A player in early position opened for 1,500 and Christopher Brammer made it 7,500 in the big blind. His opponent came back with a click to 12,900 and Brammer moved all in without much delay, earning a fold.
Leo Margets and Ana Marquez saw the 
flop and Marquez checked to Margets. Margets bet 1,500 and it didn't take long for Marquez to make the call.
The 
fell on the turn and Marquez checked again. This time Margets bet 3,700 and Marquez called again.
The 
river completed the board and both checked. Margets showed 
and Marquez showed 
. Margets took down the pot and chipped up to almost twice the starting stack.
Markus Durnegger opened for 1,400 in middle position and got two callers. The flop checked around and the board read 
on the turn. The big blind bet 4,600 and Durnegger called, so they went heads up to the 
river. The big blind fired big again with 13,500 and Durnegger thought awhile and folded.
Georgios Kitsios went all in for his last 10,000 with 
and he was at risk of elimination against the 
of Andy Hills.
The board ran out 
and Kitsios wasn't able to avoid elimination.
Hills chips up to well over 100,000 and he's now playing almost 200 big blinds.
Maria Konnikova, on her second shell, was picking up her stuff and wishing everyone good luck when we got to her table. The board was ten-high and an opponent's aces were face up with Konnikova's card already in the muck.
"Less than 20 bigs behind, what can I do?" she asked as she headed for the doors.
A player at the table told us she had flopped top pair with 
defending the big blind and ran into the blades.
Kalidou Sow sat on the button and he was involved in an already big pot with cutoff Rafal Nikiel. There was 13,000 in the middle and the flop read 
.
Nikiel put out a bet of 11,000 on the flop and Sow counted out the call and pushed his chips forward. The turn was the and it didn't take long for Nikiel to move all in for 31,500. Sow went into the tank and after he counted out his own stack he confirmed with the dealer that the all-in was for 31,500.
''Same stack'' said Sow and he thought about it for two more minutes. He folded and then showed . Nikiel was friendly enough to show himself and he showed for an inferior hand to Sow's.
Some high roller regulars like Benjamin Pollak, Ole Schemion and Dario Sammartino are joining the field.
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