Alexandre Sette raised to 5,000 on the button and Patrick Bruel three-bet to 16,000. Sette called and the flop came . Bruel continued for 30,000 and after some thought Sette called.
The turn was the and Bruel moved all in. Sette snap-called.
Alexandre Sette:
Bruel:
Sette had turned a wheel, and Bruel was desperately trying to find a card that could save him. But there wasn't one. He was drawing dead and the river was nought but a formality.
Here are some of the latest chip counts. They include former French international footballer Bernard Mendy, who played 189 times for Paris Saint-[Removed:361] between 2000 and 2008.
Dara O'Kearney has picked up where he left off before the dinner break, and is closing in on 200,000 chips.
Bernard Mendy bet 10,000 into a pot of 30,000 on a flop and watched Tomas Soderstrom raise to 42,000.
Mendy went into the tank and thought for a long while. "I'm curious," he said, before putting in the chips to make the call.
Soderstrom showed for a pair of sixes, while Mendy had that beat with .
After the hand Mendy told us how he raised from the small blind pre-flop and Soderstrom defended his big blind. Mendy bet the flop and Soderstrom called. The two checked the river before Mendy got put in a difficult situation on the river.
Hayg Badem raised from the button and Sylvain Loosli defended his big blind.
The flop came . Loosli bet and Badem called. The pair checked the turn and the river was the . Loosli checked and Badem bet 18,000. Loosli quickly called.
"Two pair," Badem said in French, but Loosli shook his head. Loosli showed for a straight while Badem could only show for two pair.
We saw that defending Winamax Poker Open champion Antonin Teisseire's seat was empty, and we headed over to find out what happened.
Paul Carr was the grateful recipient of Teisseire's chips and he explained how Teisseire opened from the cutoff and Carr called in the big blind.
The flop came and both players checked. The turn was a and Carr checked to Teisseire who bet 6,500. Carr check-raised to 17,000 and his opponent called.
Carr bet 31,000 on the river and Teisseire moved all in for 70,000. Carr called and showed and was well ahead of the of his opponent.
. Bruel continued for 30,000 and after some thought Sette called.
and Bruel moved all in. Sette snap-called.
was nought but a formality.
flop and watched Tomas Soderstrom raise to 42,000. 
for a pair of sixes, while Mendy had that beat with 
.
. Loosli bet and Badem called. The pair checked the 
turn and the river was the 
for two pair.
and Carr checked to Teisseire who bet 6,500. Carr check-raised to 17,000 and his opponent called.
river and Teisseire moved all in for 70,000. Carr called and showed 
and was well ahead of the 
of his opponent.