No Turns; Mateos Still Chip Leader

Hand #154: Fares raised to 160,000 from the button with and Mateos called with
. The flop was
and Fares bet out 275,000. Mateos raised to 700,000 and Mateos folded.
Hand #155: Mateos had in the small blind and raised to 160,000 and Fares called in the big blind with
. The flop came
, Mateos bet 175,000 and Fares folded.
Hand #156: Fares limped in the small blind with and El Asmar raised to 280,000 from the big blind. We only saw
but it was enough to make Fares fold.
Hand #157: El Asmar in the small blind with {astc} and Mateos in the big blind with saw a flop of
, which both players checked. The turn was the
, El Asmar bet and Mateos folded.
Hand #158: Mateos raised to 160,000 in the small blind with and Fares three-bet to 480,000 in the big blind with
Hand #159: Muhyedine Fares was in the small blind and raised to 165,000. El Asmar folded in the big blind and the Senegalese player took down the pot.