Mauro Mantovani raised from early position to 375 and Matt Waxman flatted from the cutoff seat. The two players took the 
flop and Mantovani checked. After Waxman fired 350, Mantovani check-raised to 1,100. Waxman gave it up.
With 2,425 chips in the middle on the 
flop, Donato De Bonis checked to Georgios Kapalas. Kapalas fired 1,250 and De Bonis check-raised to 4,000. After a minute, Kapalas reraised all in. De Bonis called all in for 15,375 holding middle set with the 
. Kapalas held the 
.
The turn 
and river 
completed the board and Kapalas was knocked back to less than the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
||
With many thanks to Neil Stoddart, here's a look at some of the field on Day 1b. Aren't they lovely?
David Bach opened the pot with an early-position raise, and he found action in three places. On the 
flop, everyone checked to the last man, Benjamin Dobson. He bet 900 at the pot, and both Alessandro Chiarato and Bach called to see the turn with the fourth player ducking out. It came the 
, and now Bach fired out with 2,525 of his own. Chiarato would check-fold, but Dobson came along to the last card, the blank 
. Another 7,000 chips came from Bach's stack into the pot, and Dobson asked the dealer to spread the pot before surrendering.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
Michael Benvenuti bet 1,125 on the 
board and Luca Topazio made the call. The river landed with the 
and Benvenuti checked. Topazio fired a bet of 2,900 and Benvenuti tanked for a couple of minutes. In the end, Benvenuti mucked his hand and was left with just about two-thirds of his starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,650
9,350
|
9,350 |
Christian Cipriano checked the paired board of 
to Team PokerStars Pro Eugene Katchalov. Katchalov bet 2,200 and Cipriano called.
The river was the and Cipriano checked. Katchalov bet 4,500 and Cipriano called.
Katchalov tabled the for a full house. Cipriano mucked his hand and Katchalov pulled in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
||
The Doobie Brothers' "Without Love" has just come blaring through the speakers, and we can only assume that means it's time for a break. Two levels are down, and those who've avoided donking off their stacks are headed off for 15 minutes.
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Eddy Sabat bet 400 on the 
flop after his opponent checked the action to him. The player called and the dealer dealt the 
on the turn. After his opponent checked, Sabat checked behind.
The finished off the board on the river. The first player checked and then Sabat fired 1,625. His opponent called.
Sabat turned over the . He had flopped bottom pair, but backed into a flush with the turn and river. His opponent mucked and Sabat won the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,000
200
|
200 |
You'll notice a few new names in this list of players from the room farthest from us.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
64,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
48,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
42,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
39,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
||
|
37,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
37,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
||
|
36,000
16,875
|
16,875 |
|
35,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
35,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
32,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
31,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
31,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
30,000 | |
|
28,000 | |
|
||
|
|
28,000 | |
|
27,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
26,000 | |
|
23,000 | |
|
22,000 | |
|
9,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
|
||
