Belmehel Dja Daouhadji has been on a roll on Day 1b of the Main Event and sits on a big stack of 230,000. If he isn't the chip leader, he is near the top of the leaderboard with dinner break approaching.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
Tzur Levy opened to 2,300 from the cutoff before Reda Sahiaoui three-bet to 9,000 from the small blind. Luis Pinho four-bet jammed from the big blind for over 30,000 and Levy called off for his stack of around 13,000.
Sahiaoui went into the tank for about five minutes before he made the fold and appeared upset after his opponents showed their hands that he didn't call.
Tzur Levy: 
Luis Pinho: 
The 
flop paired both players but Levy had the better pair.
"Ten," shouted Pinho.
The 
on the turn was not a ten but there was still one more card to come.
"Ten," asked Pinho again.
This time Pinho got his wish and both players chopped the pot with the 
giving both players a broadway straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,000 | |
|
19,000 |
A player with the nickname Tely four-bet jammed for 56,700 and was called by Luigi Macaluso.
Tely: 
Luigi Macaluso: 
Tely won the flip after he paired the 
board to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
116,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
|
44,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
Players are now on a 75-minute dinner break. Late registration for the Main Event will close after the break is over.
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
The Main Event has attracted a big field of 625 entries including 228 re-entries. This includes 398 entrants on today's Day 1b with 196 players returning from dinner break.
Not everyone left for dinner break with a big stack. Two of the shorter stacks got involved on Table 15 the second hand off the break.
The hand began with Francisco Lafayette Pinto jamming for 11,200 from under the gun. It folded around to Adrien Pierre in the small blind who thought for a minute before tossing in his last 5,100.
Francisco Lafayette Pinto: 
Adrien Pierre: 
Pierre may not have had a strong preflop hand but his cards were live. They were unable to connect and Pinto improved to a straight as the 
ran out on the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
18,700
-6,300
|
-6,300 |
|
|
Busted |
Nacim Faissal Amakrane jammed the button for about 15,000 and was called by a player with the nickname Paulo Ricardo in the small blind.
Nacim Faissal Amakrane: 
Paulo Ricardo:
The 
ran out on the board and Amakrane clapped his hands in joy as he doubled up his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
130,000 | |
|
|
34,000 |
Patrick Sacrispeyre bet 3,500 into a pot of around 7,000 after the 
came on the flop. Antoine Goutard raised to 12,000 and Sacrispeyre called.
Sacrispeyre check-called a bet of 9,000 after the came on the turn.
The 
completed the board on the river. Sacrispeyre led out for 10,000. The action paused on Goutard for a minute before he jammed for 35,000.
Sacrispeyre asked for a count and tanked for a couple of minutes. He would have had 10,000 behind if he called and was wrong. He eventually made the call and immediately turned over for a set of treys. Goutard turned over 
and immediately got out of his chair and left the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
