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11:08pm: Gordillo grabs night's last pot

In the last hand of the extent -- and of Day 3 -- a hand arose by which it folded to the often-active Pablo Gordillo who opened with a raise to 150,000 and only Joseph Mouawad called from the massive blind.

The flop came 4♦J♥K♦. Mouawad led with a big gamble of 225,000 and Gordillo called in no time. The turn brought the 5♥, and this time both players checked. The river was the [10c], bringing two quick checks again.

Mouawad tossed his A♠2♣ forward face up, and Gordillo tabled J♠9♦ to assert the last hand of the night.

Back in a little while with a recap of Day 3, by which 57 players played right down to just seven.

11:01pm: Gordillo moves back in front

Since the overall table began, Pablo Gordillo have been probably the most active player and after suffering that setback versus Gilles Silbernagel a short time ago has now reclaimed the chip lead, having built his stack back up over 6 million.

10:54pm: Solosna takes from Gordillo

Pablo Gordillo raised to 150,000 from under the gun and got one caller in Manuel Martinez from a few seats over.

The flop came 9♠4♠T♠, and Gordillo continued for 155,000, and Solosna called. The turn brought the 2♥ and a check from Gordillo, and Solosna pushed a chance of 375,000 out into that opening. Gordillo looked Solosna over for a minute, then let his hand go.

10:38pm: Gordillo gets away after Silbernagel shove

Gilles Silbernagel opened with a raise from middle position, then Pablo Gordillo three-bet from a few seats over. It folded back to Silbernagel who called, and the pair saw the flop come A♠T♠A♥.

Silbernagel checked, and Gordillo continued with a raffle of 480,000. Silbernagel called. The turn then brought the 2♥ and another check from Silbernagel. This time Gordillo fired 815,000, and without much hesitation Silbernagel said he was pushing all in.

Gordillo thought only a beat before letting his hand go. He still has about 4.2 million, but Silbernagel has edged prior to him for the lead and is now up around 5 million after taking that gigantic pot.

Gilles Silbernagel

10:24pm: Ferrari run down in eighth

After Joseph Mouawad opened for 150,000 from the hijack seat, it folded to Michael Ferrari within the big blind who shoved all in for roughly 700,000 and Mouawad called.

Ferrari: Q♦Q♥Mouawad: A♦Q♣

The flop came T♣K♣A♣, pairing Moawoud's ace and giving him a flush draw as well, then when the 9♣ fell at the turn Ferrari was drawing dead to complete in eighth. Mouawad now has about 3.8 million.

Michael Ferrari

10:15pm: Level 28 begins (30,000/60,000/10,000)

They've finished with the picture-taking and after finishing the last minute of Level 27 have moved on with a rise in blinds and antes.

They'll play another hour before stopping for the night.

10:01pm: Updated chip counts to begin the official final table

Seat 1: Joseph Mouawad (USA) -- 3,080,000Seat 2: Gilles Silbernagel (France) -- 3,985,000Seat 3: Sergio Braga (Brazil) -- 1,380,000Seat 4: Pablo Gordillo (Spain) -- 5,915,000Seat 5: Michael Ferrari (USA) -- 1,005,000Seat 6: Luca Moschitta (Italy) -- 1,300,000Seat 7: Manuel Martinez (UK) -- 3,515,000Seat 8: Sebastian Supper (Germany) -- 4,445,000

The final table

9:49pm: Taibi taken out in ninth; official final table set

Dean-Henri Taibi opened the action with a raise to 110,000 from UTG, and it folded around to Pablo Gordillo within the cutoff who reraised to 380,000.

The others in between stepped aside, and after confirming the quantity of the raise Taibi sat quietly for 2 minutes before sliding out a tall stack of chips as a reraise. Gordillo instantly announced he was all in, and without much hesitation Taibi called to place the remainder of his chips at risk.

Gordillo: A♣K♥Taibi: T♣T♦

The 2♦5♦9♥ flop was fine for Taibi, however the K♠ spiked at the turn to position him way behind. The river brought the A♦ and a second pair for Gordillo, and start-of-day-2 leader Taibi goes out in ninth.

Dean-Henri Taibi

They are almost on the end of Level 27. Play may be continuing tonight, but a brief break is being taken to shoot official final table photos.

9:28pm: Updated chip counts (9 remain)

The final nine players have redrawn and been reseated, with Pablo Gordillo the present chip leader.

