The two remaining Spaniards are seated next to each other on the far end of the table. Although they speak casually with each other between hands, during the hands it's each on their own.
In the previous hand, Fernandez shoved from the small blind and Pablo Rodero's had a decision in the big blind. Rodero tried fishing for information with some friendly Spanish chatter, but Fernandez was having none of it and stared stoically in front of him. Rodero eventually let his hand go and Fernandez showed 
In the next hand, Fernandez open-shove 840,000 from the button. This time, Rodero's decision was a lot easier and he was quick to make the call.
Fernandez: 
Pablo Rodero: 
Slowly, the dealer dealt 
, giving Fernandez an important double with a rivered pair of aces.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
2,800,000
-1,000,000
|
-1,000,000 |
|
1,800,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
flop was save for Sanchez, but the 
on the turn was a nightmare for the Spaniard. Sanchez now needed one of his remaining two tens to stay in the tournament.
, ending the start-of-the-day chipleader's run in 6th place. Sanchez takes home 275,000 MAD, around €25,684, back to Spain.
turn, NBaba bet 260,000 and Rodero called again.
and NBaba fired 350,000 this time. Rodero stared intensely at his opponent for several minutes, then shoved all in for 1,990,000. NBaba considered it for the better part of a minute, but couldn't find a call and gave it up.
flop, but NBaba responded with a raise to 355,000 and took the hand down.
, improving Fletcher's inferior kicker and giving him a huge lead in the hand. The board got completed with 
and El Bakkouri's tournament came to an end.
