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Cristiano Blanco, whose stack had recently dwindled to the sort which could get all in preflop with 
, is now on the rail after running right into the 
of Jimmy Ostensson.
Elsewhere, pocket Sevens did the trick, as Julien di Pace's 
failed to spike against the 
of Sergii Baranov, with the board remaining stubbornly draw-less and nine-high and leaving di Pace's stack on the very felt.
We've got a few new big stacks to report. Fabrice Tuil seems to be the overall chip leader, followed by Nicholas Babel and Stephane Albertini.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
137,000 | 107,000 |
|
120,000 | |
|
|
120,000 | 22,000 |
|
|
48,000 | -32,000 |
|
35,000 | -26,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Fabrice Tuil is our new chip leader with about 137,000, he did however just lose a pot.
[Removed:13] had bet 1,000 on a 
flop, Tuil raised to 3,000 and Reynald Zrnjevic made the call. Guiglini folded and they went to a 
turn. Tuil now check-called a bet of 4,500 from Zrnjevic before they both cautiously checked the 
river.
Tuil showed 
but gave a thumbs up to Zrnjevic's 
.
Nicolas Babel has had a level most profitable, and finished up in the final seconds of it taking 15k+ off of Vikash Dharasoo. The big bet - 10,500 - came on the river when an Ace had emerged making the board read 
. Babel waited out Dharasoo's decision period, and in the end turned over when called. Dharasoo mucked and is down to 35,000, while Babel rises to over 120,000.
In a level where chips have been flying from stack to stack, the anomalous pot here and there sees an unexpected bet such as this one: Antony Lellouche had bet out 2k on the turn at Eetu Halonen on a board - called. The river came the 
and when Lellouche checked Halonen moved all in for over 40k. I double checked the pot, and yes, it looked like c.5k, so this was greeted with a smile-fold combo and play moved on.
A similar circumstance to the one Arnaud Mattern found himself in earlier just brought a brief but well-mannered Floor-call to Vikash Dhorasoo's table. He'd check-called a bet on a 
turn and then the 
river saw no further action. At this point his opponent, Thomas Laumer we believe, mucked his cards, awarding the pot to Dhorasoo - but again he wanted an official ruling made before he'd turn his hand over. In the end it was ruled that he must show and he did - the 
, which gained some giggles from his neighbours.
Sorel Mizzi is well known for his aggressive style, but out of position in this hand he was content to let his opponent dictate the pace of the hand.
Mizzi check-called a bet of 2,025 on the 
flop and then another of 6,025 on the 
turn. The river was the and Mizzi checked a third time, but his opponent declined to fire the third barrel, instead showing a missed 
. Mizzi flipped 
having been happy to let his opponent bluff away the chips.
So said Willy Korchia at the end of a hand he won against Reynald Zrnjevic. He'd called Zrnjevic's bet on the 
flop, and then when the turn came 
and his opponent checked, bet 6k. This healthy bet remained uncalled, and Korchia showed his 
saying, "Jamais bluff!" which may be a slight exaggeration given the earlier huge one he himself ran, if you recall, with King high...
Since today is anticipated to be the smaller of two day-one flights, play will be halted after the end of this level. Tomorrow, the Aviation Club is expecting over 150 runners to join the field. Here are where the players stand as of now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
98,000 | |
|
|
85,000 | |
|
|
80,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
75,000 | -15,000 |
|
73,500 | 28,500 |
|
|
67,000 | |
|
63,000 | 33,000 |
|
|
61,000 | |
|
60,000 | |
|
50,000 | 20,000 |
|
42,000 | -28,000 |
|
41,000 | 16,700 |
|
|
34,000 | |
|
32,000 | -20,000 |
|
31,000 | -33,000 |
|
29,000 | -10,000 |
|
27,000 | |
|
|
15,000 | |
|
|
11,000 |
