End of the Pierre

As if desperate to beat the queues for the buffet in an hour’s time, players are now dropping like flies.

Latest to head out for an early dinner is Pierre Partouche. He got his whole stack in with :::Tc :::Jc for top two pair on a :::Td :::Jd :::9s flop, but Franck Tzafa had already made the straight with :::Kd :::Qs. Partouche failed to improve on the :::4h turn or :::7h river, and was gone.

Tzafa is at roughly 55,000 after that.