Pablo Gordillo

Here's where they're sitting, on the subject of both chairs and chips:

Seat 1: Joseph Mouawad (USA) -- 3,070,000Seat 2: Gilles Silbernagel (France) -- 4,135,000Seat 3: Sergio Braga (Brazil) -- 1,495,000Seat 4: Pablo Gordillo (Spain) -- 4,680,000Seat 5: Michael Ferrari (USA) -- 1,195,000Seat 6: Luca Moschitta (Italy) -- 1,465,000Seat 7: Manuel Martinez (UK) -- 2,960,000Seat 8: Dean-Henri Taibi (France) -- 1,730,000Seat 9: Sebastian Supper (Germany) -- 3,935,000

9:11pm: Decamps done in 10th

After an open-shove by Dean-Henri Taibi from the small blind, Florian Decamps squeezed his cards within the big blind and made the decision for his last 650,000 or so.

Decamps had 6♣6♦ and hoped the small pair would hold against Taibi's A♥8♣. However the flop came A♣Q♦2♥ to place Taibi in front, and after the J♣ turn and 8♦ river Decamps was done.

Florian Decamps

There can be a brief pause because the final nine players redraw to seat around a single table. Word is that they won't actually stop at eight tonight, but rather play this level and the following before concluding play.

9:02pm: Supper pushes Braga off hand

Following a gap raise by Luca Moschitta from UTG, Sergio Braga three-bet to 275,000, then it folded to Sebastian Supper within the big blind who four-bet to 600,000. Moschitta folded, but Braga called the reraise.

The flop came 4♦4♥Q♠, prompting a number one bet of 500,000 from Supper. Braga thought only a moment, then while continuing to carry his jacket up over his mouth called the bet.

The turn wbecause the 5♥, and without hesitating Supper pushed all in. That sent Braga deep into the tank, as the bet well covered the 1.2 million he had left behind.

Finally after several minutes Braga rapped the table and released his hand. Supper collected the pot, pushing his stack up over 4 million.

8:48pm: Valentin falls in 11th

Julien Valentin has exited in 11th after having picked up K♠K♣ and run into the A♠A♦ of Gilles Silbernagel.

The board came Q♥8♥2♦4♥5♣, sending Valentin to the rail and Silbernagel to the highest of the leaderboard with a hefty stack of 4.5 million.

Julien Valentin

8:39pm: Level 27 begins (25,000/50,000/5,000)

Players are back from dinner and cards are back within the air.

7:20pm: Dinner break; updated counts (11 remain)

The remaining 11 players are on a 75-minute break.

That last knockout helped put Pablo Gordillo in first position currently. Here is a take a look at the updated counts:

Pablo Gordillo (Spain) -- 3,820,000Gilles Silbernagel (France) -- 3,430,000Joseph Mouawad (USA) -- 3,350,000Sebastian Supper (Germany) -- 3,005,000Manuel Martinez (UK) -- 2,415,000Luca Moschitta (Italy) -- 2,045,000Michael Ferrari (USA) -- 2,045,000Sergio Braga (Brazil) -- 1,815,000Julien Valentin (France) -- 1,180,000Dean-Henri Taibi (France) -- 1,035,000Florian Decamps (France) -- 485,000

7:11pm: Vidal vanquished in 12th

All in for his last 522,000 with T♣T♥, Charles Vidal was unfortunately up against the K♦K♣ of Pablo Gordillo. The board came 2♥3♠A♥3♣K♠, and Vidal is out in 12th.

Charles Vidal

6:55pm: Barbaro busts in 13th

Alessandro Bardaro is the most recent to fall because the dinner break approaches.

Catching up with the action at the river with the board showing 6♥A♥T♠K♦4♣, Bardero called all in following a Gilles Silbernagel bet to turn A♠Q♣, but his top pair was no good versus Silbernagel's K♣T♣.

Alessandro Bardaro

6:45pm: Branellec loses to Supper before dinner

Sebastian Supper has just sent out Guillaume Branellec in 14th because the move into the latter a part of Level 26. Branellec was all in with A♠Q♦ versus Supper's 6♣6♥.

A queen came at the turn, but not until after a six had flopped to provide Supper a collection. Thirteen remain.

Guillaume Branellec

6:42pm: Decamps doubles through Taibi

Following a gap raise by Dean-Henri Taibi from the button, Florian Decamps reraise-shoved for roughly 380,000 from the small blind, and Taibi made the call.

Taibi had 5♦5♣ while Decamps had A♠Q♠. Things looked bleak for Decamps after the 9♠J♣4♣ flop and K♥ turn, however the A♣ came at the end to save lots of him, and he's back up around 775,000. Taibi still has about 1.6 million.

6:35pm: Kings fail Kokkalis; 14 remain

Evangelos Kokkalis just met his lead to 15th following a hard-luck situation versus Luca Moschitta.

