NFJM raised to 325,000 from the under-the-gun position and action folded to Pierre Merlin in the cutoff. Merlin shoved all in for about 540,000. The action was folded back to NFJM who snap-called.
NFJM:
Pierre Merlin:
The board ran out - no help for Merlin and he has been eliminated. He won't go home empty-handed though as he made a pay jump and will receive 69,000 MAD (€6,070) for his efforts over the past days.
HCC raised to 45,000 from the button and was called by Joseph Nassar in the big blind.
The flop came , Nassar bet 60,000 and HCC called.
They both checked on the on the turn to the on the river. Nassar now bet 60,000 again and after taking a few seconds to look at his own cards again, HCC folded.
The pot contained about 110,000 in it and the board read . Rony Halimi check-called the 50,000 bet of Nathan.
The river completed the board with the , Halimi checked again. Nathan put all his dark green 25,000-value chips in as a bet worth 350,000 in total. Halimi tanked.
"You have the ten..." Halimi said to Nathan.
"You?" Nathan misunderstood.
"No... You!" Halimi replied while shaking his head.
In the end, he folded. Nathan showed for the bluff.
Roger Tondeur shoved all in for around 520,000 from mid-position. HCC was next to act in the hijack, he thought about it for a while and then decided to also shove all in for about 1,000,000. Action folded to Polo Santoni in the big blind. He looked at his card, tanked for a little while and then also went all-in for 806,000.
Polo Santoni:
HCC:
Roger Tondeur:
When all the cards were open, Tondeur, Santoni and HCC got up immediately. The players from the other table also swarmed Table 2 to see what was happening. The floor announced to the audience what the hole cards were and then instructed the dealer to deal the flop.
The first card in the window was the but then he opened the rest: . Santoni cheered loudly and gasps could be heard all over the tournament room. The players at the table all seemed in shock, HCC was still staring at the table with his hands in his hair. Shlomo Ohana just kept staring with his mouth wide open. Tondeur just shrugged.
The dealer then dealt the on the turn and the on the river to complete the board. Tondeur shook hands with the rest and walked away to find the rail. He has been eliminated in 14th place and pocketed 69,000 MAD.
Vladimir Shabalin raised to 150,000 from the under-the-gun position and Mounim Kaddouri shoved all in from mid-position. Action folded back to Shabalin who asked the dealer for a count. The dealer confirmed that Kaddouri had 422,000 behind. Shabalin counted out calling chips and then called.
Mounim Kaddouri:
Vladimir Shabalin:
The flop came giving Kaddouri trips and Shabalin a flush draw. The turn brought them the and the river completed the board with the to give Kaddouri a full house and the double-up in the end.
Polo Santoni limped in from the under-the-gun position. Shlomo Ohana did the same from the hijack. HCC, on the button, shoved all in for 302,000 in total. Santoni called and Ohana folded.
Polo Santoni:
HCC:
The board ran out to give Santoni the higher two pair, tens and fives. Santoni dealt the final blow to HCC now and he was eliminated from the tournament.
- no help for Merlin and he has been eliminated. He won't go home empty-handed though as he made a pay jump and will receive 69,000 MAD (€6,070) for his efforts over the past days.
, Nassar bet 60,000 and HCC called.
on the river. Nassar now bet 60,000 again and after taking a few seconds to look at his own cards again, HCC folded.
, Halimi checked again. Nathan put all his dark green 25,000-value chips in as a bet worth 350,000 in total. Halimi tanked.
. Santoni cheered loudly and gasps could be heard all over the tournament room. The players at the table all seemed in shock, HCC was still staring at the table with his hands in his hair. Shlomo Ohana just kept staring with his mouth wide open. Tondeur just shrugged.
on the river to complete the board. Tondeur shook hands with the rest and walked away to find the rail. He has been eliminated in 14th place and pocketed 69,000 MAD.
giving Kaddouri trips and Shabalin a flush draw. The turn brought them the 
and the river completed the board with the 
to give Kaddouri a full house and the double-up in the end.
to give Santoni the higher two pair, tens and fives. Santoni dealt the final blow to HCC now and he was eliminated from the tournament.
