The 200-player mark has been breached as well, already adding a million in the prize pool. It's to be expected that the $1.5M guarantee will be easily surpassed in this event.
Level: 4
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 250
After a raise from George Kitsios and a call from Hannes "BlackFortuna" Speiser, Patrick Leonard (on his second bullet, three-bet to 16,800 from the small blind. Rahul Byrraju cold-called from the big blind, enticing Kitsios and Speiser to peel a flop as well.
With 
appearing, it was Kitsios who bet 34,320 after two checks. Speiser called, and Byrraju called as well. On the 
turn, Byrraju checked, Kitsios shoved for 70,240, Speiser called all in for 39,281, and Byrraju folded.
George Kitsios: 
Hannes "BlackFortuna" Speiser: 
Speiser was drawing stone dead, making the 
river a mere formality.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
281,121 | |
|
95,720 | |
|
78,640
75,900
|
75,900 |
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
227,800
-14,600
|
-14,600 |
|
217,326 | |
|
216,425 | |
|
||
|
215,196 | |
|
210,709
110,709
|
110,709 |
|
210,435
8,355
|
8,355 |
|
||
|
206,606
20,570
|
20,570 |
|
197,301 | |
|
185,092 | |
|
|
||
|
184,173 | |
|
|
||
|
182,484 | |
|
176,815 | |
|
169,415 | |
|
||
|
166,446 | |
|
158,450 | |
|
156,588 | |
|
|
||
|
156,254 | |
|
155,300
55,300
|
55,300 |
|
|
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The players are on their first break of the day. 182 signed up thus far with 174 of them still with chips in front of them.
Level: 3
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 180
Samuel Vousden raised to 2,500 in the cutoff and Jack Salter three-bet to 11,500 in the small blind. Pavlo Kolinkovskyi four-bet to 28,000 in the big blind and Vousden got out of the way.
Salter then five-bet shoved all in for 139,090 and Kolinkovskyi quickly slid in calling chips.
Jack Salter: 
Pavlo Kolinkovskyi: 
Salter flopped two aces on an 
flop and rivered a three for good measure to knock out Kolinkovskyi.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
242,400
142,400
|
142,400 |
|
Busted |
At the end of the first level, Patrick Leonard made it 1,760 under the gun and Scott Margereson three-bet to 5,600. Leonard called to see the 
flop fall. Leonard then check-raised a bet of 3,340 to 14,960 and Margereson called.
On the 
turn, Leonard bet 15,083 and Margereson called another street. The river was the 
and Leonard shipped it in, only to be snap-called by Margereson with 
for almost all of his remaining stack. Leonard mucked 
and was left with dust.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
202,080
102,080
|
102,080 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,740
-97,260
|
-97,260 |
|
|
||
Level: 2
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 150
Wiktor Malinowski has become the first player to stick 25% of the buy-in back in his pocket as he took down "Apowers1968" in the process. After a raise from Thomas Muehloecker and a three-bet from "Apowers1968", Malinowski four-bet to 13,760 and got "Apowers1968" along for a call.
The 
flop saw Malinowski continue for 7,360 and "Apowers1968" call. Both players checked the on the turn to see the river appear. Malinowski simply shipped it in and "Apowers1968" called off 66,362 with . Malinowski, however, had to win and capture his first scalp.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
186,036
86,036
|
86,036 |
|
Busted |
