The tournament clock has been paused with 418 players still remaining in the tournament. That means the hand-for-hand process will now begin until there is one elimination.
On the first hand, there were three all-in and calls scattered throughout the Brasilia Room. There were two double-ups and one person, unfortunately, became the bubble boy.
The action folded to the button who jammed all in for around 85,000. Victor Paredes was in the big blind and called to put his opponent at risk.
Button: 
Victor Paredes: 
It was a coin flip until the flop of 
hit the felt to give Paredes a set of jacks. The 
on the turn and the 
on the river meant Paredes eliminated his opponent and burst the bubble.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
775,000
775,000
|
775,000 |
|
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| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
800,000 | |
|
730,000
535,000
|
535,000 |
|
600,000 | |
|
|
600,000 | |
|
560,000 | |
|
||
|
|
550,000 | |
|
|
540,000 | |
|
480,000 | |
|
421,000 | |
|
|
405,000 | |
|
|
400,000 | |
|
400,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
|
350,000 | |
|
|
260,000 | |
|
222,000
94,000
|
94,000 |
|
|
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Niveau: 19
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
There was an all-in for 35,000 in early position and the action folded around to Kenny Hallaert in the small blind. Hallaert just called the 12,000, not realizing there was an all-in before him. Once clarified, Hallaert called the 35,000 and the big blind folded.
Hallaert showed 
and was up against the 
of his opponent. The flop came 
and Hallaert fell behind to the two pair. The 
on the turn changed nothing but the 
on the river gave Hallaert a set of tens to score the knockout.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000
-25,500
|
-25,500 |
|
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Alec Gould opened to 25,000 in middle position and the small blind re-raised to 80,000. Gould called and the two players saw a flop of 
. The small blind led out with a bet of 60,000 and Gould announced all in. The small blind instantly called off his stack of 168,000 and the cards were tabled.
Small Blind: 
Alec Gould:
Gould flopped a set of nines and had his opponent drawing to just two outs. The 
on the turn and the 
on the river only improved Gould to a full house who now has one of the biggest stacks in the room.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
784,000 |
The players are going on their last 20-minute break of the night.
Niveau: 20
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
Mario De Souza Jr, Nikolay Yosifov and Robert Kuhn are among the top chip stacks left in the tournament.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000
570,000
|
570,000 |
|
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
995,000
995,000
|
995,000 |
Joao Simao opened to 30,000 from under the gun and the action folded around to the big blind who called. The flop came 
and both players checked to the on the turn.
The big blind checked again and Simao checked behind. The hit the river and the big blind moved all-in for 65,000. Simao instantly called and the big blind showed 
. Simao flipped over for a set of kings and eliminated his opponent.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
775,000
653,000
|
653,000 |
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