Due to the pace of play at some of the tables, the tournament director has decided to implement the hand-for-hand process three players off the money. There will be two minutes taken off the clock after every hand.
Jeff Cormier raised it up to 25,000 on the button and Aleh Rashetnikau shoved all in for around 60,000 in the small blind. The big blind folded and Cormier flicked in a chip to call.
Jeff Cormier: 
Aleh Rashetnikau: 
The flop came 
and Cormier took a commanding lead. The 
on the turn left Rashetnikau drawing to one out and the 
on the river was not it.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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200,000
61,000
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61,000 |
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Eliminé |
Anson Tsang raised to 20,000 in the cutoff and Allen Kessler stuck in his last 23,000 from the big blind. Tsang made the easy call and the cards were tabled once all of the action was completed at the other tables.
"You get queens last hand and now I'm going to bust," Kessler said to Deeb who just doubled up in the previous hand. "I'm never winning this hand."
"I'll bet on your hand," Deeb responded but Kessler declined.
Anson Tsang: 
Allen Kessler: 
The flop came 
and Kessler's arms were in the air after Tsang flopped a pair of fours. The 
on the turn and the 
on the river couldn't save Kessler as he was eliminated.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
318,000
92,000
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92,000 |
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Pawel Zawadowizc was left with a little bit more than a big blind and he was in the big blind. Dzmitry Urbanovich raised from the button and Ioan Vlonga called from the small blind, with Zawadowizc putting the rest of his chips in the middle.
The flop came 
and both active players checked.
The 
came on the turn and and Urbanovich bet 30,000 with Vlonga check-calling.
The 
completed the board on the river and Vlonga folded quickly as soon as he saw Urbanovich reach out to catch some chips and Zawadowicz instantly mucked when Urbanovich opened 
for two pair.
The remaining 57 players are all in the money.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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320,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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Sam Grafton was down to just 56,000 chips and got them all in the middle preflop. He was called by Federico Anselmi and the cards were on their backs.
Sam Grafton: 
Federico Anselmi: 
The board ran out 
and Grafton held on for a double up.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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66,000 | |
Niveau: 21
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
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After just doubling up in the previous hand, Samir Abid was all in again for 81,000 this time. He was up against Fabian Scherle who had him covered and the two players flipping.
Samir Abid:
Fabian Scherle: 
The flop came 
and Abid spiked an ace to take the lead. The turn was the and the river was the 
to secure another double up for Abid.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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372,000 | |
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175,000 | |
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39,000
31,000
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31,000 |
Daniel Lahmani raised it up to 27,000 in the cutoff and was called by Abdelhakim Zoufri in the big blind. The flop came 
and both players checked to the 
on the turn.
Zoufri checked again Lahmani tossed in a bet of 33,000. Zoufri called and the 
completed the board. Zoufri checked once more and Lahmani shoved all in. Zoufri quickly called off his stack of 96,000 and Lahmani showed 
for just ace-high. Zoufri held for two pair and scored a double up.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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335,000 | |
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46,000
111,000
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111,000 |
