The action was picked up on a board o 2♦2♠6♦8♦7♦ wutg 11,000 in the pot.
Luis in the hijack moved all-in for 51,500, and Ricardo Manquant in the cutoff went deep into the tank. He eventually made the call for his last 16,500.
Ricardo Manquant: 4♥4♦ 
Luis: A♣J♣
Manquant hero-called with his small flush and caught Luis bluffing to double up.
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Level: 6
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
"Mitch" opened to 1,000 from middle position. The hijack called, but Cecile Ticherfatine in the cutoff squeezed to 4,500. Mitch four-bet all-in for 17,300 and made the hijack fold, but Ticherfatine called.
Mitch: K♥K♣
Cecile Ticherfatine: Q♦Q♠
"Split," Ticherfatine asked after the 7♥5♦6♣. However the K♦ turn gave a set to Mitch, who doubled up after the 5♥ river.
Three-way on a flop of 9♣9♥K♦, the cutoff bet 600 and was called by Noureddine Aittaleb on the button. Dan Simcelescu in the big blind check-raised all-in for 7,700, the cutoff folded and Aittaleb snap-called.
Dan Simcelescu: 9♦8♣
Noureddine Aittaleb: K♠9♠
Aittaleb flopped a full house to beat Simcelescu's trips, so Simcelescu was eliminated after the 10♣J♥ runout.
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
After a player opened to 700 from middle position, Anas Tadini called from the button and Filip Oles defended from the big blin.
Both Oles and the initial raiser checked the 6♣7♦Q♠ flop, so Tadini didn't wait to bet 1,100. Oles made the call.
The 8♥ turn was checked by Oles and Tadini, as well as the 8♣ river. Oles revealed K♣6♠ for two pair. "You win," Tadini said, allowing Oles to scoop the pot.
Zeeshan Merchant limped from early position. Peter Steiner called from the small blind, so Nathan Tetart in the big blind only had to check his option to find a flop of 2♠3♥9♦.
Merchant bet 600, but Steiner check-raised to 3,000. Tetart check-folded and Merchant made the call.
Steiner fired a second barrel of 7,000 on the 4♦ turn. Merchant raised all-in for 20,600 and Steiner made the call.
Zeeshan Merchant: A♣5♥
Peter Steiner: 9♥4♣
Merchant hit a straight on the turn and doubled up after the 5♣ river against Steiner's two pair.
Ken Lennaard opened to 800 from middle position. Romain Lewis to his left called, as well as Polo Santoni in the hijack, but Eric Vuissoz in the small blind three-bet to 2,300. Santoni was the only one to call.
The dealer fanned a flop of 3♦Q♥2♦ and Vuissoz put a red chip worth 5,000 in front of him. Santoni raised all-in and Vuissoz snap-called, finding himself at risk for 21,000.
Eric Vuissoz: K♦Q♦
Polo Santoni: 5♦4♦
The 3♣8♠ runout didn't complete Santoni's straight flush, so Vuissoz doubled up.
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