We did not catch the exact preflop action, however, a short-stacked Craig Bergeron found himself all in preflop against the bigger stack of Joseph Urgo.
Urgo: 
Bergeron: 
The 
board left Bergeron with eights-full, which was more than good enough to eliminate Bergeron from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Action folded over to Damien Lhommeau on the button, who opened for 25,000. Luis Rodriguez Cruz called from the big blind to see a flop, which came 
.
Cruz checked to Lhommeau, who continuation-bet for 30,000, Cruz raised and Lhommeau quickly went all-in for his last 200,000. Cruz called and hands were revealed.
Cruz: 
Lhommeau: 
Lhommeau was in bad shape with only a gutshot and would need a ten or runner-runner to survive. The 
turn and 
river were no help to Lhommeau and he was sent to the rail in 12th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
Busted |
Artem Metalidi opened for 25,000 from under-the-gun and was three-bet by Eddie Blumenthal to 58,000 from the cutoff. The blinds got out of the way and Metalidi made the call to see a flop, which came 
.
Metalidi checked, prompting a 68,000 c-bet from Blumenthal, which Metalidi called.
The turn brought a , leaving three spades on board and both players checked.
When a 
landed on the river, however, Blumenthal took the initiative and led out for a hefty 183,000. Blumenthal took a deep breath and announced, "Call."
Metalidi flipped over 
- a stone bluff. Blumenthal revealed 
for two-pair and scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,700,000
-240,000
|
-240,000 |
|
1,000,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
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Foster Hays started off the action with a raise to 27,000. Eddie Blumenthal on the button called, as did Scott Montgomery in the big blind. With a 
board exposed Montgomery lead off with a check, and Hays continued for 54,000. A silent Blumenthal put in the call, and an even quieter Montgomery did the same.
The 
on the turn allowed for all three players to knuckle the felt, and a on the river saw a repeat of action with three checks. Hays announced "jacks and nines" and flipped over 
. The other two's cards then melted into the muck. Afterwards Hays said "that was a weird hand".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
950,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
||
After an explosive first level, which saw six eliminations within a half hour, play has been markedly more tame. Slow, even. Many pots are going the route of "raise-it-and-take it," however, with blinds having just gone up, we expect the action to pick up again very soon.
Level: 22
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 2,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,940,000
417,000
|
417,000 |
|
|
1,030,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
890,000
-210,000
|
-210,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
850,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
|
630,000
384,000
|
384,000 |
|
|
||
|
620,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
|
|
||
|
570,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
|
410,000
-101,000
|
-101,000 |
|
360,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
|
|
||
|
325,000
-162,000
|
-162,000 |
|
||
|
290,000
-135,000
|
-135,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
210,000
-390,000
|
-390,000 |
Table #440
| Place | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Luis Rodriguez Cruz |
| 2 | Artem Metalidi |
| 3 | Foster Hays |
| 4 | Eddie Blumenthal |
| 5 | Damien Lhommeau |
| 6 | Scott Montgomery |
Feature Table
| Place | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Lichtenberger |
| 2 | Simon Charette |
| 3 | Craig Bergeron |
| 4 | Bertrand Grospellier |
| 5 | Joseph Urgo |
| 6 | Freddy Deeb |
Action began with Foster Hays, who opened to 22,000. Directly behind him, Taylor Paur three-bet to 48,000. Hays mulled it over and three-bet to 125,000. Not backing down, Paur announced he was all in and Hays quickly announced, "Call."
Hays: 
Paur:
Paur was dominated going into the flop and received no help as the board ran out 
, eliminating him in 13th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000
421,000
|
421,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Artem Metalidi and Toan Trinh started out a recent hand by getting into a raising match that ended with the shorter stacked Trinh getting all in and called.
Trinh:
Metalidi:
Trinh was dominated by and needed to improve. A 
board ran out and Trinh was eliminated when his kicker wasn't up to snuff.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
