Juan Pardo was down to just 36,500 after having his aces cracked and he found himself all in and at risk against the same culprit in Chris Brewer. This time, Pardo had different plans for his pocket aces.
Juan Pardo: 
Chris Brewer: 
The board ran out 
and Pardo's aces earned him a double-up this time.
Sam Grafton and Kayhan Mokri were heads-up in a pot with the board reading 
. Grafton checked in the cutoff and Mokri dished out a bet of 37,000 on the button. Grafton called and the 
landed on the river.
Grafton checked again and Mokri put together a bet of 51,500. Grafton thought about using a time bank but opted to call as his first 30 seconds was running out. Mokri tabled 
for a set of eights and Grafton was unable to beat it.
Niveau: 3
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
The players have completed the opening two levels with 26 players registered in the tournament thus far. They are all heading on their first 20-minute break of the day.
Conor Beresford raised it up in the hijack and Jean-Noel Thorel three-bet to 9,000 on the button. Beresford responded with a four-bet to 28,000 and Thorel called.
The flop came 
and Beresford led out with a bet of 20,000 which Thorel called. The turn was the 
and Beresford fired out another bet of 50,000. Thorel still called and the 
completed the board.
Beresford down-sized with a bet of 30,000 this time and Thorel ripped all in. Beresford had a decision to make for his last 105,000 chips and used up four of his time banks before finally laying his hand down.
Joao Vieira opened to 4,500 in middle position and Juan Pardo reraised to 20,000 from the small blind. Chris Brewer flat-called from the big blind and Vieira got out of the way.
The flop fell 
and Pardo continued with a bet of 22,500. Brewer just called and the 
landed on the turn. Pardo sized up another bet of 57,000 and Brewer stuck around to see the on the river.
Pardo shipped all in on the river and Brewer rolled his eyes but quickly called off his stack of 167,500. Pardo turned over 
but Brewer held for a set of nines to score a big double-up.
Picking up the action on the turn with the board reading 
, Sam Greenwood led out from the small blind with a bet of 22,000 into a pot of around 75,000. Orpen Kisacikoglu called and the 
completed the board.
Greenwood flicked in another bet of 25,000 after using two of his time banks and Kisacikoglu pushed out a raise to 65,000 for nearly his entire stack. Greenwood threw his hands up in the air as he leaned back in his seat and then flung his cards into the muck.
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