Ben Bensimhon just doubled up through Drisse Maouchi:
Maouchi opened to 15,000 and Bensimhon had just picked up kings, so Bensimhon three-bet to 37,000. Maouchi called. The flop came with two hearts. Maouchi bet 25,000, Bensimhon shoved for about 130,000. Maouchi tank-called with . The turn brought them a and the river completed the board with a .
- Garcia Lorca has been eliminated from the tournament. When asked what had happened, he said:
"Gutshots, runner-runner flushes and all that kind of stuff!"
In his last hand, it all went in when he held pocket fives and his opponent had called with ace-king. His opponent hit a king on the flop.
- Mateusz Moolhuizen has also been eliminated. Apparently, he had pocket aces twice in a row and in the last one, he lost it against queens when his opponent hit his set on the flop and shoved.
Pierre Calamusa has just been eliminated by HCC who has now taken over the chip lead. Calamusa had opened with ace-queen, HCC three-bet, Calamusa shoved for about 18 big blinds and HCC called with ace-king. Ace-king high card won and Calamusa was sent away.
Arnold Bellaiche limped in from the lojack, Christophe Bouziane shoved all in from the hijack and action folded back to Bellaiche. Bellaiche didn't need much time to think and he called.
Arnold Bellaiche:
Christophe Bouziane:
The board ran out - the ace on the turn gave Bellaiche the higher pair and Bouziane was sent to the rail.
HCC is having a great day and is having fun stacking up his chips. In a pot of about 40,000 and the flop reading , he had checked from the big blind. Ali Mechiche Alami bet 13,000 from the under-the-gun position. HCC raised to 45,000 and after some time, Alami folded.
, Halimi check-called the 6,500 bet of Merlin.
, now Halimi check-folded to the 20,500 bet of Merlin.
with two hearts. Maouchi bet 25,000, Bensimhon shoved for about 130,000. Maouchi tank-called with 
. The turn brought them a 
and the river completed the board with a 
.
- the ace on the turn gave Bellaiche the higher pair and Bouziane was sent to the rail.
