Kenny Hallaert raised to 11,000 from the hijack, Marc Klausen shoved from the cutoff for 67,500. Arthur Conan did the same for around 170,000 from the button. The blinds quickly folded and so did Hallaert after going through his options for a while.
Marc Klausen:
Arthur Conan:
The board ran out to give Klausen the pair of jacks on the river for the double-up.
Dror Ramaty raised to 10,000 from under the gun and was called by both Kenny Hallaert in mid-position and Colin Lovelock in the big blind.
The flop came , Lovelock checked, Ramaty continued with a bet of 24,000 which only Lovelock called.
The turn was the and both players checked to see the fall on the river. Lovelock now shoved for 55,500 in total which sent Ramaty into the tank. After about two minutes, Lovelock called the clock and Ramaty was given 30 seconds by the floor. Before the floor could even count down, Ramaty decidedly put in the chips for the call while being covered.
Lovelock tabled for the turned straight and Ramaty couldn't believe it. He was forced to show as it was an all-in situation and Ramaty showed for two pair, kings and tens. After counting out Ramaty's stack, it was confirmed that he was eliminated before the end of the day.
With 172 players left, the tournament needs to lose 29 more players before the remaining ones can bag for Day 2.
Zoltan Szabo shoved from under the gun for 53,000 in total and so did the player on the button. The blinds quickly folded to see the cards go on their backs.
Zoltan Szabo:
Button:
The flop came to give Szabo a pair of queens and a straight draw.
The turn was the to give his opponent a set of nines and Szabo a straight indeed.
The river completed the board with the which didn't pair the board and kept Szabo alive.