Alessandro Meoni was all in preflop with the 
, but crushed by Ruben Velasco's 
. Fortunately for Meoni, the board ran out 
and he made a straight to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000
-28,000
|
-28,000 |
|
57,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
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On an ace-high flop with two hearts, Arnaud Durif was all in with the 
against Imed Ben Mahmoud's 
. The turn and river both failed to improve Durif and he was eliminated in 15th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
Busted |
After a raise on the button from Roberto Romanello to 7,000, David "ODB" Baker reraised all in for a little over 60,000 from the big blind. Romanello called holding the 
. Baker held the 
.
Baker flopped the lead when the 
rolled out, but after the 
landed on the turn, the dealer finished the board with the 
and Romanello was awarded the pot. Baker finished in 14th place and took home €6,548.
With his finish, Baker also earned some valuable World Series of Poker Player of the Year points. His finish earned him 8.75 points and moved him to 517.13 points overall. That's good enough to leap over Antonio Esfandiari into fourth place behind John Monnette, Phil Ivey and the leader Greg Merson.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
235,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
| Table | Seat | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 87 | 1 | Freddy Darakjian |
| 87 | 2 | Roberto Romanello |
| 87 | 3 | Igors Kalinicenko |
| 87 | 4 | Yannick Bonnet |
| 87 | 5 | Ruben Velasco |
| 87 | 6 | Imed Ben Mahmoud |
| 89 | 1 | Sandy Denis |
| 89 | 2 | Matan Krakow |
| 89 | 3 | Romain Chauvassagne |
| 89 | 4 | Sylvain Ribes |
| 89 | 5 | Senh Ung |
| 89 | 6 | Demis Hassabis |
Freddy Darakjian raised from under the gun to 6,500 and Igors Kalinicenko called from the cutoff seat. Yannick Bonnet reraised from the button to 16,000 and action folded all the way back to Kalinicenko. He called and left himself with just 14,000 going to the flop.
The flop came down 
and Kalinicenko checked. Bonnet moved all in and Kalinicenko called off his last 14,000 with the 
. Bonnet held the 
for bottom set.
The turn brought the 
and river the 
, eliminating Kalinicenko in 12th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
The players are on another 20-minute break.
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
