Vuong Than Trong opened to 500,000 on the button and Vadzim Kursevich re-raised to 1,200,000 from the small blind. Paul Guichard folded his big blind and Than Trong responded by four-bet shoving.
Kursevich wasted no time calling all in for about 8,500,000 with . Than Trong, with , hated to see that call and probably hated the flop even more. The turn was too little too late for Than Trong as Kursevich locked up the hand. The river was merely a formality.
The two big stacks went at it in the first hand back from break. The action folded to Vuong Than Trong in the small blind and Vadzim Kursevich defended his big blind.
Neither players wanted to commit any more chips as the board ran out , until the river. Than Trong led for 750,000 and his opponent thought about it for a minute then relinquished his hand.
Action folded to Yorane Kerignard in the small blind and he limped in. Bruno Jais checked his option and the flop came down .
Both checked, the hit the turn, and Kerignard bet 225,000. A call from Jais delivered the on the river where Kerignard bet 525,000. Jais folded, giving the pot to Kerignard.