Damien Lhommeau opened from under the gun. Adrian Mateos in the hijack three-bet, then Arthur Lacroix in the small blind jammed for 44,000. Lhommeau folded and Mateos quickly called.
Arthur Lacroix: A♠K♦ 
Adrian Mateos: A♦K♥
The board ran out K♠J♥Q♦5♠8♣ so they split the pot.
Cards went on their backs with Valentin Blot in the big blind at risk for 10,200, Clement Gergon in the cutoff with 20,000 and Jerome Vittoz on the button who had them covered?
Valentin Blot: J♣8♣
Clement Gergon: A♦6♠
Jerome Vittoz: J♥J♦
Vittoz's jacks held on 7♦9♠Q♦7♠6♥ and he scored a double elimination.
Level: 10
Blinds: 700/1,400
Ante: 1,400
On a board of K♥7♥10♠5♦ with 36,400 in the pot, Clement Albert on the button raised almost all-in and Arnaud Pousset in the hijack eventually made the call off his last 44,600.
Arnaud Pousset: A♥J♥
Clement Albert: 7♦7♣
Albert flopped a set while Pousset had a flush draw. The 8♥ river completed the flush so Pousset doubled up.
In a blind versus blind situation, Alexis Riera checked a flop of 10♣7♣J♣ and Winamax Team Pro Leo Margets checked back.
Both players checked again the 4♦ turn leading to the 2♦ river. Riera checked and folded after Margets bet 3,000.
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
The 500 players of Day 1b are now on a 25-minute break.
Bryan Mauffrey opened from under the gun, Adrien Sappey in the hijack three-bet, Mauffrey moved all-in for 24,500 and Sappey eventually made the call.
Bryan Mauffrey: K♥K♦
Adrien Sappey: A♠J♥
Sappey flopped top pair on 10♦A♣5♣4♦Q♣ so Mauffrey was eliminated.
Olivier Vinet in the big blind was forced all-in for only 600 against David Di Giacomo in the small blind.
Olivier Vinet: Q♥3♠
David Di Giacomo: A♥9♠
"A three," a player said after a flop of 4♥7♣10♣. He was heard as the 3♣ arrived on the turn, but the 9♣ river gave the best pair to Di Giacomo, sending Vinet to the rail.
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
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