Outer Table Hands #23-27: Saout Staying Afloat
Hand #23: Antoine Saout moved all in from the hijack and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #24: Valentin Messina raised to 525,000 from the hijack and Alexandre Reard three-bet jammed from the button for what looked like 4,550,000. After a bit of thought, Messina folded and Reard took the pot.
Hand #25: Antoine Saout moved all in from early position and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #26: Valentin Messina raised to 525,000 from early position, Richard Gryko called from the button, and Richard Dubini called from the big blind. The flop came 
and Dubini checked. Messina bet 1,150,000, Gryko called, and Dubini called. The turn brought the 
and action checked around. The river was the 
and Dubini checked. Messina bet what looked like 2,600,000, both of his opponents folded, and he took the pot.
Hand #27: Richard Gryko raised to 550,000 from the cutoff and won the blinds and antes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,100,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
|
3,350,000
-3,500,000
|
-3,500,000 |