Frederic Delval moved all-in from under the gun for 470,000 and he faced Rachid El Yaacoubi in the hijack for his tournament's life.
Frederic Delval: 4♦4♣ 
Rachid El Yaacoubi: J♥J♠
Delval flopped a boat on 7♠7♣4♥A♠A♦ to secure a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,000,000 | |
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1,000,000 | |
Level: 26
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
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Fabien Motte in the cutoff moved all-in for 930,000, and he was called by Axel Bayout in the big blind.
Axel Bayout: A♥K♠
Fabien Motte: A♣6♣
Bayout hit two pair on 10♦A♠7♠K♣3♦ and doubled up, while Motte only have 5,000 left.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,000,000
800,000
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800,000 |
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5,000
-1,195,000
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-1,195,000 |
Frédéric Delval on the button jammed from the button and Rachid El Yaacoubi in the big blind called, being the player at risk for 560,000.
Frédéric Delval: A♠J♦
Rachid El Yaacoubi: 5♠5♣
The dealer fanned a board of 8♣7♦6♠K♦3♣ where El Yaacoubi won the flip to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,200,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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450,000
-550,000
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-550,000 |
With the single blue chip worth 5,000 he had left, Fabien Motte jammed from under the gun. Axel Bayout in the cutoff raised to 100,000 and all the other players folded.
Fabien Motte: 9♠9♣
Axel Bayout: K♦10♦
Motte's hopes of double up disappeared when Bayout hit two pair on 7♥6♣K♠7♠2♥ to send him to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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Busted |
After Akram Soltane hero called against him, Alexis Rozenblat only had 265,000 left. In the big blind, he found the best hand possible and faced Lionel Foulquier in the small blind.
Alexis Rozenblat: A♦A♣
Lionel Foulquier: 8♦7♥
There was no surprise in this hand as Rozenblat hit a full house on A♠10♦K♦10♠3♥ to double up.
A few hands later, Rozenblat jammed again from the blinds for 580,000 after an open by Arnaud Mattern in the cutoff. Mattern went deep into the tank, and eventually made the call.
Alexis Rozenblat: 8♣8♠
Arnaud Mattern: 4♥4♣
Once again, Rozenblat had the lead and doubled up on 3♥7♠6♥6♦3♠.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,450,000
-415,000
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-415,000 |
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1,200,000
-600,000
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-600,000 |
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575,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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Rachid El Yaacoubi opened from the cutoff, Ruben Padovani in the big blind three-bet to 400,000, then El Yaacoubi jammed for a total of 1,540,000.
"What do we do Rachid?" Padovani asked, before making the call.
Rachid El Yaacoubi: A♠A♦
Ruben Padovani: J♥J♣
El Yaacoubi is back in the race as he doubled up on a board of 8♦6♠6♣Q♥6♥.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,150,000
1,950,000
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1,950,000 |
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900,000
-1,485,000
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-1,485,000 |
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Hugues Girard opened from early position, then Ruben Padovani on the button three-bet for almost all his stack. The blinds folded and Girard four-bet all-in. Padovani called, for a total of 560,000.
Ruben Padovani: A♥J♣
Hugues Girard: 10♥10♦
Padovani was hoping for an ace or a jack, but he couldn't find any on 6♠7♠7♦Q♠3♠ and he was eliminated. After he finished 9th last year, Padovani wins €6,250 for his 12th place this year.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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4,900,000
640,000
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640,000 |
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Busted | |
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Frédéric Delval in middle position and Rachid El Yaacoubi in the cutoff battled again. This time, Delval had the shortest stack with only 355,000.
Frédéric Delval: A♥J♣
Rachid El Yaacoubi: A♣4♣
El Yaacoubi said that a four was coming, but no four was seen on 9♠K♣3♦10♣9♥ and Delval doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,500,000
-650,000
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-650,000 |
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750,000
300,000
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300,000 |
