Raphaël Abitbol was all in and at risk preflop holding . Mohsin Charania had him at risk with , and the board ran out , doubling Abitbol to 300,000 chips.
After winning a massive, near 500,000-chip pot off of Jérome Douieb with a flopped set, Timothy Adams won another pot off of the Frenchman to cross the million-chip mark.
Adams opened to 16,000 from middle position, Douieb called out of the small blind, and the flop fell . Douieb check-called 18,000 from Adams, and turn was the . Douieb checked again, Adams fired 41,000, and Douieb called.
The completed the board, and Douieb checked a third time. Adams fired a third bullet worth 91,000, but this time Douieb folded.
Jacques Enjoubault opened from early position, and the action folded to Matt Salsberg in the big blind, who moved all in having Enjoubault well-covered. Enjoubault quickly called, and the hands were opened.
Showdown
Enjoubault:
Salsberg:
"Queens have been good to me," Salsberg said, grinning.
The flop changed very little, but the binked on the turn, giving Salsberg two pair. The bricked on the river, and Enjoubault was eliminated.
Just before the break, Daniel Amara was eliminated by Mohsin Charania. We unfortunately missed the hand, but Charania let us in on the details.
According to the recent EPT winner, he opened to 17,000 from early position, and Kyle Cheong called on his direct left. Amara moved all in for 173,000, and the action folded back to Charania who re-shoved. Cheong folded.
Charania's was racing against Amara's , but the flop fell , giving Charania quads. The turn and river were inconsequential, and Amara was eliminated.