With only 62 players left of the 152 hopefuls that started the day, the bubble is looming. The field needs to lose 9 more players before they're all in the money.
With only 62 players left of the 152 hopefuls that started the day, the bubble is looming. The field needs to lose 9 more players before they're all in the money.
Thierry Morel raised to 17,000 from the cutoff and was called by Polo Santoni on the button. The players in the blinds folded.
The flop came ![]()
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, Morel bet 15,000, Santoni called.
They both checked through the
on the turn and the
on the river. Morel showed ![]()
for two pair, nines and eights. Santoni showed ![]()
which did not beat Morel's hand and the pot was pushed towards Morel.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
481,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
440,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
420,000
367,900
|
367,900 |
|
|
410,000
284,000
|
284,000 |
|
|
350,000
217,500
|
217,500 |
|
|
330,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
290,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
|
250,000
134,600
|
134,600 |
|
|
245,000
172,000
|
172,000 |
|
|
235,000
114,600
|
114,600 |
|
|
200,000
163,400
|
163,400 |
|
|
150,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
130,000
44,100
|
44,100 |
|
|
75,000
163,400
|
163,400 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
518,000
420,400
|
420,400 |
|
|
420,000
351,500
|
351,500 |
|
|
366,000
149,800
|
149,800 |
|
|
188,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
165,000
48,800
|
48,800 |
|
|
161,000
75,600
|
75,600 |
|
|
112,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
109,000
70,800
|
70,800 |
|
|
100,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
|
76,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
Drisse Maouchi couldn't be found on any of the tables anymore so it looks like he has been eliminated even though he had a good start of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
375,000
324,500
|
324,500 |
|
|
320,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
290,000
147,500
|
147,500 |
|
|
240,000
66,600
|
66,600 |
|
|
235,000
58,300
|
58,300 |
|
|
230,000
87,600
|
87,600 |
|
|
220,000
21,400
|
21,400 |
|
|
210,000
148,000
|
148,000 |
|
|
210,000
117,500
|
117,500 |
|
|
200,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
190,000
2,300
|
2,300 |
|
|
165,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
165,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
140,000
32,500
|
32,500 |
|
|
140,000
23,400
|
23,400 |
|
|
135,000
86,000
|
86,000 |
|
|
130,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
130,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
|
100,000
61,500
|
61,500 |
|
|
66,000
276,000
|
276,000 |
|
|
33,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
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Level: 17
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
The 69 remaining players have just gone for their second break of the day which lasts 15 minutes.
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 ![]()
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, 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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
647,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
380,000
275,800
|
275,800 |
|
|
325,000
146,900
|
146,900 |
|
|
205,000
36,400
|
36,400 |
|
|
193,000
126,300
|
126,300 |
|
|
185,000
120,500
|
120,500 |
|
|
172,000
111,800
|
111,800 |
|
|
160,000
52,500
|
52,500 |
|
|
146,000
22,800
|
22,800 |
|
|
100,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
|
95,000
21,500
|
21,500 |
|
|
95,000
4,400
|
4,400 |
|
|
90,000
2,400
|
2,400 |
|
|
85,000
21,500
|
21,500 |
|
|
76,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
|
23,000
144,100
|
144,100 |
The following players have busted before they reached the money stages:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
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: ![]()
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Christophe Bouziane: ![]()
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The board ran out ![]()
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- the ace on the turn gave Bellaiche the higher pair and Bouziane was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
345,000
260,800
|
260,800 |
|
|
303,000
170,700
|
170,700 |
|
|
255,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
245,000
172,000
|
172,000 |
|
|
201,000
96,900
|
96,900 |
|
|
140,000
74,800
|
74,800 |
|
|
110,000
33,100
|
33,100 |
|
|
Busted |
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
640,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
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