Javier Zarco defended his big blind and check-called a bet of Omar Lakhdari on the flop of . On the turn, Zarco checked and called the shove of the Frenchman to see the latter table the nut flush. However, Lakhdari had no shot at winning the pot with Zarco flipping over for the straight flush, making the river a formality.
Both stacks were counted and Lakhdari was covered by one big blind to join the rail.
Johan Guilbert, who started the day second in chips, missed more than the entire first level and just arrived in time to pick up a premium hand.
On the button, [Removed:432] openened to 10,000 and Guilbert three-bet to 26,000 in the small blind. [Removed:433] four-bet all in for around 80,000 with and Guilbert snap-called with pocket kings to see a blank board award him the pot.
Louis Linard raised from under the gun and was called by San before Imad Derwiche three-bet to 23,000 in the big blind. Linard reraised and San called all in for 88,000, while Derwiche reluctantly folded the face up.
San:
Louis Linard:
The board came and San spiked an ace to more than double up.
Sonny Franco flopped the nut straight with to double up but his fortune didn't last long. The Frenchman got his stack in with and Rati Vale Il Dieko beat him into the pot with from one seat over. The board came and that was it for Franco.
While Bernard Graffouillere and Fadhil Farag ran out of chips, Rachid Am vaulted into the top spot after scooping a big pot against Imad Derwiche and Louis Linard.
Derwiche had raised and picked up both calls from Linard in the hijack and Am in the cutoff. The flop of was checked through and Derwiche then bet the turn for 15,000, which resulted in two calls. Derwiche also bet the river for 15,000 and Linard called before Am raised to 45,000.
Derwiche folded but Linard called to muck once Am turned over the for a backdoor straight as winning hand.
The next three players to run out of chips entirely in the first level of Day 2 still were Bernard Guigon, Mehdi Hsissen and Damien Luis.
Guigon had barely left his seat when Luis followed, his trailing the of Rati Vale Il Dieko on a jack-high board.
Hsissen had put his hopes on ace-king and Mathieu Papineau quickly called with the . The board of brought no help for Hsissen and he was sent to the rail.
Javier Zarco raised to 7,000 from under the gun and Damien Luis three-bet all in for 28,000. Zarco gave it some brief consideration and called to see Luis turn over . Zarco was ahead with and even turned a pair of aces, but Luis got there with a straight on the board of .
. On the 
turn, Zarco checked and called the shove of the Frenchman to see the latter table the nut flush. However, Lakhdari had no shot at winning the pot with Zarco flipping over 
for the straight flush, making the 
river a formality.
and Guilbert snap-called with pocket kings to see a blank board award him the pot.
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face up.
and San spiked an ace to more than double up.
to double up but his fortune didn't last long. The Frenchman got his stack in with 
and Rati Vale Il Dieko beat him into the pot with 
and that was it for Franco.
turn for 15,000, which resulted in two calls. Derwiche also bet the 
trailing the 
of Rati Vale Il Dieko on a jack-high board.
brought no help for Hsissen and he was sent to the rail.
