The action folded to Alan Lau in the small blind and he announced all in for 700,000. Sonny Franco looked down at his cards in the big blind and made the call.
Alan Lau: 
Sonny Franco: 
The flop came 
and Lau took over the lead with neither player holding a club in their hand. The turn was the 
and the river was the 
to give Lau a double up.
The flop read 
and Romain Matteoli and Dietrich Fast's cards were on their backs as Matteoli's all-in was called.
Romain Matteoli: 
Dietrich Fast: 
Fast had flopped trip jacks and Matteoli had two pair.
The turn was the 
to now give Matteoli a full house and the river completed the board with the 
to not change the situation. Fast paid out the 495,000 that Matteoli still had behind.
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Julien Mariani shoved from the small blind for 195,000 and Antoine Goutard called in the big blind.
Julien Mariani: 
Antoine Goutard: 
The board ran out 
for Goutard to hold with the higher hole cards and eliminate Mariani in 16th place.
Niveau: 24
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
The 16 remaining players have just gone for a 20-minute break.
| Table | Seat | Player | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Antoine Goutard | France |
| 1 | 2 | Loic Dobrigna | France |
| 1 | 3 | Pablo Brito Silva | Brazil |
| 1 | 4 | Itai Levy | Israel |
| 1 | 5 | Borge Sandsgaard | Norway |
| 1 | 6 | Xavier Mouysset | France |
| 1 | 7 | Abedel Douair | France |
| 1 | 8 | Julien Mariani | France |
| 2 | 1 | Harry Lodge | UK |
| 2 | 2 | Alan Lau | Hong Kong |
| 2 | 3 | Sonny Franco | France |
| 2 | 4 | Romain Matteoli | France |
| 2 | 5 | Raul Paez | Spain |
| 2 | 6 | Bruno Soutavong | France |
| 2 | 7 | Dietrich Fast | Germany |
| 2 | 8 | Huijie Zhou | Hong Kong |
Basil Yaiche shoved from the cutoff for around 220,000 and was called by Alan Lau in the small blind.
Basil Yaiche:
Alan Lau:
The board ran out 
for them both to hit a flush but Lau to score an elimination as he had the nut-flush.
There are now 16 players left and a redraw for the final two tables has taken place. The seat draw is to follow.
David Peters shoved from under the gun for 319,000 and was called by Harry Lodge in the big blind.
David Peters: 
Harry Lodge: 
The board ran out 
for Lodge's higher hole cards to hold and eliminate Peters from this tournament.
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