After a raise and a call by big stack [Removed:445] on the button, Javier Zarco in the small blind three-bet to 8,700 and was called by Haho only. Zarco's continuation bet on the flop was called before the turn went check, check.
Zarco's stab at winning the pot without showdown came on the river, as the Spaniard made it 12,800 to go. That proved to be too much for Haho, who folded to forfeit the pot. Haho still has more than two times the current average, while Zarco has that beat to become a contender for the chip lead on Day 1.
A Spanish player by the pseudo of "Daniel" - not the current big stack, got his last 12,000 in with the and Khier Rezaik called with . The board came and the shortie doubled.
Right after, High Roller champion Aleksandras Voisnis arrived and most of his previous stack had vanished. In the very first hand, Voisnis shoved and albeit some interest of two opponents, the Lithuanian scooped the blinds and antes.
"I saw him make many crazy things before, but this time he had it," Pieyre Maggi admitted, referring to Bernard Guigon that just grabbed his belongings and was on the way out.
According to Maggi, Guigon got his stack of some 32,000 in with pocket aces on the flop of and the Belgian looked him up with for a gutshot. Instead of spiking a jack, Maggi got there with the turn and river.
On the four-way flop of , the action checked to Isabel Baltazar and she bet 2,000. While this forced two folds, Bernard Guigon in the big blind was having none of it and quickly moved all in.
"How much is that?" Baltazar asked and the shove was for 31,700 in total. After some further table chat, Baltazar mucked the and Guigon returned the favor by flashing the .
The cards are back in the air with the vast majority of all players back in their seats after the dinner break. According to the tournament screens, there are 244 hopefuls remaining out of 432 entries, which includes 110 re-entries. All those numbers are yet to be officially confirmed though while the registration has officially closed.
According to the screens there are 229 players out of 416 entries remaining and they have been sent into a 75-minute dinner break. Action will resume at 10.15 p.m. local time and another three levels are scheduled for tonight, the registration closes once the cards are back in the air.
Davy Dardignac Moulon, a PMU.fr online qualifier, got his stack of 29,700 in preflop and needed some fortune to avoid the elimination just before the dinner break as Chawki Fawaz looked him up and had the only superior pocket pair in No-Limit Hold'em.
Davy Dardignac Moulon:
Chawki Fawaz:
The board came and Dardignac Moulon got there on the turn to double.
On a flop of , Il Dieko Rati Vale check-raised to 9,600 before Hafid Kinany on the button moved all in for around 24,000. Rati Vale snap-called and Kinany was in dire shape.
Hafid Kinany:
Il Dieko Rati Vale:
The turn all but locked up the hand for the Spaniard, who could not lose but just chop the pot, and Kinany's elimination was confirmed with the on the river. While Kinany walked back in with a new ticket in the hand, Bernard Guigon ran out of chips on a different table.
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river, as the Spaniard made it 12,800 to go. That proved to be too much for Haho, who folded to forfeit the pot. Haho still has more than two times the current average, while Zarco has that beat to become a contender for the chip lead on Day 1.
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, the action checked to Isabel Baltazar and she bet 2,000. While this forced two folds, Bernard Guigon in the big blind was having none of it and quickly moved all in.
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, Il Dieko Rati Vale check-raised to 9,600 before Hafid Kinany on the button moved all in for around 24,000. Rati Vale snap-called and Kinany was in dire shape.
on the river. While Kinany walked back in with a new ticket in the hand, Bernard Guigon ran out of chips on a different table.
