After Mendel Benoit raised to 8,500, Mohamed El Berrak reraised all in for 55,000. Action folded back to Benoit and he also gave it up, allowing El Berrak to take this one down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
133,000
-25,500
|
-25,500 |
|
75,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
Roberto Romanello raised on the button to 8,000 and Gianluca Speranza three-bet from the small blind to 22,500. Romanello called and the flop came down 
. Speranza bet 16,500 and Romanello gave it up, Speranza showed the 
.
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It's another big double for Jean-Pierre Grand Moursel, and this one puts him back close to the chip average. Finally. It's been a long road.
We didn't catch up with the pot until the 
flop, and it was there that Moursel got the last of his 71,000 chips into the middle. The dealer mistakenly announced the amount as 51,000. Mendel Benoit put him to the test, and his 
was in front for the knockout. Moursel's 
was trying, but his pair + flush draw needed to improve to keep him alive.
The turn 
was a miss, but the river 
was not. It gave Moursel the straight, doubling him up over 150,000. When Benoit learned of the dealer's mistake, he was less than thrilled, but it was ultimately his responsibility to count the bet. He paid it with a wry smirk, dropping all the way back to about 60,000.
Gianluca Speranza raised to 8,000 from the hijack seat and Jean-Pierre Grand Moursel called from the button. Everyone else folded and the flop came down 
. Speranza bet 8,500 and Moursel raised to 22,000. Speranza tanked for a little bit, but eventually gave it up and Moursel won the pot.
From under the gun, Roberto Romanello raised to 8,500 before play folded to Mendel Benoit. He reraised all in for 62,000 after thinking for a minute. Everyone folded back to Romanello and he called holding the 
. Benoit had jammed with the 
.
The flop, turn and river ran out 
and Romanello's hand held. He made sure to stand up and shake Benoit's hand upon his exit. He congratulated him on the run and reiterated over and over that Benoit played extremely well all tournament. Benoit mentioned that he chose to ship there because Romanello was opening under the gun a lot to attack the players in the blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
The best players are certainly rising to the top here as this event grinds on, and for now, it's Andrew Hinrichsen's turn to hold the chip lead.
In the last hand, Hinrichsen and Julien Varin tangled in a preflop raising war that left Varin all in for about 65,000 on a three-bet shove. It was a flip, and Hinrichsen's 
was a slight favorite against the Frenchman's .
The board: 
Varin turned a solid sweat, but he could not find any of his 13 outs, signaling the end of his day.
As he stacks that pot, we can see that Hinrichsen is now the chip leader. We eyeball him at about 515,000, good enough to pip Romanello as the players head off to break.
The clock has been paused at the end of another two levels, and we're now on the final twenty-minute break of the day.
Just 11 players remain.
Level: 18
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 500
John Eames stuck out 40,000 chips on a preflop raise, but we didn't hear whether he was all in or not. He still had 30,000 chips left behind him when we walked up to see Andrew Hinrichsen struggling with the decision from the big blind. After a good long soak, he called. Or shoved. However it went, all the chips went in, and the cards were on their backs.
Showdown
Eames: 
Hinrichsen: 
The underpair stayed behind as the dealer ran out a clean 
board. It's a big double for Eames, moving him up to 145,500.
Jean-Pierre Grand Moursel was all in for 128,000 on the final board of 
. Gianluca Speranza was in the tank when we arrived at the table. Eventually, he made the call. Moursel revealed the for a king-high straight. Speranza tabled the 
for a flush and the winning hand. He won the pot while Moursel was eliminated in 11th place.
The final 10 players are now redrawing to one table. We'll have that redraw and counts coming for you shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
