Due to a miscommunication, three more players have been allowed to enter, setting the total field at 53 entries.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000 | |
|
100,000 | |
|
||
Arriving on a river of 5♥4♠2♦8♣2♥, Bernard Larabi checked from the hijack to [Removed:553] on the button, who made a bet of 26,000 into the pot of 33,000.
Larabi then moved all in for 76,500, and Simon made the call after getting an exact count.
Larabi tabled 8♠8♦ for top full house, comfortably beating the 6♠5♠ of Simon. Larabi doubled up and overtook Simon on the leaderboard.
At another table, Diego Montone and Marcelo Manfredini fell victim to a double knock-out and were eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
186,000
86,000
|
86,000 |
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|
135,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Govert Metaal raised to 6,500 in the hijack. It folded to new entry Paul Hofer in the big blind, who put in the call.
Metaal continued for 5,000 on the 8♠4♣6♥ flop, which Hofer check-called. The pair then checked through the 9♦ turn before Hofer bet out for 6,500 on the 10♦ river.
Metaal made a quick call, and won with his 10♣8♣ for two pair when Hofer showed A♣10♥ for one pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
295,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
79,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
663,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
||
|
370,000
13,800
|
13,800 |
|
|
261,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
255,000
12,100
|
12,100 |
|
||
|
230,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
||
|
|
225,000
61,500
|
61,500 |
|
221,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
188,000
122,000
|
122,000 |
|
184,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
165,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
160,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
153,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
147,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
140,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
113,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
113,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
||
|
110,000 | |
|
||
|
|
109,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
100,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
85,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
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The players have been sent on a 20-minute break. When they return, the late registration will have been closed and they will play three more levels before Day 1 wraps up.
Picking up the action on a completed board of 8♠10♦J♥A♠5♣, Stephen Song put his stack of 44,200 into the pot of 30,500 for an all-in bet from early position.
His opponent was Samuel Ju in the cutoff, who weighed his options a while before reluctantly flicking in a call.
Song immediately stood up as he tabled K♦4♦ for king-high. Ju let out a sigh of relief as his A♦Q♣ won the pot and sent Song to the rail.
"Fucking hell, what a day," Ju, who was on his third bullet of the day, exclaimed as he stacked up his chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
175,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
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Robbie Toan in the cutoff and Timo Kamphues on the button got all their chips in the middle preflop, with Toan's stack of 188,900 being at risk.
Robbie Toan: 8♦8♣ 
Timo Kamphues: A♥K♥
Toan looked on in dismay as Kamphues paired up on the 6♣A♣3♥ flop, but let out a loud celebration as he locked up the pot by hitting a set on the 8♠ turn.
The 5♥ river was just for show as Kamphues cut out a large portion of his stack to pay Toan his double-up.
On another table, John Duthie lost his last chips against Steve O'Dwyer to exit the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
383,800
264,500
|
264,500 |
|
|
110,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
|
90,000
172,000
|
172,000 |
|
Busted | |
Ludvig Sterner checked from the big blind on a 9♣5♥7♣7♠ turn. Diego Montone then added 20,000 to the pot of 75,000 from the hijack, which Sterner called.
The 10♣ fell on the river, seeing Sterner check once more. Montone took some time before putting his opponent all-in for 46,500, and was snap-called.
Montone could only show king-high with K♠Q♣, while Sterner had rivered a boat with his 10♥10♦ for a comfortable double-up. Montone, on the other hand, was left with a stack of 10 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
235,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
208,000
108,000
|
108,000 |
|
90,000
50,300
|
50,300 |
|
|
85,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
63,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
55,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
25,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
