The action was picked up on a board in a heads-up pot. Mostafa Essanhaji check-called a bet worth 6,000 from Roger Tondeur.
The completed the board on the river and Essanhaji checked again, with a remaining stack worth less than 10,000. Tondeur sent 15,000 in the middle and after a few minutes of thinking, Essanhaji let it go.
Chad then sits down with Joe Stapleton to dive into the upcoming PokerStars USA SCOOP schedule for players in New Jersey, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. Stapes also opens up about stand-up comedy, his upcoming comic book, and watching his good friend James Hartigan win a Global Poker Award.
Also, hear from Robbie Strazynski, who talks about his upcoming Mixed Game Festival IV returning to Resorts World March 19-23.
Finally, the crew end the show by discussing the real-time assistance (RTA) debate that has been raging on Twitter after a poker training tool removed their 20-second delay.
The 89 remaining players are now on a 60-minute dinner break and play will resume around 8:55 p.m. local time. Late registration will close upon the completion of the break.
Cecile Ticherfatine, in the blinds, called a raise from Lucia Navarro under the gun and the dealer showed a flop . Ticherfatine check-called Navarro's continuation for 2,000.
The turn brought the and this time Ticherfatine quickly check-folded after Navarro sent 6,000 in the middle.
After an open from Leandro Dirlewanger and a call from Fabrice Bigot in the small blind, Lucia Navarro three-bet to 11,500 in the big blind. After some thinking, both Dirlewanger and Bigot called.
The flop revealed and Bigot checked to Navarro who continued for 12,000. Dirlewanger made the call and Bigot considered it for a minute before folding.
A hit the turn and this time both players checked.
When the appeared on the river, Navarro chose to check and Dirlewanger thought about his move before firing 52,000 into the pot. Navarro went deep into the tank and eventually called, but quickly mucked her hand when Dirlewanger showed for a pair of aces.