Timothe Labassa raised to 280,000 from under the gun, Anton Markachev three-bet jammed for 2,670,000 from the big blind and Labassa called.
Anton Markachev: A♠4♠ 
Timothe Labassa: 6♠6♥
Markachev was behind until the 4♥A♦4♦ flop gave him a full house. The 7♥ turn and 10♠ river failed to materialse a six for Labassa and Markachev found an easy double up.
Aliosha Staes raised to 280,000 from the button. Benjamin Hammann, in the big blind, three-bet jammed for Staes effective stack of 6,300,000. Staes snap-called.
Aliosha Staes: A♠A♦
Benjamin Hammann: 10♣9♣
Hammann had run into aces and the 3♦K♠7♣J♥7♦ runout changed nothing; Staes doubled up.
Alvaro Aparicio in the small blind jammed to apply pressure on Valentin Imperatore's 745,000 chip-stack. But it didn't work as Imperatore made the call.
Valentin Imperatore: K♣J♣
Alvaro Aparicio: J♥2♣
Both players flopped a pair on 3♣Q♠J♦7♦9♠, but Imperatore won and doubled up.
Valentin Imperatore opened to 280,000 from the hijack, but Arthur Lacroix to his left three-bet to 750,000. The button and the blinds folded to Imperatore who moved all-in. Lacroix quickly called, being the player at risk for 3,595,000.
Arthur Lacroix: Q♠Q♣
Valentin Imperatore: J♦J♥
Lacroix kept the lead all the way through a board of 5♣4♣3♥K♦10♥ and secured his second double up of the day.
Arthur Lacroix limped in from the small blind and Dylan Cechowski, in the big blind, raised to 425,000. Lacroix called.
The 6♥3♦7♥ flop saw Lacroix check-call a bet of 225,000 from Cechowski.
The 6♣ turn saw Lacroix play out of flow, leading for 400,000. Cechowski let go of his hand.
Dylan Cechowski raised to 280,000 from under the gun, receiving calls from both Valentin Imperatore and Arthur Lacroix, in the respective blinds.
The 2♥3♣10♠ flop saw the action check to Cechowski, who continued for 250,000. Both players called.
The Q♥ turn checked through to the 4♣ on the river. Imperatore took the lead for 1,250,000. Lacroix folded and Cechowski called. Imperatore tabled A♥3♥ for a bluff, while Cechowski claimed this pot with 4♦4♠, having river a set of fours.
Niveau: 36
Blinds: 70,000/140,000
Ante: 140,000
Timothe Labassa raised to 240,000 from the hijack, Matthieu Lamagnere three-bet to 800,000 from the cutoff and Americ Stiller, in the small blind, cold four-bet jammed for 1,790,000. Labassa tanked for some time before moving all in and Lamagnere folded.
Americ Stiller: A♠K♦
Timothe Labassa: J♦J♣
Labassa was ahead until the 4♦6♥K♠ flop reversed their fates. The 10♠ turn changed nothing, however, the J♥ river materialised one of Labassa's two outs and Stiller was sent to the rail.
Last year's finalist Victor Hoogstoel found himself at risk from the small blind for a little bit more than 1,000,000 against Oscar Peleg in the hijack.
Victor Hoogstoel: A♠K♦
Oscar Peleg: 3♥3♦
The dealer fanned a board of 2♦4♥9♦8♦8♥ and Hoogstoel was eliminated.
Aliosha Staes opened to 240,000 from the cutoff with A♦3♦ and faced Benjamin Hammann who defended from the big blind with Q♣2♠.
Both of them checked the 3♠5♦8♣ flop and the 10♥ turn. But on the 7♦ river, Hammann led out for 200,000. Staes eventually made the call and caught Hammann bluffing to scoop the pot.
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