The nine remaining players are now on a 20-minute break.
The nine remaining players are now on a 20-minute break.
Action folded to Pierre-Louis Fournier in the small blind, who jammed for 10,300,000 to put pressure on Said Abdel Attey and his 7,250,000-chip stack in the big blind. Abdel Attey appeared to struggle with the decision but eventually made the call.
Said Abdel Attey: J♥10♣
Pierre-Louis Fournier: A♦3♦
Abdel Attey was on the verge of elimination on the 5♥6♦6♥ flop, but he clenched his fists in relief when the J♦ landed on the turn, giving him the lead. The K♣ on the river secured his double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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15,100,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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3,100,000 |
In a 13,400,000-chip pot on a board of 4♠K♦K♥5♦2♠, Nolan Madene in the big blind built two piles to bet nearly his entire stack. However, as he began pushing them forward, a large part of the chips fell. Despite that, he continued with his action, but the dealer only counted the 2,850,000 chips that actually crossed the betting line.
Raphael Davidou, in the small blind, went into the tank and eventually made the call, only to lose to Madene’s trips with K♣7♦.
“You just won three million,” Davidou said. “If you had bet your whole stack, I would have folded.”
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
23,500,000
8,000,000
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8,000,000 |
|
|
17,000,000
8,000,000
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8,000,000 |
Julien Veyssiere in the hijack moved all-in for approximately 4,500,000 and he was called by Dario Alonso in the big blind.
Julien Veyssiere: Q♦8♥
Dario Alonso: 9♦9♠
The flop of A♦A♥6♠ was no help for Veyssiere, who saw the 7♣ turn followed by the 9♥ river end his tournament in 10th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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17,200,000
6,400,000
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6,400,000 |
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Busted |
Raphaël Davidou raised to 1,200,000 from the hijack. Victor Rials in the small blind three-bet to 4,300,000, then Davidou jammed with the biggest stack of the table. Rials made the call for his remaining 900,000.
Victor Rials: 8♠8♣
Raphaël Davidou: A♦A♥
Rials ran into aces and didn't hit the eight he needed on J♥5♦3♥2♦A♠ and was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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25,000,000
9,800,000
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9,800,000 |
|
|
Busted |
On the TV table, Jerome Crantz raised to 1,200,000 from under the gun with A♠Q♠ and Maxime Bossard called on the button with J♣10♣.
The flop came 9♣6♥A♦ and Crantz checked. Bossard checked behind to see the J♦ turn. Crantz then fired out a bet of 4,500,000, which was effectively an all in against Bossard, who called for 3,525,000.
Bossard was set for elimination against Crantz's pair of queens, but the river came the J♥ to give him trip jacks. Bossard let out a shout of joy as he scooped in the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
40,550,000
1,725,000
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1,725,000 |
|
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10,950,000
6,225,000
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6,225,000 |
Nolan Madene pushed 6,000,000 chips into the middle from under the gun, leaving himself a little under one million behind. Julien Veyssiere moved all in from the big blind and Madene called for his remaining chips. Madene was at risk as players revealed their hands.
Nolan Madene: A♠10♥
Julien Veyssiere: 9♥9♣
It was a coinflip and Madene found what he was looking for when the board ran out A♠2♥4♥K♥6♠ to give him a pair of aces on the flop. He won the pot and doubled his stack, leaving Veyssiere short with around five big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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15,500,000
5,550,000
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5,550,000 |
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3,400,000
2,300,000
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2,300,000 |
Level: 44
Blinds: 300,000/600,000
Ante: 600,000
Said Abdel Attey open-raised to 1,000,000 from the cutoff and Victor Guinand three-bet to 4,250,000 from the button, leaving himself just 725,000 chips behind. Attey moved all in and Guinand called for his remaining few chips. He was the player at risk as the cards were turned.
Victor Guinand: 10♠10♦
Said Abdel Attey: J♦J♣
The flop fanned out 8♣5♣K♣, which gave Attey a flush draw and left Guinand drawing even thinner to just one out. The turn was the Q♦ and the Q♣ river further improved Attey's hand to a flush.
Attey won the pot, while Guinand was eliminated from the tournament in 12th place for 128,000 MAD.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
42,275,000
10,475,000
|
10,475,000 |
|
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27,600,000
2,200,000
|
2,200,000 |
|
|
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13,750,000
4,700,000
|
4,700,000 |
|
|
10,650,000
4,550,000
|
4,550,000 |
|
|
4,725,000
11,000,000
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11,000,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
Julien Veyssiere open-raised from the cutoff and Marius Aldea called in the big blind. The flop ran out 9♣4♥8♥ and Aldea checked. Veyssiere made a bet and Aldea called.
On the J♣ turn, Aldea took an aggressive approach, pushing 4,500,000 into the middle, which was more than half of his stack. Veyssiere went into the tank for a little bit, then folded his hand to give Aldea the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
14,000,000
6,600,000
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6,600,000 |
|
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1,100,000
9,950,000
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9,950,000 |