Alberto Bari shoved from the cutoff for around 200,000 and was called by Harry Lodge in the big blind.
Alberto Bari: 
Harry Lodge: 
The board ran out 
for Lodge to hold with the rockets to eliminate Bari.
Sonny Franco raised to 33,000 from mid-position and was called by Basil Yaiche on the button. Julien Martini confirmed the raise from the small blind and then decided to three-bet to 144,000. The big blind folded and Franco asked how much Martini had behind. Martini confirmed he had just over 500,000. Franco took a while but opted to fold in the end. Yaiche did the same.
Alan Lau raised to 35,000 from the early position and Harry Lodge three-bet from mid-position to over 100,000. Action folded back to Lau who made the call.
The flop came 
, Lau bet 70,000 and Lodge called.
They both checked through the 
on the turn to the 
on the river. Lau took some time to consider his options and then decided to bet 104,000. Lodge opted to fold.
The following players were all eliminated during the first half of this level:
Deividas Daubaris was all-in and at risk as he was called by Julien Martini with the bigger stack.
Deividas Daubaris: 
Julien Martini: 
The board ran out 
for Martini to flop a pair of queens and improve to a flush on the river to eliminate Daubaris.
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Antoine Goutard raised to 33,000 and Royston Drenthe shoved for 261,000. Goutard called.
Royston Drenthe: 
Antoine Goutard: 
The board ran out 
for Goutard to stay ahead with the higher hole cards to eliminate Drenthe.
Drenthe made his way to the payout desk to then fly home immediately as he is expected back on the football pitch by tomorrow morning.
Nível: 21
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
The following players have all been eliminated before the first break of the day. The 36 remaining players have been sent for the 20-minute break now.
There were a bunch of players standing around Table #1 and the floor was giving Marinus van der Walle 30 seconds to take a decision.
The board read and Van der Walle had checked in the hijack. Hadi Saleh shoved on the button with the bigger stack and Van der Walle tanked as he was at risk for his last 120,000 or so. When the floor started counting down, Van der Walle decided to call.
Van der Walle tabled 
for the pair of jacks in his hand. Saleh showed 
for the flopped top pair.
The on the river completed the board for Saleh to eliminate Van der Walle.
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