Niveau 4
: 200/400, 50 ante
The 145 entries as of right now include eight reentries and among them was also Stephen Chidwick while a few further notables are now seated in the tournament area of the Salles des Etoiles as well.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
turn with approximately 12,000 chips in the pot, Dan Smith moved in for his last 11,375 and Francisco Benitez had a decision to make. Plenty of small talk followed with Smith claiming to be on tilt. "You got it figured out, so guess you gotta call," Smith added and Benitez eventually folded. Smith mucked high enough that an eight was flashing and Benitez just laughed.
turn was checked through. On the 
river, Jaroslaw Sikora bet 2,700 and Simon Higgins then shoved for 33,850. The Pole tanked and made the call to smash his cards into the muck, exposing the 
after Higgins had turned over 
for a flush.
, while Sikora had already steamed out of the tournament area.
, Paul Hoefer checked out of the blinds and called a bet worth 2,000 by Bahram Chobineh before they checked the 
turn. Hoefer took the lead on the 
river with a bet worth 3,500 and Chobineh called to muck once he was shown 
, there were about 8,000 chips in the middle and Charlie Carrel, defending champion of this very event, moved all in for exactly 19,000. Next to him was sitting Tobias Reinkemeier, enjoying a massage, and he pondered about his decision.
big blind Salter was all in for 32,700. Hijack Kully Sidhu was deep in the tank and said "You have a set?", before thinking about it some more. 
was a blank and Salter doubled. 
with flush draw.
turn, the Austrian check-raised from 9,000 to 22,000 and Chamaa called before the river brought a card to complete the flush draw. Muehloecker jammed to put his opponent at risk for 25,000 and was called by a set of jacks, showing ace-king for a straight.
