Linard Strikes Gold to Take Commanding Lead
Hand 1
Perez was all in and at risk for 205,000 with the 
and Djamel Ouaret put him at risk with the 
. The board came 
and the Spaniard doubled.
Hand 2
Louis Linard opened to 26,000 from under the gun and was called by Perez in the cutoff and Tsunamy on the button. Ouaret shoved the small blind for 20 big blinds and Daniel reshoved out of the big blind. Linard gave it some thought and called while Perez and Tsunamy folded.
Djamel Ouaret: 
Daniel: 
Louis Linard: 
"Diamonds?" Daniel asked and the flop of 
was indeed a big sweat. However, the 
turn and 
river bricked off to see Ouaret and Daniel out in 23rd respectively 22nd place. Linard's stack skyrocketed to 1.8 million and the Frenchman won his second three-way all in of the way to take the lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,800,000 | 950,000 |
|
420,000 | 190,000 |
|
360,000 | -80,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |