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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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230,000
-62,000
|
-62,000 |
|
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210,000
104,100
|
104,100 |
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170,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
SportStar Boris Becker is one of the shorter stacks with just around his starting level of chips. He did pick up a pot off Team PokerStars Pro Henrique Pinho, both players had checked the 
flop but Becker fired out a 3,800 bet on the 
turn and forced the Portuguese pro to fold
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
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|
31,000
-11,700
|
-11,700 |
|
|
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Igor Kurganov opened for 2,700 from early position and then called when Thomas Muhlocker shoved for about 7,900 from middle position.
Showdown
| Kurganov |   |
| Mohlocker |   |
Kurganov needed to get lucky if he hoped to eliminate his opponent, but it was not meant to be as the board ran out 
. Despite that loss, Kurganov is still sitting pretty with 130,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
17,000
9,100
|
9,100 |
Yesterday we interviewed American player Dani Stern who commented on one of the players in the tournament hiding his face. You can check out the full interview in the video.
The player in question is Marcos Fernandez, a PokerStars qualifier from Spain and the face hiding seems to be working pretty well for him. He finished Day 1a with over 100,000 in chips and had just busted one of his opponents, Tomas Northug from Norway.
Northug went all-in with a pair of sevens and Fernandez made the call holding king queen. The board went 
giving Fernandez a double up and busting Northug from the tournament
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Roberto Romanello's tournament has been a grind so far, never amassing the kind of stack we're so used to seeing in front of him these days. That trend might be changing as he's just doubled up through Adriaan Schaap.
The action folded to Romanello in the cut-off and he raised to 3,000, and then four-bet to 14,100 when Schaap three-bet to 8,500 from the small blind. Call.
The flop fell 
and Romanello continued for 7,200 when his Dutch opponent checked to him. Schaap made a very quick call even though Romanello only had 6,500 behind. These chips went in on the 
turn.
Schaap: 
for top pair.
Romanello: 
for top set.
The river came and the chips were shipped to Wales.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
54,000
22,600
|
22,600 |
|
|
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|
|
16,000
5,100
|
5,100 |
Just before the break Norwegian Elizabeth Hille doubled her stack after going all-in for 20,800 on the button. She was called by Dzmitry Shorakh from Belarus in the hijack seat who opened and Hille showed 
.
The 
flop put Hille in the lead with a higher pair. The 
on the turn and on the river were no help for Shorakh and Hille doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,600
17,000
|
17,000 |
Level 11 has come and gone, which means it's time for a 30-minute break.
Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Just prior to the break, an early-position player raised to 3,000 and then called when Andy Frankenberger three-bet to 6,500 from the button. The 
flop saw the early-position player check-call a bet of 6,500, and then both players checked the turn. The action repeated itself on the river and Frankenberger tabled 
for a straight.
It was good and Frankenberger chipped up to 211,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
211,000
141,000
|
141,000 |
With approximately 18,000 in the pot on the board of 
, Ignat Liviu checked to Leo Margets. She checked behind to see the 
land on the river. Liviu checked again and Margets fired 11,500. Liviu folded and Margets picked up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
72,200
-22,800
|
-22,800 |
|
68,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
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