Players are going on the last 15-minute break of the day. There are two more 40-minute levels left to play before they bag up for the night.
There are currently 23 players remaining out of 59 total entries on Day 1a.
A player in the big blind moved all in for 55,000 and Constantin Lupascu called in the cutoff.
All-In Player: A♣Q♣ 
Constantin Lupascu: A♥A♠
The at-risk player had run into Lupascu's aces and found no help on the 7♠K♦4♠J♥9♣ board as Lupascu scored the knockout.
A few hands earlier at this table, Alin Grasu had doubled up for around 100,000 against Jesu Rozat in an aces-over-kings cooler.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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200,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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130,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
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80,000
130,000
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130,000 |
Nil Esteve raised to 6,000 in the hijack and picked up calls from Jonathan Levy in the cutoff and Guillem Nuez in the small blind. Jonas Gucevicius then moved all in for 25,500 in the big blind and only Esteve and Levy called.
The flop came K♣K♠8♦ and Esteve bet 20,000. Levy called to create a side pot and they checked down the J♣ turn and 6♣ river.
Gucevicius turned over K♦K♥ for flopped quads to secure the triple up, while Esteve's 2♥2♠ beat Levy's A♥Q♦ to earn him the side pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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210,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
130,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
90,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
85,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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220,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
210,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
150,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
150,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
120,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
90,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
70,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
60,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
50,000 | |
|
|
Busted | |
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Busted |
Niculina Grasu moved all in for 16,000 from early position and the big blind put her at risk.
Niculina Graso: K♦K♠
Opponent: 2♥2♠
The 2♣ fell in the window to give the big blind a set, but it was followed by K♣Q♥ as Grasu also spiked a set. The rest of the board came Q♠8♥ and Grasu improved to a full house to double up.
At the same time at another table, Jonathan Levy was all in for 57,800 from under the gun and up against Jonas Gucevicius in the cutoff.
Jonathan Levy: K♦K♣
Jonas Gucevicius: A♠K♠
Levy also woke up with a pair of kings and doubled up once the board ran out 3♥J♠4♦5♣6♣.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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120,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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35,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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20,000
55,000
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55,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
With around 30,000 in the pot on a board of 8♥J♠K♦8♠, Nil Esteve bet 13,000 from the button and Jonas Gucevicius called in middle position.
The river was the 10♠ and Gucevicius led out for 25,000. Esteve then raised to 75,000 and Gucevicius quickly called.
Esteve showed K♠9♠ for a rivered flush and Gucevicius mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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260,000
30,000
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30,000 |
|
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75,000
55,000
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55,000 |
Mariano Lombardia and Aleksander Falch built a pot of nearly 40,000 as they went heads-up to a flop of 9♦5♦2♣. Falch then bet 15,500 from the small blind, Lombardia moved all in for 61,000 in the cutoff, and Falch called.
Mariano Lombardia: 10♣10♥
Aleksander Falch: A♦3♥
Lombardia was ahead with his tens, while Falch had ace-high and a straight draw. The 2♦ turn was no help to Falch, while the river was the 8♠ and Lombardia doubled up.
Bogdan Maicon was recently eliminated at another table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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160,000
65,000
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65,000 |
|
|
100,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Jonathan Levy three-bet to 15,000 on the button and Nil Esteve four-bet to 30,000 in the hijack. Levy then moved all in and Esteve snap-called for 115,000.
Nil Esteve: A♦A♠
Jonathan Levy: A♥K♥
Esteve had woken up with aces, but the Q♥7♥7♣ flop meant he had to dodge Levy's flush draw. The A♣ turn took away all of Levy's hope as Esteve improved to a full house. The river was the K♠ and Esteve doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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230,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
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|
80,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
Ariel Faskowicz raised to 5,700 in the hijack and Kristian Larsson called in the cutoff.
The flop came J♦4♣8♠ and Faskowicz continued for 3,700. Larsson called and the Q♣ fell on the turn.
Faskowicz then checked over to Larsson who bet 8,500. Faskowicz called to see the J♣ river, where Larsson bet another 19,000. Faskowicz quickly called.
Larsson showed A♠5♠, but Faskowicz had Q♠10♥ and took the pot with two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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150,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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75,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
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