, Dragan Galic's opponent checked to him from middle position and Galic, in the cutoff, bet 550 -- about a half-pot sized bet. His opponent called. The turn brought the 
. Again Galic's opponent checked, and this time the Croatian bet 650, only to be check-raised to 1,850 total. Galic thought a moment, then called.The river brought the
. Galic's opponent made a value-looking bet of 1,500, and exhaling frustratedly Galic pushed his cards dealerward. He's slipped to 22,000 as we near the end of the first level.
, and though the action is uncertain, it appears that both players checked the flop based on the tiny pot in the middle. On that turn card though, Minieri led out with a bet of 625, and his opponent took a quick pause before making the smooth call.
to pair the board. Minieri grabbed 4,500 chips and made a big overbet of the pot. His foe let out an audible sigh as he leaned back in his chair and sat in the tank for about a minute. Finally, he leaned forward and pulled two yellow chips from his stack, making the raise to 10,000. Minieri didn't seem to like it, but he made the quick call for the few thousand extra chips.
for the full book, and it was the winner. Minieri flashed the 
, and it was checked again. Kabbaj doubled his bet with 2,100 more chips, and his opponent quickly called. The river was the 
, and he would see good news as his opponent tabled 
with a frown. Kabbaj's two pair earns him the pot and a little chip-up to 37,000.
-- and Thater continued with a bet of 550, forcing her opponent to fold. She sits with about 31,500 right now.
, Ivan Demidov's opponent fired out a bet of 3,000 -- a bit more than the size of the pot -- and Demidov brooded for about a minute before calling from the button. 
, and this time the small blind bet 700. Dragomir called, and the original raiser got out of the way.
. The small blind checked, and Dragomir bet 1,500. His opponent then check-raised to 5,100 total, sending the Romanian into a deep think before finally he finally abandoned the hand.
