There's a word we use when reporting on poker tournaments to explain the period we've just crossed through within the France Poker Series Monaco Main Event.

It's a metaphor. Think soap. Economic crises. Gum. Boiling water. Champagne and soda.

You know what it's. It rhymes with trouble and double, that's convenient as both are relevant words we'd employ here.

Especially if we're purposely avoiding using that other one this time, if only to look if we can.

The beginning of that point that is available in every tourney

There were 144 left, with only 143 getting paid. Team PokerStars Pro Andre Akkari had stolen over quickly just moments before, dashing clear of his appearance at the currently-shooting Shark Cage so as to play a couple of hands, win one to extend his stack twofold, and scurry back.

The double took him out of trouble. Helped him avoid finishing one spot shy of the money -- exactly what happened last month to him at LAPT Chile Main Event, in fact.

Meanwhile with only a few minutes left before the tip of Level 16 hand-for-hand commenced. Announcements were made explaining the procedure, and shortly enough two different players were all in and in danger on adjacent tables.

One was Patrick Nakache, sadly holding A♥Q♦ versus Michael Brinkenhoff's A♦A♣. With most other tables finished and the break imminent, a deep circle of others formed concerning the table.

A K♣T♠6♥ flop earned an audible response. Then after a 6♣ at the turn, the J♦ popped out at the river, earning a miles louder roar. Brinkenhoff (at the left) seemed as glad in regards to the development as Nakache (at the right). Take a look:

Bursts of emotion

It hadn't burst. The article that shall not be named, that is.

Next door another player made it through to boot -- he had aces versus another's pocket sixes -- and the break came and went with all 144 still involved.

Twenty minutes later they were back, gathered eight apiece around 18 tables. Three hands glided by without a action. At the next Ugnius Simelionis doubled up with pocket kings, then Alexander Kuzmin faded a straight draw to outlive with jacks.

A couple of hands later two more players made it through -- one with kings, the opposite with queens. Then came another hand with two simultaneous all-ins.

One involved the animated Jacques Guenni who throughout the long wait to expose the hands sang, danced, and cried to the sphere "Everybody give me 10 euros if I bust!" The performance was so pleasing, someone actually did give him a 10€ note even before the hands were shown and board dealt.

Guenni had kings versus John Andress's A♥K♦. "I'm looking ahead to my king!" cried Guenni. While no king came, no ace did, either, and with a noisy "YEA, PAPA!" Guenni kept his seat.

Guenni gets there, avoiding going out at the you-know-what

On the following table less drama surrounded Cedric Demore's all-in with A♣A♠ versus Paul Delavache's K♣K♦, and a seven-high flop kept things even-keeled. However the king Guenni was shouting for suddenly appeared at the turn within the type of the K♥ -- disheartening for Demore, who one card later had busted.

Out one spot shy of the cash was Demore, turning from a player into the word we are not using.

Demore no more

Those who made the money are earning no less than €1,790. All are still eyeing the €177,000 up top. Players can play more freely now, now not worried of missing the cash.

In an identical spirit, we'll lift all restrictions on our vocabulary hereafter as well.

Pop!

Key FPS Monaco Main Event Facts:- Halfway through Level 18, 143 players remain from the starting field of 993 -- all have made the cash- Gilles Silbernagel (650,000), Dean-Henry Taibi (500,000), Saneh Hanibael (485,000), Cedric Louard (430,000), and Michael Brinkenhoff (420,000) are chip leaders at present.- Among others busting just shy of the money were Mikka Anttonen, Rocco Palumbo, Lucien Cohen, Mathieu Brun, Jeremy Palvini, and Clement Genon-Catalot- The tournament is scheduled to play 8 one-hour levels today, with 15-minute breaks every two levels (there's no dinner break)

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Martin Harris is Freelance Contributor to the PokerStars Blog.

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