The total prize pool in the $10,200 NLHE event is $843,900. The top 11 places are to be paid, with the min-cash worth $21,100. The eventual winner is set to walk away with $237,700.
| Place | Prize |
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| 1 | $237,700 |
| 2 | $153,300 |
| 3 | $109,500 |
| 4 | $84,300 |
| 5 | $64,800 |
| 6 | $51,500 |
| 7 | $41,200 |
| 8 | $33,000 |
| 9 | $26,400 |
| 10 – 11 | $21,100 |
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Gerard Rubiralta raised from under the gun and Kully Sidhu defended in the big blind.
The 5♠9♦3♠ flop saw Sidhu play in flow. Rubiralta continued for 16,000 and Sidhu responded with a sizable raise of 75,000. Rubiralta was forced to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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228,000
228,000
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228,000 |
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160,000
60,000
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60,000 |
Marius Kudzmanas was all-in from under the gun for 70,000 and the action folded around to Ren Lin in the big blind, who peeled his cards up to his face before dramatically making the call. Kudzmanas was at risk as players turned their cards.
Marius Kudzmanas: A♥J♠ 
Ren Lin: 9♣9♦
The board ran out 4♠10♠10♣A♦8♣ and Kudzmanas paired his ace on the turn, making two pair with the tens on board. He won the pot and doubled his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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560,000
-83,000
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-83,000 |
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155,000
90,000
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90,000 |
Santhosh Suvarna raised to 13,000 from middle position, Marius Kudzmanas three-bet to 35,000 from the button and Suvarna called.
The flop came 8♥J♥4♣ and Suvarna checked. Kudzmanas bet the flop and Suvarna called. Both players then checked it back on the 2♦ turn.
The river was the 3♠ and Suvarna pushed 56,000 into the middle, leaving himself around 30,000 behind. Kudzmanas made the call and Suvarna flipped over A♠A♣ for pocket aces. Kudzmanas mucked and Suvarna scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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280,000
180,000
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180,000 |
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65,000
-221,000
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-221,000 |
The pot had grown to 72,000 with two players looking at flop of 6♠K♠7♥.
Roman Hrabec, in middle position, checked the action to Ren Lin, in the cutoff. Lin bet out a small wager of 10,000 and Hrabec responded with a raise to 40,000. Lin called.
Hrabec slowed down on the J♠ turn. Lin quickly moved all in for Hrabec's effective stack of 135,000, sending Hrabec into the tank.
Hrabec burnt through several time banks before finally making the fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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643,000
430,000
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430,000 |
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135,000
20,000
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20,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Julien Sitbon rasied from the cutoff, Ihar Soika three-bet jammed for 66,000 from the big blind and Sitbon called.
Ihar Soika: J♣10♣
Julien Sitbon: A♥J♦
Sitbon had Soika dominated but the 8♦9♣2♠ flop gave Soika an open-ended straight draw. The Q♠ turn improved Soika to a straight and the 8♥ river confirmed his double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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190,000
-35,000
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-35,000 |
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139,000
39,000
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39,000 |
Niko Koop raised from early position and Fahredin Mustafov moved all in from the big blind. Koop quickly called and was at risk as players flipped their cards.
Niko Koop: A♥Q♠
Fahredin Mustafov: 10♥10♣
It was a classic race and the board ran out 6♦5♣5♠K♦3♣ and Mustafov held with his pocket tens to win the pot, eliminating Koop from the tournament.
Viacheslav Goryachev, Artur Martirosian, Masashi Oya, Aleksejs Ponakovs, and Victoria Livschitz also busted in the second half of the first level of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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405,000
45,000
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45,000 |
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Oleg Ustinovich raised from middle position, Viktor Ustimov three-bet to 25,000 from the small blind and Ustinovich called.
The 10♠7♠9♣ flop saw Ustimov move all in for 83,000. Fading a snap-call, Ustimov breathed an exaggerated sigh of relief. Ustinovich eventually chose to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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133,000
27,000
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27,000 |
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132,000
-118,000
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-118,000 |