As though drawing the cards from the center of his name, Kokkalis was all in with K♥K♠, but he'd run smack into Moschitta's A♣A♦. The community cards came J♦6♦4♦7♥3♣, and similar to that they are all the way down to 14 players.

Evangelos Kokkalis

6:32pm: Mouawad knocks out Rivero in 16th

Players might be taking a 75-minute dinner break after they reach the top of Level 26 today. That may be unless Joseph Mouawad keeps knocking out players and so they reach an eight-handed final table first.

Just now Mouawad opened from middle position, and it folded to Alexandre Rivero at the button who pushed all in for roughly half one million. When it got back to Mouawad he called.

Mouawad: J♦J♣Rivero: A♠K♠

The board ran out 5♣5♦3♦4♦Q♠, and Rivero was out while Mouawad now appears up around 3 million and within the lead.

Alexandre Rivero

6:26pm: Level 26 begins (20,000/40,000/5,000)

6:25pm: Two more fall; 16 remain

Sergio Castelluccio was eliminated in 18th, with Jose Besalduch -- one of the vital day's big stacks early on -- following him to the rail in 17th.

Jose Besalduch

6:16pm: Mouawad mows over Santoro

Following the elimination of Pierre Malfay (21st), Roman Bier's run finally reached the finish line as he went out in 20th. Then came a large three-way all in involving EPT4 London champion Joseph Mouawad, Sergio Braga, and Amerigo Santoro.

Braga had the opposite two covered and tabled J♣J♠. Mouawad was standing as he turned over his A♥Q♥. And Santoro -- all in exactly some time ago with aces -- had picked up rockets again with A♠A♣.

The flop came a benign K♦6♣2♥, however the 4♥ caused Mouawad to begin calling for a 3rd heart to seem. The dealer burned a card and turned over the river -- the T♥!

"Yes!" said Mouawad, with enthusiasm. "No," said Santoro, with none.

Santoro has no chips now, too, and thus walked to the cashier to assemble 19th-place prize money. Meanwhile Mouawad is as much as about 2.4 million, while Braga is at a still very healthy 1.9 million.

Amerigo Santoro

5:55pm: Timely rockets for Santoro

Following a gap raise by Florian Decamps, Amerigo Santoro reraised all in for 187,000 from the button, and after it folded back to Decamps he called.

Decamps tabled A♣6♥, and the table then shared a collective chuckle on the sight of Santoro's A♦A♠. The board ran clean for Santoro, and with that double both he and Decamps have roughly similar stacks of about 375,000.

5:51pm: Lacolas loses chips, out in 22nd

In what was a slow-moving level, Lionel Lacolas is the one elimination to this point in 22nd.

Lionel Lacolas

5:41pm: Bier hanging on

A short-stacked Romain Bier -- 22nd of twenty-two to start out the extent -- has survived all-ins once or twice thus far, thereby keeping his seat. The 20-year-old Bier actually won his way into this event via a club tournament and so is on a freeroll of sorts, and obviously is enjoying making the trip last even longer into Day 3.

Romain Bier

5:28pm: Updated chip counts (22 remain)

France's Gilles Silbernagel rose to the highest of the leaderboard near the tip of the last level. Listed below are updated counts for all 22 of the rest players:

Gilles Silbernagel (France) -- 2,750,000Pablo Gordillo (Spain) -- 2,400,000Sebastian Supper (Germany) -- 2,200,000Manuel Martinez (UK) -- 2,065,000Joseph Mouawad (USA) -- 2,000,000Michael Ferrari (USA) -- 1,700,000Sergio Braga (Brazil) -- 1,570,000Guillaume Branellec -- 1,015,000Dean-Henri Taibi (France) -- 980,000Jose Besalduch (Spain) -- 900,000

Alessandro Bardaro (Italy) -- 850,000Charles Vidal (France) -- 800,000Evangelos Kokkalis (Greece) -- 760,000Luca Moschitta (Italy) -- 700,000Florian Decamps (France) -- 520,000Sergio Castellucio (Italy) -- 415,000Alexandre Rivero (Brazil) -- 415,000Amerigo Santoro (Italy) -- 395,000Julien Valentin (France) -- 380,000Piere Malfay (France) -- 350,000

Lionel Lacolas (Italy) -- 340,000Romain Bier (France) -- 220,000

Gilles Silbernagel

5:25pm: Level 25 begins (15,000/30,000/4,000)

The 22 remaining players are back of their seats and play has resumed all over again. For updates from the day's first four levels by which they raced down from 57 to 22, click here.

Day 3 continues

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