Patrick Bruel might be the most famous person in this building (France and Worldwide) right now, but he looks as comfortable as can be at the table and seems to constantly be involved in the action. He dropped at the start of the day, then built back to over 40k, although just lost a few back, most notably to Olivier Chaignard's Jack-high flop check-raise (the flop was Jack-high, not Chaignard's hand, probably - he didn't show when Bruel passed).
His table also features Freddy Deeb and Isabelle Mercier, who appears to be repairing some of the early damage to her stack (up from 14k at last count), most recently betting button caller David Conforti off a flop.
Dominykas Karmazinas who came third in the EPT Grand Final just a week or so ago flat-called Thomas Nielsen's 1,300 turn bet on a board. Nielsen then fired 2,200 on the river but Karmazinas then decided to raise to around 8,000.
Nielsen sighed and flashed what looked to be and Karmazinas jokingly cried, "I am chip leader once again."
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Orsini rocking the heart-shaped glasses...
Today's butterflies at the table put yesterday's muted players in the shade stylewise. Sebastien Orsini started the day wearing pink heart-shaped sunglasses which would catch Elton John's eye, John Juanda (bright green) and table neighbour Alexander Kravchenko (bright orange) look like they're part of an optical illusion which may make you see a 3D dolphin, and [Removed:106] looks like he's wearing a foot high golden "FU" on his back. On closer inspection this was actually EU for EckoUnlimited but it really looks like FU from a distance.
Disaster for Chuc Hoang who must have been pretty happy getting all his chips in the middle with on a board, but Benjamin Pollak was holding for some nasty set-over-set action.
The case King was avoided on the river and Pollak doubled up up to a very healthy 50,000 or so.
A resounding table-slap by Eric Qu revealed his frustration at the end of a hand which saw a 35k+ pot ship over to Micah Raskin. He'd paid on the river, the board reading and undoubtedly the Queen was the final card, judging from his reaction to seeing the in his opponent's hand - he hurled down his , said something vociferously in French, smacked the table, got up and sat down again quickly. Down to 10k or so, while Raskin shrugged and stacked the big pot.
Anthony Roux opened to 525 before Antoine Amourette reraised to 1,300 next to him. Paul Bennazar then flat-called this raise, even though it looked as though he was trying to raise Roux's original bet and had not seen the 3-bet.
Roux also called and they went three-way to a flop of which got checked around. Roux and Amourette both checked the turn too and Bennazar fired out 1,600. Roux folded but Amourette made the call, before leading out for 4,200 on the river. Bennazar instantly folded to this river bet allowing his opponent to scoop up the pot like a kid at a pick 'n' mix.
A pot snowballed like a gerbil in a room full of post-its as Patrik Selin raised to 600 preflop, called by John Juanda, the button and big blind Matthew Hopkins. The flop came and Hopkins checked, Selin bet 1,300 and the others passed but Hopkins then upped it to 4,100. Call from Selin and the turn came the . Hopkins fired out 7,300, which was again called. On the river - - Hopkins slid his entire remaining stack in the middle - 15k or so. This represented a call all-in for Selin, who finally relinquished the pot and drops to a table short stack.
No showdowns over here in the last 10 minutes, first Andrew Teng called a 2,300 bet on flop from Jens Kyllonen but folded to 5,700 bet on the turn.
Meanwhile Jeff Sarwer 3-bet from the big blind against Simeon Ravnsbaek, making it 1,800 over the top of an 600 initial raise. Ravnsbaek made the call but then quickly gave up to a 2,300 flop bet.
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flop.
board with 
board. Nielsen then fired 2,200 on the 
river but Karmazinas then decided to raise to around 8,000.
and Karmazinas jokingly cried, "I am chip leader once again."
on a 
board, but Benjamin Pollak was holding 
for some nasty set-over-set action.
river and Pollak doubled up up to a very healthy 50,000 or so.
, said something vociferously in French, smacked the table, got up and sat down again quickly. Down to 10k or so, while Raskin shrugged and stacked the big pot.
turn too and Bennazar fired out 1,600. Roux folded but Amourette made the call, before leading out for 4,200 on the 
and Hopkins checked, Selin bet 1,300 and the others passed but Hopkins then upped it to 4,100. Call from Selin and the turn came the 
. Hopkins fired out 7,300, which was again called. On the river - 
flop from Jens Kyllonen but folded to 5,700 bet on the 
turn.