On a flop of 
, the stacks of Carlos Avila Ortega and Christophe Suter went in the middle and Avila Ortega was the player at risk for around 50,000. The Spaniard showed 
and was in need of help, as Suter had the superior kicker with 
.
Both the 
turn and the 
river blanked and Avila Ortega left the table with a "buenos noches" - good night in Spanish.
A short stack was all in for very few chips out of the big blind and a small side pot emerged between Giovanni Cauteruccio and Josep Maria Galindo Lopez. Both remaining active players checked down the board of 
and Galindo Lopez flashed 
. Cauteruccio mucked his cards and the big blind left the table after flashing 
.
Oriol Balaguer Roman also knocked out an opponent just before the registration of Day 1a closed. His 
ended up cracking 
on a board of 
and the Spaniard moved into the current top five.
Francois Evard defended his big blind and a quite big pot emerged to the 
river. Evard bet 10,000 and his opponent, who had previously asked to see the stack of the Swiss before the final community card, then raised to 35,000. Evard called and his opponent tapped the table before rolling over 
for a missed straight flush draw.
Evard raked in the pot holding 
for trips jacks and joined the bigger stacks on Day 1a.
Josep Maria Galindo Lopez is among the short stacks that may get their chips in soon, but it was Jordi Ribatallada Ruiz who made a move over on table four first. His shove with was called by a slightly short-stacked opponent, who held .
The board ran out 
and Ribatallada Ruiz rivered a straight to save the re-entry expense for now. The current level is the last one to do so, and once the registration closes, the final numbers for Day 1a will be verified. One thing is already for certain, the event is off to a great start.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
According to the screens, there are 91 players out of a 194-entry strong field remaining and they have all been sent into a 15-minute break.
On the 
turn, Gheorghe Podovei checked out of the small blind and Jonathan Bizarro de la Iglesia bet 5,000. This was met by a check-raise to 11,000 and Bizarro de la Iglesia called. Podovei then shoved the 
river and his opponent gave it some thought before asking for a count.
Podovei's all in was for 14,200 and Bizarro de la Iglesia called before immediately sighing. Podovei had turned over 
for quads and the 
of the Spaniard were just revealed due to the all in showdown.
Giovanni Cauteruccio and Jon Ignacio Chipongian remain the two biggest stacks at the table.
A short stack moved all in for around 15,000 and Jonas Abrahamsson called from one seat over, while the rest of the table folded. The player at risk showed and Abrahamsson had that dominated with 
. The board came 
and the Swede faded the gutshot on the turn to rake in the pot.
Abrahamsson is the third biggest stack on his table behind Flavio Damian Ibanoff and Patrick Lebahr.
After a raise by Oriol Balaguer Roman, Aleix Ortega Gavalda three-bet to 12,500 in the hijack and Balaguer Roman called. The flop fell and Balaguer Roman check-called a continuation bet worth 12,500. On the turn, he checked again and Ortega Gavalda pulled the trigger by moving all in for 28,000.
Balaguer Roman counted his stack and took a long time to make a decision, hence the clock was called on him. He then folded face up and was shown by his opponent.
Soon after, Adria Alsina Fraile got his short stack of around 26,000 in preflop with 
on the same table and failed to get there versus , the board ran out 
.
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