The nine last players of the Main Event are now going to gather on the final table. But before they start this the home stretch, they are on a 60-minute dinner break. Play resumes at 8:30 local time.
After this break, the stream will have a 30-minute delay.
After a few hands without seing any flop, Jean-Claude Ruche in the cutoff bet 300,000 and Nicola Pezzullo defended from the big blind.
Both of them checked on the 5♠J♣6♦ flop, then Pezzullo checked again on the turn 3♦. Ruche took this opportunity to bet 250,000. But Pezzullo chose to check-raise to 850,000.
Ruche looked at his cars, and eventually folded A♥7♥. The stream revealed that Pezzullo was bluffing with K♣8♣.
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In a blind versus blind situation, Max Deveson raised to 550,000 and faced Igor Picone in the big blind.
Both of them checked on a flop of 3♦9♥10♠ to find the 5♣ on the turn. And once again, they both checked.
The J♣ landed on the river, and after Deveson checked again, Picone pushed 825,000 chips in front of him with J♦6♦ for top pair. Deveson quickly folded A♥Q♣.
Nicola Pezzullo shoved from the small blind to apply pressure on Antoine Delorme in the big blind. But the French player discovered a very good hand, so he called, being the one at risk for 1,300,000 chips.
Antoine Delorme: Q♦Q♣
Nicola Pezzullo: A♣4♦
Delorme secured a double up directly on the turn, thanks to a board of 9♣4♣Q♥8♠ which gave him a set.