Alex Bilokur raised to 40,000 and Carlos Mora called from the big blind to see the 
flop. Both players checked and the turn was the 
. After Mora checked, Bilokur fired 70,000 and won the pot.
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Here are the latest chip counts with two Russian players, Alex Bilokur and Stanislav Labutkin leading the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,975,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
1,275,000
-825,000
|
-825,000 |
|
1,275,000
575,000
|
575,000 |
|
425,000
-328,000
|
-328,000 |
|
380,000
-145,000
|
-145,000 |
Jean-Noel Thorel was running good so far, but Alex Bilokur did much better on the last hand and eliminated the Frenchman from the tournament.
Laurent Polito opened the hand with a raise to 40,000 from the button and Bilokur called from the small blind as well as did Thorel from the big. The flop went 
and all three checked.
Bilokur bet 55,000 on the 
turn and Thorel raised to 400,000. Polito went out of the way and Bilokur shoved. Thorel called and opened 
for a flush. However, he soon got disappointed to see Bilokur's 
for a king-high flush. The 
on the river didn't change a thing and Thorel hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,972,000
934,000
|
934,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 19
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
The players are on their first 20-minute break of the day.
Frenchman Jean-Noel Thorel just doubled up for two times after shoving his stack against Alex Bilokur at first and then doing the same against Laurent Polito.
The first hand was opened by Tobias Reinkemeier with a raise to 32,000 from under the gun and called by Carlos Mora in the hijack seat. Bilokur re-raised to 78,000 in the small blind and Thorel shoved for 200,000. Reinkemeier and Mora folded and Bilokur called.
Showdown
Bilokur: 
Thorel: 
The Frenchman was dominated, but the 
flop gave Thorel a pair putting him in the lead. Bilokur needed to hit an ace or a queen, but neither the 
on the turn, nor the 
on the river was good for him and Thorel doubled up.
Just a few hands later Thorel, sitting in the hijack seat called Laurent Polito's shove from the big blind. This time Thorel was in the lead holding 
against Polito's 
. The board ran 
and Thorel doubled his 460,000 stack to 954,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
954,000
752,000
|
752,000 |
From under the gun, Alex Bilokur raised to 34,000. Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier called all in from the next seat for 25,000 and play folded to Tobias Reinkemeier in the cutoff seat. He reraised and made it 85,000 to go. Play folded back to Bilokur and he announced that he was all in. Reinkemeier folded.
Grospellier:
Bilokur:
The board came 
and Grospellier was eliminated in seventh place. He took home �43,150 for his finish and the field dropped down to six players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
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On the 
flop, there was a sizable pot already in the middle and Laurent Polito checked to Jean-Noel Thorel. Thorel bet 106,000 and Polito check-raised to 300,000. Thorel called.
The turn was the and Polito moved all in for 628,000. Thorel snapped with the . Polito held the 
for a set of sevens and had Thorel drawing dead.
The river completed the board with the and Polito had successfully doubled to over two million in chips. Thorel was left with just 202,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,100,000
986,000
|
986,000 |
|
|
202,000
-418,000
|
-418,000 |
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier and Carlos Mora found all the money in preflop with Mora in the lead and looking to double up. He was all in for 246,000 with the 
and Grospellier held the .
The flop, turn and river ran out 
and Mora doubled up. Grospellier was left with just about 30,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
525,000
-115,000
|
-115,000 |
|
|
30,000
-303,000
|
-303,000 |
|
|
||
Joao Vieira has been eliminated in eighth place. He was all in preflop with 
against the pocket tens for Stanislav Labutkin. No help came for Vieira on the flop, turn or river and he was off to the payout desk to collect his �32,630 reward.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
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