While the overall attendance has grown to 164 entries including 11 re-entries, three levels remain for the late registration as well as the single re-entry. Right now, 119 players remain and just over half of the day has been completed.
Level: 7
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
The players have been sent into their second 15-minute break of the day.
Sonny Franco scooped the WSOP Circuit Ring not long ago after his victory in Event #7 and jumped straight into Day 1a of the Main Event. His run good was destined to continue after flopping a flush with 
and having a short stack all in. The opponent only had the 
for the nut flush draw, however the dealer burned and turned a fourth spade to let Franco slip below half the starting stack.
Anas Tadini re-entered the competition, received the exact same seat once again and quickly lost more than half his stack. Only a few minutes later and without any of his usual announcements, the Moroccan left the tournament area and is bust for the second time today.
After a flop of 
and plenty of preflop action, the opponent of Guillaume Darcourt bet 9,000 and the Frenchman moved all in for just over 22,000 chips to enforce a fold.
Shortly after, Brahim Oubella opened to 2,000 and the very same player made it 8,000 to go. Oubella quickly checked for the stack of the opponent and then called before both checked down the 
board. Oubella's and the 
of his opponent chopped the pot.
After a raise to 1,200 by Brahim Oubella, Guillaume Darcourt called from one seat over and [Removed:253] three-bet to 3,600 from the button. Both initial opponents called to see a flop of 
and the action was checked to Jenner. The Frenchman bet 5,100 and called a check-raise to 14,100 by Oubella in the hijack whereas Darcourt folded.
On the 
turn, it was 22,000 to go by Oubella and Jenner tank-folded.
Seven players forked out €1,350 or 15,000 Dirhams to re-enter the competition after losing their stack of 30,000 chips previously. Among them is Guillaume Diaz, who opened to 700 and got two callers in the seats over before the player in the big blind raised to 3,800.
Diaz folded and only the player on the button called. After a flop of 
the player in the big blind continued for 5,800 and was called before shoving the turn and taking down the pot uncontested. This shall be an interesting table for Diaz to run up a stack.
Level: 6
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 50
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