Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
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Sébastien Hetzel on the button found himself at risk for 12,300 against the under-the-gun player.
Sébastien Hetzel: K♠J♥
Under-the-gun player: A♥Q♦
The under-the-gun player immediately flopped top pair on A♠3♥7♥10♦10♣. Hetzel was already standing up from the turn and he was eliminated.
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Busted |
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Guillaume Darcourt opened to 2,200 from under the gun and Vital Begard defended from the big blind.
Darcourt continued for 1,600 on the 9♠8♥K♠ flop, but Begard check-raised all-in for 9,200. "You won one, you can't complain anymore," Darcourt joked while folding an eight. Begard showed an eight as well.
Two hands later, Larbi Mabrouki in the cutoff raised to 2,300 and Vital Begard jammed three-bet all-in for 15,600 from the button. Tiago Carneiro in the big blind asked for the count and jammed with a bigger stack, making Mabrouki fold what he said was ace-king.
Vital Begard: 7♦7♥
Tiago Carneiro: A♥K♠
Carneiro hit flopped top pair on 3♥A♦5♣J♥10♦ and sent Begard to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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70,000
70,000
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70,000 |
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Busted |
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Battle Royale runner-up Aitor Cruz called from the big blind after the hijack jammed for 10,700.
Hijack: A♠10♥
Aitor Cruz: Q♠10♣
The short stack kept the lead all the way through a board of 8♥7♠A♣4♥3♣ and doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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75,000
75,000
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75,000 |
After the under-the-gun player opened to 1,500, Bruno "Kool Shen" Lopes on the button three-bet all-in for 5,800 and was called.
Bruno Lopes: 6♣6♠
Under-the-gun player: A♣7♣
Kool Shen's sixes held on K♦10♣8♦, but the 7♦ turn gave the best pair to the under-the-gun player, so the Winamax Team Pro was eliminated after the 3♦ river.
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Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Action was on the river on a board of 8♦7♣10♥10♣5♣ and Gabriel Rouquet checked. Yannis Bidard moved all in for 18,500, around a pot sized bet. Rouquet was deep in the tank and eventually flicked in a chip to make the call.
Bidard flipped over A♣6♣ for the ace-high flush. Rouquet mucked and Bidard won the pot to double up his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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70,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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35,000 |