ayel in the cutoff opened to 6,000.
On a flop of 9♦J♠Q♠, Ayel continued for 4,500 but Fryda check-raised to 15,000. Ayel quickly called.
The 5♥ came on the turn and Fryda bet 28,500. Ayel eventually called then went deep into the tank after Fryda bet 56,000 on the 8♠ river.
For severel minutes, Ayel counted his stack and struggled to make a decision. But he eventually called. Unfortunately for him, he mucked his card as Fryda had 10♣6♠ for a straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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230,000
230,000
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230,000 |
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34,000
34,000
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34,000 |
"Youn" raised to 8,000 from the small blind, the big blind three-bet to 25,000 and "Youn" moved all in for 125,500. The big blind snap-called.
"Youn": 9♥9♦
Big Blind: A♥K♥
The flopped looked promising for the big blind as the window card flashed the K♣, however, the J♣9♣ trailed behind. The 2♠ turn and 6♠ river couldn't improve the big blind and "Youn" raked in a big double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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255,000
255,000
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255,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Mickael Pameole raised to 6,000 from the hijack, the small blind called and Mickael Pameole three-bet jammed for his last 36,500, from the big blind. Pameole isolated by moving all in himself and the small blind quickly folded J♠J♦ face up.
Joao Resende: 5♦5♥
Mickael Pameole: K♥K♣
The flop was a safe one for Pameole as it landed 8♠6♥10♠, however, the 5♣ turn saw Resende take the lead. The 6♠ river changed nothing and Resende doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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79,000
79,000
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79,000 |
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64,000
51,000
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51,000 |
In a blind versus blind situation, Vincent Coquil in the small blind bet 10,000 on a flop of K♦3♣4♣ and Yassine "Brelanciaga" El Ouahdani called.
The turn was the A♠, and Coquil checked. Brelanciaga took this opportunity to bet 30,000. But Coquil didn't back down and called.
After Coquil checked the 7♠ river, Brelanciaga decided to go all-in with the biggest stack of the table. Coquil went deep into the tank, and eventually called with A♥K♥ for two pair.
Brelanciaga had A♣4♠ for two pair as well, but it wasn't enough to win and Coquil doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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350,000
350,000
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350,000 |
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160,000
65,000
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65,000 |
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Busted |