After an elongated break involving players relocating, stack sizes being confirmed, final table pictures being taken, players getting introduced and players finally getting comfortable, play has resumed and cards are back in the air.
Mehdi Merai raised to 350,000 and Adrian Mateos three-bet to 1,050,000. Merai called and the flop came . Merai check-called a bet of 650,000 and the turn was the . Merai checked again, but this time folded to a bet of 2,150,000 from Mateos.
Corentin Ropert limped in the small blind and Miguel Tavares raised to 1,100,000 in the big blind. Ropert called and the flop came .
Ropert checked to Tavares, who bet 900,000. The short stack coming into the final table watched as Ropert check-raised all in. After a short tank, Tavares mucked, losing a cool two million in that hand alone.
Corentin Ropert raised from the button and got two calls, Francesco Pillitteri in the small blind and Adrian Mateos in the big blind.
Ropert continued when checked to on the flop for 550,000 and Pillitteri was the only caller. The turn was the and Pillitteri check-called a bet of 1,200,000.
The river was the . Pillitteri checked again and Ropert fired a third barrel for 2,200,000, forcing Pillitteri to fold.
. Merai check-called a bet of 650,000 and the turn was the 
. Merai checked again, but this time folded to a bet of 2,150,000 from Mateos.
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. It checked to Tavares who bet 575,000. Pinho check-raised to 1,500,000 and took down the pot with the other three players all folding.
flop for 550,000 and Pillitteri was the only caller. The turn was the 
and Pillitteri check-called a bet of 1,200,000.
. Pillitteri checked again and Ropert fired a third barrel for 2,200,000, forcing Pillitteri to fold.
and Tavares check-called a bet of 400,000 from Pinho. The turn was the 
and Tavares check-called another bet, this time for 525,000.