The final 290 players are heading on their last break of the evening. The break will be 30 minutes in length and there will be two levels remaining before the players bag their chips for the night.
Andrea Benelli raised to 9,000 from under the gun and Darren Elias three-bet to 30,000 from the early position. Action folded to Bart Lybaert in the big blind who shoved for 187,000 in total. Benelli considered his options for a while and then decided to also shove with the bigger stack. Elias quickly got out of their way.
Bart Lybaert: 
Darren Elias: 
The board ran out 
for Lybaert to hold with the aces to double up through the Platinum Pass winner.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
410,000 | 213,000 |
|
110,000 | -51,000 |
|
106,000 | -44,000 |
After a series of preflop raises, Upeshka De Silva was all in for just under 100,000. The action was on Jacqueline Burkhart who made the call to put De Silva at risk.
Upeshka De Silva: 
Jacqueline Burkhart: 
The flop of 
left De Silva in the lead with his pair of aces. Burkhart was looking to spike a ten but the 
and the 
missed her, allowing De Silva to double up.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000 | -105,000 |
|
205,000 |
Tomas Jozonis opened the action with a raise to 8,500 and table neighbor Mario Silvestri three-bet to 22,500. Jozonis reraised to 48,500 only for Silvestri to move all in and force an instant fold from Jozonis.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
550,000 | 180,000 |
|
550,000 | 205,000 |
|
450,000 | 80,000 |
|
400,000 | 110,000 |
|
340,000 | -113,000 |
|
320,000 | -30,000 |
|
231,000 | 11,000 |
|
220,000 | 158,000 |
|
125,000 | 60,000 |
|
100,000 | 35,000 |
|
80,000 | 38,000 |
|
60,000 | -37,800 |
|
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Josh Reichard got in a big flip with fellow American grinder Max Young, with the former's 
prevailing over 
. Left with 20,000, Young jammed under the gun and got called by the next player over. Action folded to Reichard and he called as well, bringing 
flop. Reichard checked and called 20,000. On the turn, Reichard just jammed and got a quick fold.
Josh Reichard: 
Max Young: 
Young had flopped top pair but was drawing dead and sent Reichard a fist bump on the way out.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
174,000 | 114,000 |
|
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With about 25,000 in the pot and the 
flop coming three ways, Marc Perrault bet 11,000 from the hijack after two checks. Martin Jacobson raised to 35,000 in the small blind and Perrault continued to the 
turn. Jacobson checked again and this time called 55,000. On the 
river, Jacobson checked and Perrault shoved for about 255,000. Jacobson thought a little over a minute and released.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
520,000 | 374,000 |
|
255,000 | -43,000 |
Felipe Olivieri raised to 9,000 from mid-position and Sergi Reixach three-bet to 27,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Olivieri who shoved for 223,500. Reixach made the call.
Felipe Olivieri: 
Sergi Reixach: 
The board ran out 
for Olivieri, the Platinum Pass winner, to hold with the higher pocket pair to double up.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
457,000 | 416,400 |
|
111,000 | -82,500 |
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
716,000 | 121,000 |
|
498,000 | 213,000 |
|
261,000 | 126,000 |
|
252,000 | 167,000 |
|
251,000 | 21,000 |
|
243,000 | 87,000 |
|
204,000 | 91,000 |
|
188,000 | 45,000 |
|
178,000 | 84,000 |
|
140,000 | 43,000 |
|
138,000 | -23,000 |
|
136,000 | 68,000 |
