Alexis Fleur now has almost half the chips in play with 7.98 million. Winamax Team pro is on his heals with 5.555 million followed by [Removed:13] with over 2 million less with 3.23 million. S��bastien Compte is currently the short stack on the table heading into the next level with 1.255 million or 12 1/2 big blinds.
Gr��gory Cometto (compliments of Caroline Darcourt)
Easy come easy go for Gr��gory Cometto as he was just eliminated from the tournament in fifth place for 210,000 MAD (�19,355).
The hand began with [Removed:13] opening to 180,000 before Team Winamax pro Bruno Lopes three-bet to 450,000. Cometto then made a cold four-bet for 1.4 million. Guiglini gets out of the way and Lopes makes the call.
Cometto:
Lopes:
The suspense was more or less over when Lopes flopped a set when the appeared on the board. Cometto was unable to get a miraculous save with a runner-runner when the appeared on the turn and the river.
Gr��gory Cometto (compliments of Caroline Darcourt)
Gr��gory Cometto stack dwindled to under 400,000 chips before doubling up in back to back hands.
Hand One: Cometto from the button jammed with for 375,000 chips and chip leader Alexis Fleur called with . Cometto survived this flip to double up when the board ran out .
Hand Two: On the very next hand, S��bastien Compte, who's stack has been slowly declining since entering the final table, opened with . Cometto to his left was all-in once again, this time with . Compte quickly called and both players' eyes were glued to the table when the flop appeared. Cometto then breathed a sigh of relief after the appeared on the turn to secure the hand. The completed the board and Cometto now has renewed life on the final table.
Karim Benamrouche (compliments of Caroline Darcourt)
On the first hand after the blinds increased, from late position Karim Benamrouche announced he was all-in for his remaining 720,000 stack or nine big blinds. To his left, [Removed:13] wasted no time in declaring he was all-in as well for 2.8 million. All other players folded and players turned over their cards.
Benamrouche:
Guiglini:
The crowd gathered gasped when the flop came to give Benamrouche a temporary lead in the hand with top pair. His lead looked like it would hold when the appeared on the turn. However, the came on the river eliminating Benamrouche in sixth place for 160,000 MAD (�14,747) and give Guiglini a stack of almost 3.5 million chips.
The next payout for fifth place will be 210,000 MAD (�19,355).
Without any huge pots taking place, Alexis Fleur's stack keeps on rising by seemingly using his aggression as the chip leader. He now has 7.2 million in chips. Also, Karim Benamrouche has been able to steal some pots and get back into the mix with 1.1 million.
Thomas Cazayous (compliments of Caroline Darcourt)
It didn't take long for the tournament to move from an unofficial to an official final table. On the first hand, Thomas Cazayous opened with a bet of 125,000. Alexis Fleur three-bet to 350,000 and Cazayous was quickly all-in for 640,000 which Fleur called.
Cazayous:
Fleur:
While Cazayous earlier on today was able to win some flips while short-stacked, his luck ran out after when he was unable to improve his hand on a board of .
Even though Cazayous was unable to appear on the official final table, he was still able to haul in an impressive 122,000 MAD (�11,244) for finishing in seventh place. Meanwhile, Fleur's stack peeks over 6 million for the first time today.
We are minutes away from resuming play with the all-French unofficial final table. When play resumes there will be 56 minutes left to play in Level 28 with blinds at 30,000/60,000 and an ante of 10,000. Alexis Fleur currently has a commanding lead with 5.35 million chips.
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appeared on the board. Cometto was unable to get a miraculous save with a runner-runner when the 
appeared on the turn and the river.
for 375,000 chips and chip leader Alexis Fleur called with 
. Cometto survived this flip to double up when the board ran out 
.
. Cometto to his left was all-in once again, this time with 
. Compte quickly called and both players' eyes were glued to the table when the 
flop appeared. Cometto then breathed a sigh of relief after the 
appeared on the turn to secure the hand. The 
completed the board and Cometto now has renewed life on the final table.
to give Benamrouche a temporary lead in the hand with top pair. His lead looked like it would hold when the 
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