"Running Hot" opened to 20,000 from under the gun. David Vergnes on the button three-bet all-in for 72,000 and Running Hot called.
David Vergnes: A♦9♥ 
Running Hot: A♠10♥
The dealer fanned a board of K♦Q♦8♣Q♣7♥ and Vergnes was eliminated. Ten more eliminations are now needed to end the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
Level: 16
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Cards went on their backs with Nacim Amakrane in early position at risk for 115,000 against Olivier Bensamoun in the cutoff.
Nacim Amakrane: A♠J♠
Olivier Bensamoun: A♣Q♦
Amakrane stood up, but sat back down when he hit a jack on 8♦10♠6♥J♥10♦ and doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
252,000
201,000
|
201,000 |
|
|
64,000
64,000
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64,000 |
A three-way all-in and call situation occurred involving Mercedes Osti in the hijack with 66,000, Craig Conway on the button with 83,000 and Arnaud Mattern in middle position who had them covered.
Mercedes Osti: A♥8♦
Craig Conway: A♣K♣
Arnaud Mattern: K♦K♠
Against Mattern's kings, Conway found a flush draw on a flop of 7♦3♣10♣. The 8♥ turn gave a pair to Osti, but it wasn't enough and she was eliminated by the 6♣ river which completed Conway's flush, allowing him to almost triple up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
775,000
775,000
|
775,000 |
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
71,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
|
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Busted | |
Frederic Delval jammed for 72,000 from under the gun. Samiyel Duzgun on the button moved all-in with a bigger stack and the blinds folded.
Frederic Delval: K♠Q♠
Samiyel Duzgun: A♣J♣
Duzgun's ace-high held on 7♠4♦4♥10♥9♦ and Delval was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
235,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level: 15
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
The 142 remaining players are on a 15-minute break.
Amine Moussallaoui opened to 12,000 from middle position and was called by both Harry Sandford and the hijack.
Wuai-Cheng Tsang in the cutoff three-bet to 35,000, but Moussallaoui four-bet to 80,000. Sandford then five-bet all-in for approximately 400,000 and made the hijack and Tsang fold. Moussallaoui went deep into the tank and called with a slightly bigger stack.
Harry Sandford: A♠K♣
Amine Moussallaoui: Q♦Q♠
The dealer fanned a board of 5♣2♦2♥J♦10♥ which kept Moussallaoui in the lead. Both stacks were counted but Sandford was slightly covered and eliminated, while Moussallaoui now holds 1,000,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,000,000
535,000
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535,000 |
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135,000
135,000
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135,000 |
|
Busted | |
Late registration closed at the end of Level 12 with a massive field of 645 entries, more than 60 more than last year in the same flight.
From this field, only 15% — 97 players — will reach Day 2 and secure a spot in the money. The remaining players must bag their chips to make it into the payouts.
Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
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