Marc Bougaret open-shoved all in from the hijack for 48,000 and was looked up by Mathieu Regent on the button. Bougaret was at risk as players flipped their cards.
Marc Bougaret: 10♦10♣ 
Mathieu Regent: A♠J♣
Bougaret was flipping for his tournament life. The board ran out 8♦K♠7♦A♦9♠ to give Regent a pair of aces on the turn. He won the pot and Bougaret was sent to the exit.
Said El Yousfi open-raised to 15,000 from the hijack and Ludovic Marchal moved all in for 96,500. El Yousfi got the count and then made the call with a slightly bigger stack. Players revealed their hands.
Ludovic Marchal: 10♣10♦
Said El Yousfi: A♠K♣
The flop ran out 2♥A♣6♠ and El Yousfi paired his ace. The K♦ turn further improved El Yousfi's hand and left Marchal drawing to a ten. The river was a blank, the 6♦ and El Yousfi held to win the pot, eliminating Marchal from the tournament.
Moments later, El Yousfi was seen leaving the tournament area. "I lost with a full house against a better full house," he explained.
Aurelien Guiglini raised to 8,000 from under the gun and picked up two calls before Pierrick Martin three-bet to 40,000 from the big blind. Only Guiglini made the call.
The flop came 4♥8♣3♠ and Martin checked. Guiglini bet 30,000, then Pierrick check-raised all in for around 160,000. Guiglini folded and Martin scooped in the pot.
Robert Claraz open-raised from the cutoff and Stephane Merigard moved all in from the big blind for 65,000. Claraz called with the covering stack and players flipped their cards.
Stephane Merigard: A♣J♣
Robert Claraz: A♦Q♥
The board ran out 4♥10♥5♦6♣7♣ and Claraz held with his ace-queen high to win the pot, sending Merigard to the rail and chipping up to around 350,000.
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Aurélie Reard opened from the cutoff and faced Benjamin Hammann who defended from the big blind.
Both players checked the 3♦5♣K♣ flop leading to the K♦ turn where Hammann led out for 4,000. Reard raised to 15,000, but Hammann three-bet to 34,000.
Reard then moved all-in for 86,500. Hammann went deep into the tank and eventualy chose to fold.
The 2024 Winamax Poker Open Bratislava champion Aliosha Staes raised to 8,000 from the hijack. Adem Can in the cutoff three-bet all-in for 68,000, then Julien Liarte on the button jammed with a bigger stack. The blinds and Staes folded.
Adem Can: 8♠8♦
Julien Liarte: A♦J♥
Can's eights held on 5♥9♠Q♦9♥3♣ and secured a double up. "We're still alive," Liarte then said as he's back to the starting stack.
Benjamin Hammann open-raised from late position and Florian Zanetti moved all in from the small blind. Zanetti called with the covering stack and players flipped their cards.
Florian Zanetti: J♥J♠
Benjamin Hammann: A♣K♦
It was a classic race. The board ran out 7♥6♥Q♠6♣J♦ and Zanetti improved to a full house on the river, jacks full of sixes. He won the pot and doubled his stack.
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
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