Mickael Guenni raised to 99,000 from the button and got those precious blinds and antes, but the next hand he opened to 99,000 again only to find Per Linde waking up and moving all-in.
Guenni folded this second time before conversing with someone in crowd about making the fold.
#39 - Antoine Amourette raised to 80,000 and again Nourredine A?taleb called, despite his stack now looking fairly short. Fabrice Touil squeezed all-in though and got the other two to lay down their hands.
#40 - Amourette raised the next hand as well, making it 80,000 once more and this time he won the blinds and antes.
#41 - Mickael Guenni raised to 89,000 from the small blind and Theo Jorgensen gave up the big blind.
Mickael Guenni raised to 139,000 on Hand 37. Theo Jorgensen said, "I'm going to raise the absolute minimum I can raise..." He made it 278,000 to go.
Guenni thought for a couple of minutes, but really did look like he wanted to go any further with the hand. "I fold" he said and Jorgensen picked up a chunky pot without even needing a flop.
On hand 38, Theo Jorgensen raised to 77,000 and Nourredine A?taleb made the call from the blinds. The flop was as dry as the Gobi desert, coming , A?taleb checked and Jorgensen bet 80,000 to pick it up.
Antoine Amourette raised to 55,000 but Mickael Guenni made it 159,000 out of the blinds to win the pot.
Last hand (Hand 36) of the level and Theo Jorgsen raised to 60,000 from the small blind and Antoine Amourette called from the small blind. The flop was and Jorgensen took it down with a 75,000 chip bet.
Antoine Amourette raised preflop to 55,000 and Arnaud Mattern reraised all-in from the big blind. Amourette snapped quicker than a hungry crocodile.
Amourette :
Mattern:
A very sticky spot for the former EPT winner and he was drawing dead by the turn of the board. Mattern shook hands with his assassin and wished everyone good luck, six players remain.
Nourredine A?taleb opened to a huge 140,000 (over 5 times the big blind) from the button in Hand 34, everyone predictably folded and A?taleb proudly showed saying "First hand I have..."
Theo Jorgensen picked up a pot blind on blind against Antoine Amourette after both checked down a fairly unremarkable board, the Dane winning with Jack-high.
Mickael Guenni raised to a hefty 129,000 and picked up the blinds and antes.
Jorgensen raised to 60,000 from the cutoff, Antoine Amourette made the call in on the button but the blinds folded.
"We're actually taking a flop" said a delighted Jorgensen but he checked the flop. Amourette bet 80,000 before Jorgensen check-raised to 225,000. Amourette then shoved and Jorgensen did not instantly call, he deliberated for a minute but then released his hand.
Amourette is back in this and almost up to a million as a result.
Theo Jorgensen raised to 65,000 and Antoine Amourette reraised all-in again.
"Take it down," said Jorgensen, releasing his hand.
Hand 28 and Mickael Guenni got a walk. "Come on boy!" said Nourredine A?taleb again.
The action was passed to Mickael Guenni but Arnaud Mattern said to Jorgensen, "You have to come up with a new way to get him to not push!"
"Please don't push!" begged Jorgensen, it worked since Guenni just limped in. Jorgensen checked his option and they saw a flop, Guenni checked but this time Jorgensen fired out 32,000.
Guenni made the call and the turn was the , Guenni checked again and Jorgensen this time bet 80,000. Guenni moved all-in and Jorgensen quickly folded.
"Come on boy!" said Nourredine A?taleb once more, he hasn't said much else!