Alan Goasdoue jammed for 2,175,000 from the small blind and Roger Taieb quickly called as the bigger stack from the big blind.
Alan Goasdoue: 
Roger Taieb: 
Taieb stayed ahead on the 
flop but the 
turn gave Goasdoue the best hand. The 
completed the board and Goasdoue collected the pot.
Roger Taieb opened to 450,000 from under the gun before Elias Fisz jammed for 2,775,000 on his direct left. Blaz Zerjav called off his slightly smaller stack from the hijack and Taieb opted to fold.
Blaz Zerjav: 
Elias Fisz: 
Zerjav was primed for a double up following the 
flop and 
turn. However, the river gave Fisz the winner and Zerjav's bustout has set up the final table bubble.
Alexis Lucarini opened to 400,000 from under the gun and action folded to Eric Geraume in the small blind, who was down to around 300,000 and moved all in before Jean Labryga folded in the big blind.
Eric Geraume: 
Alexis Lucarini: 
The flop of 
gave Geraume plenty of hope with a gutshot and live cards, but the board bricked out 
to mark his elimination in 12th place.
Jean Gaye open-shoved his 2,100,000 chips from under the gun. Everyone at the table folded, but when the action came to Roger Taieb, he snap-called.
Jean Gaye:
Roger Taieb: 
Gaye had to win a flip to stay alive. However, the board ran out 
to give Taieb two pair and the pot, while Gaye was forced to exit the tournament in 13th place.
Didier Mambour opened to 450,000 from the cutoff and Thibault Reverdito defended his big blind.
Reverdito checked on the flop of and Mambour continued for 375,000. Reverdito check-raised to 1,200,000 and Mambour went in the tank before three-betting all in for about 3,400,000. Reverdito shrugged and called.
Didier Mambour: 
Thibault Reverdito:
Mambour was ahead with eights while Reverdito was on a flush draw with a pair of his own. The 
turn gave him the flush to have Mambour drawing dead before the river to mark his elimination in one of the first hands back from dinner break.
American David Kaye spoke with PokerNews about his journey from a small-town Michigan poker player to becoming a poker player and PokerStars ambassador.
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Nível: 32
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
On the latest PokerNews Podcast episode of 2023, Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen welcome guest Chris Moneymaker to the show. The 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champ shares details on what happened in regards to his Moneymaker Social Club in Paducah, Kentucky closing its poker operations after feeling some heat from local authorities. Find out what transpired and what the future may hold.
Moneymaker also shares his plans for the upcoming 2023 WSOP and tells a fun story involving his WSOP gold bracelet, the Super Bowl, and Justin Timberlake.
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The remaining 14 players have been sent on a 75-minute dinner break and action will pick back up at approximately 10:40 p.m. local time. The plan is to play down to a final table tonight, though the exact number of players they are playing to is not yet known.
Elias Fisz opened from the hijack and Christopher Dowling defended out of the big blind.
The flop of 
checked through and the same action took place on the turn. The full river action wasn't clear, but it ended with Fisz paying off 1,500,000 on the river as Dowling showed 
for trips, while Fisz showed he had a piece of the board with the .
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