| Table | Seat | Player | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Mark Rostron | 1,110,000 |
| 1 | 2 | David Duoek | 285,000 |
| 1 | 3 | Mohamed El Wely | 170,000 |
| 1 | 5 | Hassan Nashar | 185,000 |
| 1 | 7 | David Tavernier | 315,000 |
| 2 | 1 | Jean-Jacques Zeitoun | 710,000 |
| 2 | 3 | Ali Alawadhi | 900,000 |
| 2 | 3 | Corentin Ropert | 200,000 |
| 2 | 5 | Pierre Zerbib | 390,000 |
| 2 | 7 | Thierry Morel | 785,000 |
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
The remaining 10 players are now on a 15 minutes break.
Hassan Fares raised to 40,000 with 86,000 left behind and the action folded to Pierre Zerbib in the blinds who three-bet to 100,000. Fares made the call to create the following showdown:
Hassan Fares: 
Pierre Zerbib: 
Fares's hand was dominated and the board 
gave the winning hand to the French player to eliminate Fares in the bubble position.
Mark Rostron and Mateo went all in preflop and Mateo was in bad shape for a double up, with 
against 
for Roston.
The board brought no surprise and Mateo busted in 11th place for 30,500 Dirhams (€2,812)
Hassan Fares open-shoved for 79,000 with 
and only Ali Alawadhi made the call from the small blind with .
Fares found a lucky board with 
, giving him a pair of nines, and doubled up to 190,000.
Level: 20
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
It folded to Mateo in the small blind who completed and Hassan Nashar announced all in for a stack around 200,000. Mateo made the call and both players tabled their cards.
Nashar was holding 
against for Mateo and the players split the pot after the dealer revealed a board 
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