Day 1a attracted a field of 194 entries and Day 1b gathered another 202 entries. The upwards trend was confirmed with an even stronger turnout for Day 1c, and 244 entries boosted the field to 640. That is not the final number yet, as the ongoing Turbo Day 1d is still open for registration.
Atanas Petkov had a lucky double for 18,700 with 
versus 
, but his fortune didn't last long. A few minutes into the new level, he faced a raise to 7,000 by Rafael Achermann and moved all in for around 45,000. Achermann called and the cards were tabled.
Atanas Petkov: 
Rafael Achermann: 
The board came 
and that was it for the Bulgarian, while Achermann moved to more than double the average. One table over, Daniel Gomez Palleja is missing as the field has been cut down considerably in the last hour.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000 | 50,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,600/3,200
Ante: 400
Alejandro Vazquez Gomez was in action yesterday and busted in the last levels of the night. The Spaniard is trying to avoid this same fate today and just took a small step to increasing his odds. After his raise, a short stack shoved for 20,000 in the big blind with 
and Vazquez Gomez called with 
.
The board ran out 
] and the ace on the turn left the big blind empty-handed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000 | 120,000 |
Alexandre Farre Raluy hopped into the side event and said he busted the Opening Event with kings versus ace-king. The big stack on his former table is David Rodriguez Lamas. Sally Stephens mentioned she had flopped a full house with deuces, but fell to flopped quads fives.
Antonina Anapolska also waved goodbye while Jose Miguel Hernandez Mallorquin joined the bigger stacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000 | 260,000 |
|
175,000 | 175,000 |
|
140,000 | 25,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Lauri Saaskilahti was moved over to fellow big stack Antonio Oscar Vallespi Fernandez and immediately won another big pot to boost his stack further and establish a gap to the next best contender on Day 1c.
One table over, Max Rotko was less fortunate with a move and sent his chips over to Lauri Saaskilahti. The Finn opened to 5,000 and Alberto Flores Trujillo three-bet to 15,000 on the button, which Rotko called. On the 
flop, both players checked and Rotko bet 10,000 on the 
turn. Flores Trujillo just called and the 
river saw Rotko's shove for 30,000.
Flores Trujillo called with 
and Rotko only had 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
325,000 | 75,000 |
|
210,000 | 35,000 |
|
150,000 | 60,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 11 is the last level to register and re-enter and the tournament screens show 240 entries, of which 104 remain. The tables are breaking low to high, to make space for the next Side Event, and the field will shrink further in the upcoming levels until bagging and tagging.
The pot was around 70,000 and would have boosted Roberto Perez right back above average, and the Spaniard had gotten it in well ahead also. Perez went into the showdown with 
and table neighbor Borja Garcia Gala looked him up with 
.
However, the board came 
and Garcia Gala spiked a queen on the flop to send Perez packing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
130,000 | 130,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
250,000 | 50,000 |
|
130,000 | -10,000 |
|
|
98,000 | 8,000 |
|
|
70,000 | 40,000 |
|
50,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
24,000 | -6,000 |
|
|
20,000 | -35,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
