Former massive chip leader Kyne Elmouloua is not a millionaire anymore and Nico Lombaerts is two big blinds away from falling below the elusive mark, too. Lombaerts raised to 22,000 and Jean Michel Texier called from one seat over before Dimitro Monfroy moved all in for 123,000. Lombaerts called and Texier folded.
Lombaerts:
Monfroy:
The chip leader would complete a flush on the river of a board, but the very same card also completed a full house for Monfroy. Table neighbor Jean Marie Vandeborne joked to Monfroy that he had been complaining about being very short not long ago.
The remaining 29 players have been sent into a 15-minute break. It is also the very last chance to get some fresh air still, as two levels remain afterwards before Day 2 is done and dusted.
[Removed:373] moved all in for 166,000 and was called by Julien Duveau, all other players got out of the way. "Give me spades," Duveau asked when he spotted the of Gross, flipping over his own . "Don't be so greedy," the German returned.
The flop already provided the sweat and sure enough Gross was drawing dead after the turn. The meaningless river completed the board and Gross was sent to the paydesk in 29th place.
The two short stacks Alexander Ivanov as well as Bart de Roose got their stacks in and de Roose was at risk for 84,000 with . Ivanov had him dominated with but was left with very few big blinds after a board of .
After a preflop all in between Jean Marie Vandeborne and Jean Michel Texier, the last PMU online qualifier was at risk with . Vandeborne had him dominated with and would score the knockout after a board of .
As only 27 players remain, there will be a short break to move everyone to the final three nine-handed tables.
The temperature outside might be below freezing, but the poker action will be hotter than ever! Running from February 27 to March 10, 2015, Playground Poker Club is hosting the first Playground Winter Festival.
The festival kicks off with "The Wild $150," a reentry event with four starting flights and a $100,000 guarantee. It continues with 14 other events including a $330 two-day Freeze, a mixed hold’em/Omaha event, and a $220 Survivor tourney.
The $1,100 Main Event will begin on Friday, March 6 and feature two Day 1s (next-day reentry), and it has a massive $500,000 guaranteed prize pool!