Action folded to Team PokerStars Pro Angel Guillen in the hijack seat. He raised to 350, then Frederic Bussot-Fuentes called in the cutoff seat. Fatima Moreira de Melo called on the button, and everyone else folded.
On the paired flop, Guillen slid forward a bet of 525. Bussot-Fuentes called, and Moreira de Melo folded.
The turn was the , and Guillen checked. Bussot-Fuentes bet 800, and Guillen quickly folded his hand.
Simon Mattsson, Edwin Salca, Ronny Kaiser, Lucille Cailly and Jiachen Gong all saw the flop for 500 each. Mattsson was first to act, and he checked. Salca then checked before Kaiser tossed out 1,500. Behind Kaiser, Cailly folded, Gong called, then Mattsson was back up.
Mattsson took a minute, then raised to 4,825. After a fold came from Salca, Kaiser studied. After a bit of tanking, Kaiser reraised to an even 10,000. Gong folded, but then Mattsson reraised all in. With just about 23,000 behind and covered by Mattsson, Kaiser folded and opted to battle another time. Mattsson climbed to over 50,000 in chips.
An EPT isn't an EPT unless Lex Veldhuis is playing multi-street big-pot poker in the early levels.
He had made it all the way to the river in a heads-up pot and around 21,000 was piled in the middle. His opponent checked to him and the Team PokerStars Pro took his time before betting 9,000. It did the job as his opponent mucked. Velduis couldn't help letting out a little smile.
Ismail Erkenov opened with a 425 raise from under the gun and Team PokerStars Pro Angel Guillen called in the middle position, another Team Pro Fatima Moreira de Melo called on the button, but Ismael Bojang in the small blind raised to 2,850.
Niccolo Domeniconi folded the big blind and so did Erkenov and Guillen. Moreira De Melo, was in a more playful mood and raised to 6,625. Bojang cracked a smile and shoved all in for 24,525. Moreira Del Melo gave it a short thought before sending her hand to the muck.
On a flop, an older gentleman checked from the big blind and watched Team PokerStars Pro Liv Boeree, who won this very event back in Season 6, fired out 1,000. The big blind then woke up with a check-raise to 2,200, Boeree called, and the appeared on the turn.
The big blind kept the pressure on with a bet of 2,500, and then called when Boeree raised to 5,500. Both players proceeded to check the turn and Boeree rolled over . The big blind mucked and Boeree was pushed the pot.
We found Team Online's Luca Moschitta engaged in a hand with recent WSOPE bracelet winner Jonathan Aguiar. With over 4,500 in the pot before the flop, the dealer produced a flop of . Aguiar tapped the table and Moschitta fired 2,325. Aguiar flung out a raise to 9,000 total and Moschitta went into the tank for quite some time.
"Why so much," we heard Moschitta mutter to himself while pondering his action. Eventually Moschitta let go of his cards and the pot was pushed to Aguiar.
Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Rousso found what she thought was a dream flop. It wasn't but she managed not to lose too many chips to a neighbour who had out-flopped her.
She was one of four players who took a flop. The original raiser continued for 400 and Rousso raised this up to 1,100. The other two players folded but her neighbour called to the turn where he check-called a 1,700 bet.
No more chips ventured into the middle as the river was checked through. Rousso opened for a flopped two-pair, losing out to her opponent's .
With about 12,000 in the pot and a board reading , the player in the small blind bet 7,500 only to have Ireland's Jason Tompkins move all in from the big for 19,000. The small blind thought for a bit before making the call, but became a bit distraught when he discovered his flopped flush was no good against the nut flush of Tompkins.
The river changed nothing and Tompkins doubled to nearly 50,000.
On a board that read , Fabrice Halleux checked to JC Alvarado who fired 3,800. Halleux slid out a raise to 7,600 and after about a minute, Alvarado called.
The hit the river and Halleux waited a moment before checking. Alvarado threw out a bet of 17,000, which was a bet that almost was enough to put Halleux all in. Halleux let go of his hand and Alvarado dragged in the pot, boosting him to about 46,000 in chips.
It looks as if day 1b is getting close to selling out as the overspill room is almost at capacity already. It's no surprise to find a lot of big-name pros in there too. Below you'll find a list of those not mentioned already.
flop, Guillen slid forward a bet of 525. Bussot-Fuentes called, and Moreira de Melo folded.
, and Guillen checked. Bussot-Fuentes bet 800, and Guillen quickly folded his hand.
flop for 500 each. Mattsson was first to act, and he checked. Salca then checked before Kaiser tossed out 1,500. Behind Kaiser, Cailly folded, Gong called, then Mattsson was back up.
flop, an older gentleman checked from the big blind and watched Team PokerStars Pro Liv Boeree, who won this very event back in Season 6, fired out 1,000. The big blind then woke up with a check-raise to 2,200, Boeree called, and the 
appeared on the turn.
turn and Boeree rolled over 
. The big blind mucked and Boeree was pushed the pot.
. Aguiar tapped the table and Moschitta fired 2,325. Aguiar flung out a raise to 9,000 total and Moschitta went into the tank for quite some time.
flop. The original raiser continued for 400 and Rousso raised this up to 1,100. The other two players folded but her neighbour called to the 
.
, the player in the small blind bet 7,500 only to have Ireland's Jason Tompkins move all in from the big for 19,000. The small blind thought for a bit before making the call, but became a bit distraught when he discovered his 
flopped flush was no good against the 
river changed nothing and Tompkins doubled to nearly 50,000.
, Fabrice Halleux checked to JC Alvarado who fired 3,800. Halleux slid out a raise to 7,600 and after about a minute, Alvarado called.
