With just over half an hour remaining until the dinner break, it's unclear whether or not we will reach the bubble before or after. Meanwhile Achille Voltolina has doubled through Rodrigo Requiao.
On a board, the Lithuanian got Requiao to put his money in when beat, as Voltolina showed . Requiao turned over and the on the river didn't change anything
We knew it was going to come to this. The bustouts have crawled to a stop with the tournament clock seemingly stuck on 50 players remaining. A reminder that 44 players will cash, with a min-cash worth 25,000 MAD
It also looks like we have a new chipleader in the house. Choukri Chergui, who we saw get in a muddle after rivering a house, has vaulted up the chip counts and is now sat on well over 800,000, with the average 266,400.
We've lost Barny Boatman with just under twenty minutes to go on the level before the dinner break. We've been informed by tournament staff that even if we are close to the money, we won't change the schedule and players will take the dinner break as scheduled.
Jonathan Khalifa bet 15,000 on and got raised by his opponent Pedro Miguel Fernandes. Khalifa called and saw the dealt on the river. Khalifa then bet 35,000 and was quickly called
Khalifa:
Fernandes:
The river had counterfeited Khalifa who had to contend with shipping the pot to Fernandes
Preflop Roland van Morckhoven raised to 16,000 and got two callers. He continuation bet the flop for 23,000 and Koen Lauwereys raised to 65,000. The other player got out the way and Morckhoven moved all-in for his remaining 197,000. Lauwereys made the call
van Morckhoven:
Lauwereys:
The full board was dealt giving Roland van Morckhoven the full double up to around double average stack
The 49 remaining players are all going on a sixty minute dinner break. It will be a nervous hour for those nursing a short stack, with just five places separating them from the money!
David Vizcaino surveys his chips being shipped to Souaid
"I have Ace-Queen," said David Vizcaino as he stared at an all-in from Karim Souaid. The board was and Souaid had shoved for his remaining 185,000 chips. Vizcaino was perplexed at the sudden shove with only 25,000 in the pot.
Eventually Vizcaino made the call and the cards were turned over
Vizcaino:
Souaid:
True to his word, Vizcaino had Ace-Queen, but he was behind to Souaid who had flopped two pair. The board completed and that bumped Souaid up to over 400k
With a string of bustouts to Arnaud Jean Massing, Najib Bennis and Mouad Nokra we are down to 46, with just 44 players walking away with 25,000 MAD (€2,328)
board, the Lithuanian got Requiao to put his money in when beat, as Voltolina showed 
. Requiao turned over 
and the 
on the river didn't change anything
dealt on the river. Khalifa then bet 35,000 and was quickly called
giving Roland van Morckhoven the full double up to around double average stack
and Souaid had shoved for his remaining 185,000 chips. Vizcaino was perplexed at the sudden shove with only 25,000 in the pot.
