Shawn Buchanan is currently lying in fifth place with 1,460,000 chips. Buchanan, who has had a fantastic WSOPE in Cannes, is recognised by his peers as being one of the very best. All he needs now is a 1st place to add to his resume. Will this be Buchanan time?
Amir Lehavot raised to 35,000 in the hijack seat and Buchanan cold-called in the cut-off. The flop was 
and Lehavot check-called a 39,000 Buchanan bet. The turn was the 
and both players checked before we had the 
on the river. Lehavot checked and a 200,000 Buchanan bet took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,555,600
134,400
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134,400 |
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1,460,000
70,000
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70,000 |
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, and he open-shoved for his last 209,000. The table folded around to the blinds, but in the big, Thibaud Guenegou was stuck with a tough decision. He had just about 300,000 chips left, so the call was for about two-thirds of what he had left. He'd take a few long minutes to make up his mind, trying to chat up Mattern in French at several different points. Finally, he said, "Bad call," as he slid the chips across the line to put Mattern at risk. He was right; Guenegou could only show up 
, and Mattern was poised for a double.
, and at least one Frenchman is moving up. Mattern is up to 438,000 thanks to that, while Guenegou has been crippled.
flop. The turn 
improved him to the straight, and he only needed to dodge the three remaining tens to stay alive. The river was the 
, though, and Blain is forced to part with a chunk of his stack. It's tough to count over there, but he should still be over 1 million -- likely closer to 1.1 million.
and Kranich bet 77,000. Action onto Roberts and he raised to 162,000 and Kranich called. The turn was the 
and both players slowly tapped the felt. The river was the 
and once again both players checked. On showdown Roberts won the hand with the eight on the river.
and Antonius bet 45,000 and Silver called. The turn was the 
and once again Antonius checked. Silver bet 128,000 and after a soak in the tank Silver called the clock on the chiselled one. Antonius eventually made the call and Silver showed down 
to win the pot.
, and Silver called a bet of 17,000. Sammartino checked to him on the 
, and his big blind special took the first chunk out of Sammartino's stack. The second would come just a few hands later.
flop as Sammartino was betting 40,000 from his position under the gun. Patrik Antonius would check-fold, but Silver flatted to see the turn card. It was the 
, then showed his 
