A Spanish player with the nickname Pablo four-bet jammed from the hijack with 
for about 30,000 and was called by Farid Azarkan in the small blind for his remaining stack of 17,600 with 
.
Azarkan won the flip as Pablo blanked the 
board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,000 | |
|
13,000 |
A Spanish player using the nickname Lopez Del Al is among the chip leaders in the room with about 130,000 in chips. Jihad Khoury was one of his recent victims.
Lopez Del Al jammed his massive stack with about 15,000 in the pot with the 
on the board. Khoury had less than 10,000 left behind and made the call.
Lopez Del Al turned over 
for a set and sent Khoury to the rail after he turned over 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000 | |
|
Busted |
Silva Permale got his short-stack of around 6,000 in the middle with 
with the 
on the board and ran into the 
held by a Spanish player with the nickname Jose.
Permale was drawing thin to a runner-runner straight flush and was drawing dead after the 
came on the turn. The 
completed the board on the river and Permale headed to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
90,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
There were 570 entrants to start Level 8 including 227 on Day 1a and 343 and counting on Day 1b. Late registration for Day 1b will remain open for two more blind levels and the dinner break.
Smain Mamouni opened to 2,000 from early position before Chawki Fawaz three-bet to 5,200 from middle position. Francisco Lafayette Pinto four-bet jammed for about 10,500 from one seat over. Mamouni folded and Fawaz called.
Francisco Lafayette Pinto: 
Chawki Fawaz: 
Pinto won the flip after he paired the 
board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 |
Mateusz Moolhuizen opened for 1,600 from early position. Marco Filipe Da Silva Abreu paused for about a minute before he called. Camel Meriem jacked it up to 6,500 from the small blind. Moolhuizen folded and Abreu four-bet jammed for about 11,000. Meriem snap-called and players turned over their cards.
Camel Meriem: 
Marco Felipe Da Silva Abreu: 
The 
flop was a good one for Abreu but the on the turn opened up a double gutshot straight draw for Meriem. The 
completed the board on the river and Abreu's aces held strong.
While Meriem came up short this time, he is still in good shape with one of the bigger stacks in the room with about 100,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
26,000 | |
|
25,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
Karim Benamrouche check-called a bet of 12,600 from a player with the nickname Domingo with the 
on the board with about 20,000 in the pot.
Both players checked after the double-paired the board. Benamrouche turned over 
and the pot went to Domingo after he turned over 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000 | |
|
95,000 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Blinds have gone up to 500/1,000 with a big blind ante of 1,000. Late registration will close after this level and the 75-minute dinner break.
