On a flop, Gwendoline Laurent bet 1,700 and Sarah Herzali called. Ralph Matta raised to 5,200, Laurent folded, and Herzali called again.
The turn brought the , prompting Herzali to lead out 6,000. Matta made the call in position.
On the river, Herzali checked and Matta quickly splashed three T-5,000 chips into the pot. Herzali thought around thirty seconds before making the call.
Matta knocked the table, indicating Herzali was good, and showed for sixes and treys. Herzali tabled for tens and sixes and scooped up the pot.
The field is on their second 15-minute break of the day. 116 out of 156 entrants remain.
With 156 players, the WSOP Circuit Main Event has already surpassed last year's Day 1a total of 148. With late registration open until the end of level 9, the number of players will only be going up, putting the event into record-breaking territory.
Fabrice Soulier started the day off slowly, but is currently in full pedal-to-the-metal mode. After a raise to 1,100 and a call, the French mastermind three-bet to 3,800 from the cutoff. On the button, Mounim Kaddouri four-bet to 11,250 and Soulier called.
The flop came down and Soulier checked. Kaddouri instantly moved in for 22,000 and Soulier snap-called it off.
Fabrice Soulier:
Mounim Kaddouri:
Soulier was in great shape to knock out his opponent and held up after the turn and . With that, Soulier suddenly sits among the chip leaders with 90,000.
Patrick Vittet and Mounim Kaddouri had built a pot of over 40,000 already, when the latter shoved all in on a board. It was 14,000 total to Vittet, who was playing 20,000 behind. He elected to fold and Kaddouri raked it in.
It hasn't been Barny Boatman's day yet, as another attempt at WSOP Circuit glory failed. The board read and the pot was up over 20,000. With action on Boatman, the Brit moved in with his remaining stack of 17,000.
Verhaegen needed just five seconds, then calmly flicked in a calling ship. Boatman instantly mucked his hand, but rules force hands to be shown in an all-in situation. Boatman was forced to open for five-high and Verhaegen showed to secure the elimination.
flop, Gwendoline Laurent bet 1,700 and Sarah Herzali called. Ralph Matta raised to 5,200, Laurent folded, and Herzali called again.
, prompting Herzali to lead out 6,000. Matta made the call in position.
river, Herzali checked and Matta quickly splashed three T-5,000 chips into the pot. Herzali thought around thirty seconds before making the call.
for sixes and treys. Herzali tabled 
for tens and sixes and scooped up the pot.
and Soulier checked. Kaddouri instantly moved in for 22,000 and Soulier snap-called it off.
turn and 
. With that, Soulier suddenly sits among the chip leaders with 90,000.
and the pot was up over 20,000. With action on Boatman, the Brit moved in with his remaining stack of 17,000.
for five-high and Verhaegen showed 
