Fahd Kaabat had spiked yet another set on the flop, this time with pocket sevens. However, Matas Cimbolas turned his open ended straight draw into a straight with 
and won a decent pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,100,000 | 280,000 |
|
900,000 | -450,000 |
"Tu passes super bien," Fahd Kaabat said to Ricardo Manquant after the latter had tank-folded on a flop of 
.
Matas Cimbolas raised to 65,000 from under the gun and Kaabat as well as Jose Martin called before Manquant squeezed to 265,000 in the small blind. Only Kaabat called and then shoved the flop for 680,000 when Manquant had checked. Kaabat showed him the 
for a set!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,730,000 | -270,000 |
|
|
1,350,000 | 400,000 |
Level: 26
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 5,000
| Table | Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | Najib Bennis | 665,000 |
| 2 | 2 | Jose Martin | 395,000 |
| 2 | 4 | Ricardo Manquant | 2,000,000 |
| 2 | 5 | Manuel Makiadi | 985,000 |
| 2 | 6 | Matas Cimbolas | 1,820,000 |
| 2 | 7 | Fahd Kaabat | 950,000 |
| 4 | 1 | Miroslav Alilovic | 3,075,000 |
| 4 | 3 | Anouar Mehlil | 1,010,000 |
| 4 | 4 | Ondrej Milabersky | 595,000 |
| 4 | 5 | Antoine Rahal | 1,500,000 |
| 4 | 7 | Robert Giordano | 305,000 |
| 4 | 8 | Ramona Gallardo | 780,000 |
| 4 | 9 | Diego Aranzadi | 410,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,075,000 | 75,000 |
|
|
2,000,000 | |
|
|
1,820,000 | 20,000 |
|
1,500,000 | 450,000 |
|
1,010,000 | -90,000 |
|
985,000 | -40,000 |
|
|
950,000 | 10,000 |
|
780,000 | |
|
665,000 | 323,000 |
|
595,000 | -205,000 |
|
410,000 | 50,000 |
|
395,000 | -5,000 |
|
305,000 | 55,000 |
The remaining 13 players have been sent into a 20-minute break and once play resumes, the levels will last 75 minutes each. Furthermore, the red T-1,000 chips are raced off and new T-50,000 chip denominations will be introduced.
From the button, Martial Blangenwitsch moved all in for around 350,000 in chips and was called by Ricardo Manquant in the small blind, Manuel Makiadi folded his big blind.
Blangenwitsch: 
Manquant:
The 
flop was no good for the Frenchman, but the 
turn provided some further chop outs. The dealer then burned and turned the 
river to send Blangenwitsch to the rail in 14th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,000,000 | 250,000 |
|
Busted |
There are two short stacks on table 4, Robert Giordano and Diego Aranzadi. The Frenchman just shoved and won the blinds and antes, but remains at around 10 big blinds and is under immediate pressure.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
250,000 | -170,000 |
The preflop and flop action is unknown, but the turn and river of a 
board were checked down by Miroslav Alilovic and Ramona Gallardo. Alilovic showed the and Gallardo had 
, the kicker ace split the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,000,000 | 70,000 |
|
|
780,000 | -150,000 |
Miroslav Alilovic opened to 60,000 from under the gun and was called by Anouar Mehlil from one seat over. In the cutoff, Mohamed Sekkat shoved for what looked like 400,000 and Alilovic wasted little time before calling, Mehlil mucked his cards.
Sekkat:
Alilovic:
The enormous run good of the Frenchman continued with the board running out 
and he increased his lead once again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,930,000 | 920,000 |
|
Busted |
Ramona Gallardo opened to 50,000 and folded to the shove of 230,000 from Diego Aranzadi, who also stole the blinds and antes as well. Shortly after he was all in and at risk with 
and Antoine Rahal chopped with his on a board of 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
360,000 | 3,000 |
