| Table | Seat | Player | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Mark Rostron | 1,110,000 |
| 1 | 2 | David Duoek | 285,000 |
| 1 | 3 | Mohamed El Wely | 170,000 |
| 1 | 5 | Hassan Nashar | 185,000 |
| 1 | 7 | David Tavernier | 315,000 |
| 2 | 1 | Jean-Jacques Zeitoun | 710,000 |
| 2 | 3 | Ali Alawadhi | 900,000 |
| 2 | 3 | Corentin Ropert | 200,000 |
| 2 | 5 | Pierre Zerbib | 390,000 |
| 2 | 7 | Thierry Morel | 785,000 |
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
The remaining 10 players are now on a 15 minutes break.
Hassan Fares raised to 40,000 with 86,000 left behind and the action folded to Pierre Zerbib in the blinds who three-bet to 100,000. Fares made the call to create the following showdown:
Hassan Fares: 
Pierre Zerbib: 
Fares's hand was dominated and the board 
gave the winning hand to the French player to eliminate Fares in the bubble position.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
786,000
386,000
|
386,000 |
|
Busted |
Mark Rostron and Mateo went all in preflop and Mateo was in bad shape for a double up, with 
against 
for Roston.
The board brought no surprise and Mateo busted in 11th place for 30,500 Dirhams (€2,812)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
980,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
|
860,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
810,000
544,000
|
544,000 |
|
415,000
-225,000
|
-225,000 |
|
|
400,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
360,000
-105,000
|
-105,000 |
|
320,000
-260,000
|
-260,000 |
|
|
220,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
140,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
128,000
-61,000
|
-61,000 |
|
|
120,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
Hassan Fares open-shoved for 79,000 with 
and only Ali Alawadhi made the call from the small blind with .
Fares found a lucky board with 
, giving him a pair of nines, and doubled up to 190,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
412,000
146,000
|
146,000 |
|
|
190,000
102,000
|
102,000 |
Level: 20
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
It folded to Mateo in the small blind who completed and Hassan Nashar announced all in for a stack around 200,000. Mateo made the call and both players tabled their cards.
Nashar was holding 
against for Mateo and the players split the pot after the dealer revealed a board 
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
210,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
190,000
-59,000
|
-59,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
790,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
|
|
665,000 | |
|
|
640,000 | |
|
|
580,000
-276,000
|
-276,000 |