In the last hand before the break Pedro Miguel Fernandes three-bet all-in against his opponent who made the call. He held 
whereas his Spanish opponent had 
. "Deuces never loses" came the cry and they duly delivered on a board of 
. Fernandes will have well over average chips to come back to after his dinner break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000 |
Here are some notable chip counts from around the room as well as some other eliminations from the field. They have the ability to reenter before the end of the dinner break which will be in just over an hour's time
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
175,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
||
|
78,000
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
57,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
52,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
35,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
24,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
21,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
21,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
17,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
After the Button and Gregory Janin in the small blind limped, Hakim Doumou moved all-in for his remaining chips. Janin called and the hands were turned on their backs
Doumou: 
Janin: 
Janin was drawing thin and there was no help for him as he dropped down in chips late on day 1b.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
19,000 | |
|
|
14,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Romain Paon, sporting a rather fetching PCA 2016 sweatshirt raised from the cutoff to 2,000 over a middle position raise. The button called and Jacques Guenni in the small blind moved all in for just under 8,000. The initial raiser fold and Romain Paon quickly moved all in to isolate the player on the button. He folded and the cards were turned over.
Paon: 
Guenni: 
There was an Ace in the window for Paon and Guenni banged his fist against the table as the flop was dealt 
and there was no help on the turn or river as the board bricked for Guenni 
. As soon as the Paon saw the Ace he moved round to the other side of the table to kiss Guenni on both cheeks. Jacques Guenni now has 30 minutes plus the dinner break to decide if he wants to reenter
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000
25,500
|
25,500 |
|
Busted |
Players have just started Level Nine which is the last level before tonight's scheduled dinner break. This is also the last level for reentries in this tournament, of which there have been 92 so far. Among those who entered as late as level nine last night was November Niner Pierre Neuville who still had enough time to run up a stack of 101,400 in the three levels after dinner.
Twelve levels are scheduled for the day when players will bag and tag ahead of Day 2 tomorrow
Level: 9
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
It's a scary place to be with the potential chipleader of the day on your immediate left. Tell that to Muhammed Hakim who not only raised pre-flop but bet into him on the flop. Nokra Mouad eventually got out of the way, and Hakim got some more chips off a tablemate after he bet three streets with 
on 
and got paid each time
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
215,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
|
116,000 | |
|
|
100,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
39,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
37,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
|
32,500 | |
|
|
23,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
21,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
Natalia Breviglieri has chipped up at the expense of Abdella Menjra who has been eliminated. She filled PokerNews in on the details. She raised to 7500 with 
over a raise and three calls and saw a flop of 
with two diamonds. Breviglieri checked and then called the shove of Menjra who turned over 
for a flush draw. However the baord completed 
to give his chips to the Brit.
She now sits on over double the average stack which now sits at 40,693 with 202 players remaining
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
85,500
85,500
|
85,500 |
|
|
Busted |
There appears to be a new chipleader on the block. Carlos Queiroz is sitting on a stack of just under 100,000 and is putting it to good use. Raising Mohamed El Hamdi pre-flop and then betting the flop of 
. El Hamdi folded and Quieroz groaned showing 
"Raise!". El Hamdi said he also had a pair
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
96,000 |
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