A player in middle position opened to 1,400 and Quentin Roussey called from the next position.
Roussey's stack has been soaring over the past few levels, and his relentless aggression has seen his stack move over the 200,000 mark with just under two levels in the day left.
The flop came and his opponent checked to him, and Roussey bet 2,100. His opponent called.
The turn was the and his opponent again check-called a bet from Roussey, this time for 3,900.
The river was the and both players checked.
His opponent was apprehensive to show his cards, and in fact Roussey beat him to showdown with for a pair of jacks. Eventually his opponent did flash for busted straight and flush draws, as his cards headed to the muck, and the pot headed to Roussey.
On a flop of Jenya Gavrilovich bet 1,900 against Omar Lakhdari. Earlier today Lakhdari was taking exception to Gavrilovich tanking for up to a minute each hand pre-flop, but that seems to be in the past. In the middle of a massage, Lakhdari calls instantly, his chips almost beating his opponent's into the pot.
The turn was the and Gavrilovich bet 4,600. Again, Lakhdari called. The river was the and this time Gavrilovich checked.
"Why you check?" inquires Lakhdari before moving all in. His opponent composes himself and tanks for a minute or so before calling.
Lakhdari shrugs and flashes . Gavrilovich shows and wins the pot with a pair of threes, eliminating his opponent.
As Lakhdari got to his feet to pay for his massage, Gavrilovich looked him dead in the eye: "I'm from Belarus" he said.
As the tournament clock ticks into the last level of the day, players are looking to lock up decent stacks in preparation for Day 2. The mark to beat currently is 178,800 which was Day 1a chip leader [Removed:155]. However, with several stacks exceeding that or nearing it, that figure looks like it will be toppled.
Raffaele Sorrentino opened with from middle position and got two callers, including Jonathan Concepcion in the big blind. The dealer fanned out , as perfect as it could get for Sorrentino. The Italian continued with 2,200, the other opponent folded, and Concepcion check-raised to 7,200. Sorrentino smooth-called the raise in position.
On the turn, Concepcion continued his flop aggression with a bet of 15,000, and once again Sorrentino called. Concepction checked the river to Sorrentino. It was time for the Italian to come out of the woodworks, and he shoved all in around 40,000. Concepcion considered his options for a while, then slid in a call.
Sorrentino showed his straight and Concepction mucked his hand. As it was an all-in situation, Concepcion was forced to show his holding, and sheepishly turned over for a pair of sixes.
Uri Reichenstein raises to 1,800 from middle position and Paul Leckey three-bet from the cutoff to 4,100. Leckey moved all in and Reichenstein quickly called.
Reichenstein was ahead with , but Leckey shrugged as he tabled , seemingly content to decide his tournament life on the flip of a coin.
The flop was no help for Leckey as it came . Leckey got to his feet just in time to see the dealt on the turn. With that, he sat back down to witness the on the river, securing himself the double up.
"Every time," said Reichenstein, "Someone stands up in a hand and they get there!"
"I used my one time!" said Leckey, counting out his chips.
After a raise from Antti Marttinnen in middle position, Ismael Bojang moved in for 23,500 total. When it was back on Marttinnen, he called right away to put Bojang at risk. The German juggernaut had , but was trailing massively against Marttinnen's .
The board brought no help to Bojang, who had to make his way towards the exit,
Tournament officials have drawn for the number of hands to be played before players bag up for the night and the answer is three. A recap will follow the conclusion of tonight's play.