We are down to 49 players and that means hand-for-hand action is in play. There are eight minutes remaining in the level, and that means there will be a breaks soon. After this break we will continue in the current level until the bubble bursts.
We're not sure of the exact details, but we do know that Kristijonas Andrulis was recently eliminated holding 
by the 
of Stephane Girault. The two got it all in preflop, but two hearts on the flop and runner-runner hearts on the turn and river put an end to Andrulis' day in "heartbreaking" fashion.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
355,000 | 170,000 |
|
Busted |
Scott Seiver opened for 8,000 under the gun and picked up three callers up to Eugene Katchalov in the small blind. The Ukrainian pro opted to three-bet all in for 65,500, three folds ensued, and then Emil Patel called from the button.
| Showdown |
Patel:   |
Katchalov:   |
The 
flop gave Katchalov a big lead, but the 
did give Patel a gut-shot straight draw. Unfortunately for him, the river would not complete it and Katchalov more than doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
310,000 | -135,000 |
|
160,000 | 94,000 |
Steve Dannenmann opened the action with a raise to 8,000 and Vadzim Markushevski moved all in for 86,500. It folded around to Nicolas Cieutat who moved all in over the top for 101,500 total.
Action folded back to Dannenmann and he mulled over the decision for a while before finally folding 
face up to the table. Markushevski and Cieutat rolled over their hands to show that Dannenmann made an excellent fold:
Markushevski: 
Cieutat:
The flop was 
and Cieutat's aces held the lead. However, the case king- 
- struck the turn and the entire table and rail let out a collective gasp. The 
finished the board and Markushevski was able to double thanks to a one outer. Cieutat, however, was crippled to 14,000.
Cieutat would bust the next hand after Kyle Julius opened and Cieutat moved all in. Bertrand Grospellier re-raised and Julius folded. Grospellier held 
to Cieutat's 
. The board came 
and Grospellier was able to finish off Cieutat with Broadway.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
185,000 | |
|
132,500 | |
|
15,000 |
Jason Mercier raised under the gun to 8,500 and Elio Fox three-bet to 21,000. The action was folded back to Mercier who made the call.
The flop came down 
and both players checked. On the turn the hit and Mercier checked. Fox bet 24,000 and Mercier decided to raise up to 55,500. Fox tanked for a bit and called.
On the river the hit and Mercier fired out 87,000. Fox tanked for quite some time, but eventually laid his hand down. We are very close to the money, and last year's champion is still in the hunt.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
378,000 | 73,000 |
|
145,000 | -105,000 |
Max Silver raised to 8,000 under the gun and received a call from Fung Cheung in the hijack. Sergii Baranov then three-bet to 24,000 on the button, both blinds and Silver got out of the way, and Cheung proceeded to move all in. Baranov gave it some thought and then slid in a call.
Showdown
Baranov:
Cheung: 
Cheung was ahead with her pocket sixes, and that's where she'd stay as neither the 
turn nor river helped Baranov.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
310,000 | -115,000 |
|
165,000 | 61,000 |
There hasn't been too much action going on around the room, as everyone seems to be waiting for the bubble to burst. We're only four eliminations away from the money here and the mood is tense as each move that players make are critical.
There have been a lot of opinions flying around the World Series of Poker Europe. Sarah pulls aside Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier to get his opinions on poker and beyond.
Paul Tedeschi and JC Alvarado each put in 62,000 preflop and saw a flop of 
. The former wasted little time in leading out for 62,000, Alvarado called, and the dealer burned and turned the 
. Tedeschi, who had 159,000 behind, moved all in and Alvarado snap-called.
Showdown
Tedeschi: 
Alvarado: 
Tedeschi slammed the table with his fist, apparently a popular celebration among Frenchman, when the river blanked. Alvarado counted out the chips to pay his opponent and was left with just 40,500 after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
570,000 | 270,000 |
|
40,500 | -189,500 |
Andy Frankenberger was just all in pre flop against Julien Lefebvre.
Showdown:
Andy Frankenberger:
Julien Lefebvre:
The board ran out 
, and a very nervous looking Frankenberger doubled up. We are only four players removed from the bubble, and Frankenberger has some breathing room right now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | -73,000 |
|
90,000 | 43,000 |
