The final 10 players have been sent on a 15-minute break.
2024 FPS Aix-les-Bains
With one elimination to go before the final table is reached, the action has slowed down substantially on the outer table, with most pots being taken down preflop or to a single bet postflop.
Karim Kaladjou opened to 120,000 from under the gun and Quentin Girardet shoved for his last 175,000 on the button. Action folded back to Kaladjou, who put in a single chip to indicate a call.
Quentin Girardet: A♦7♣
Karim Kaladjou: A♥8♥
The board ran out 9♣A♠K♥4♦6♣, which left Kaladjou best with his eight kicker to eliminate Girardet in 11th place.
Andrey Golubev jammed for 635,000 from under the gun, Tung Nguyen called from the hijack and he made Zine-Din Benrebai fold 10♥10♣ in the big blind.
Andrey Golubev: A♣9♣
Tung Nguyen: A♥A♦
Golubev ran into aces, so on a board of 3♣7♦2♦7♣A♠, he was eliminated in 11th place by Nguyen's full house.
Action folded around to the blinds, wehre Quentin Girardet shoved from the small blind and Brice de Kermadec called all in approximately 700,000 from the big blind.
Brice de Kermadec: 9♠9♦
Quentin Girardet: J♠10♣
The Q♣9♥K♠ flop improved Girardet to a straight, but kept de Kermadec drawing live to a full house with his set of nines.
The 10♠ turn kept Girardet ahead, but the 10♥ river paired the board and left de Kermadec best with nines-full of tens to award him the double up and leave Girardet short.
Cyril Peralez opened to 150,000 from the cutoff and was called by Quentin Girardet in the small blind for a heads-up pot.
Both players checked on the 9♥6♣Q♠ flop and then Peralez called a 125,000 bet from Girardet on the 9♦ turn.
The A♠ completed the board and Girardet bet 300,000. Peralez quickly tossed in a call and Girardet showed Ax10x. Peralez had it beat with A♥K♠ and he was sent the pot.
Niveau: 27
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Andrey Golubev on the button raised to 100,000 and he was called by Erich Tedeschi who defended from the big blind.
Both of them checked the 4♠8♠J♦ flop leading to the 7♠ turn where Tedeschi bet 150,000. Golubev called to find the 7♥ river.
Tedeschi fired a second barrel of 110,000 with J♠9♣ for two pair and he made Golubev fold Q♣10♠.
Victor Guinand in the cutoff moved all-in for 380,000, and he was called by Loris Corbelli in the big blind.
Victor Guinand: J♦10♦
Loris Corbelli: A♥6♦
Despite having a flush draw and a straight draw on the K♦Q♠3♦ flop, Guinand was eliminated after the 5♥ turn and the 3♠ river.
Angel Insua opened to 125,000 from the cutoff and Alain Crettenand shoved for his last 500,000 from the big bind. Insua asked for a count and called to put Crettenand at risk.
Alain Crettenand: A♥4♥
Angel Insua: Q♦J♦
Crettenand was ahead with his ace, but the 4♣3♣6♥Q♣K♠ paired Insua's queen on the turn to elimiante Crettenand in 14th place.