- Garcia Lorca has been eliminated from the tournament. When asked what had happened, he said:
"Gutshots, runner-runner flushes and all that kind of stuff!"
In his last hand, it all went in when he held pocket fives and his opponent had called with ace-king. His opponent hit a king on the flop.
- Mateusz Moolhuizen has also been eliminated. Apparently, he had pocket aces twice in a row and in the last one, he lost it against queens when his opponent hit his set on the flop and shoved.
Ben Bensimhon just doubled up through Drisse Maouchi:
Maouchi opened to 15,000 and Bensimhon had just picked up kings, so Bensimhon three-bet to 37,000. Maouchi called. The flop came with two hearts. Maouchi bet 25,000, Bensimhon shoved for about 130,000. Maouchi tank-called with . The turn brought them a and the river completed the board with a .
Joma raised to 6,500 from mid-position and action folded to Abdelhadi Kondah on the button. Kondah shoved all in for 62,500. The players in the blinds folded and after considering his options, Joma decided to call.
Abdelhadi Kondah:
Joma:
The board ran out - Kondah hit trips on the flop and made it a full house on the river for a double up, leaving Joma with about 10 big blinds.
The 102 remaining players have just gone for their first break of the day which will last 20 minutes, 5 minutes longer than usual due to the chip raise that will take place during this break. The 100-value chips will be removed from play.