Scott Margereson sat in the hijack and he had checked to his neighbor in the cutoff. The board read 
and the pot had roughly 18,000 in it.
The player in the cutoff thought about it for a moment before checking behind. Margereson showed 
and that was enough to take the pot down.
Margereson is now back over the starting stack of 30,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
79,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
55,400 | |
|
41,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
35,000
5,600
|
5,600 |
|
33,700 | |
|
33,400
2,900
|
2,900 |
|
33,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
||
|
32,500 | |
|
32,500 | |
|
32,200
2,200
|
2,200 |
|
||
|
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
|
||
|
29,600 | |
|
28,700
4,700
|
4,700 |
It folded around to Jasper Meijer van Putten on the button and he raised to 600. Small blind Valentin Cristea called and the big blind folded.
The flop fell 
and Cristea check-called another bet of 600 from Meijer van Putten to see the 
turn. The Dutch 2016 EPT Prague Main Event champion put in a bet of 1,400 after Cristea checked to him and they saw the 
come off the deck.
Both players checked this time and Cristea showed down 
which was enough to make Meijer van Putten muck his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
23,000
2,800
|
2,800 |
|
|
||
Artan Dedusha bet 800 against two opponents on a 
flop. A player on the button called him, while a third player released. Both remaining players checked the , bringing the . Dedusha bet 1,600 and his opponent thought briefly and called.
Dedusha showed 
for an airball and his opponent took the pot with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,400 |
Jason Wheeler and Gabriele Lepore, both of whom made the final table of this event last year under the PokerStars Championship banner, are seated right next to each. Wheeler finished second and Lepore fourth. We'll see if either can make a repeat final table run.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
34,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
34,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
33,200
33,200
|
33,200 |
|
33,000 | |
|
31,000 | |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
27,000
18,700
|
18,700 |
|
|
25,800
3,200
|
3,200 |
|
|
||
|
24,500 | |
|
22,700
7,300
|
7,300 |
|
||
|
20,400
20,400
|
20,400 |
|
15,600
25,400
|
25,400 |
|
||
Marcello Miniucchi had raised from the under-the-gun position and small blind Emile Yazbek was very short with just 1,900 in front of him. He moved all in and Miniucchi called.
Emile Yazbek: 
Marcello Miniucchi: 
The flop was 
and Yazbek was still in the lead, but he threw his arms in the air when the turn fell. He threw his hands in the air once more when the river came down to give Yazbek a straight.
He stacked his chips and has still only 4,200 but in the current level that is 21 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
4,200
2,300
|
2,300 |
Photos by Neil Stoddart.
Farid Yachou bet 3,000 into a pot of around 4,000 when a small blind opponent checked to him on 
. The small blind called and Yachou tabled 
for a backdoor straight.
The former WPT Tournament of Champions winner is off to a strong start with just under two starting stacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000
19,600
|
19,600 |
|
44,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
39,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
33,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
28,500 | |
|
26,500
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
|
22,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
17,000 | |
|
14,400
15,600
|
15,600 |
|
11,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
8,300
21,700
|
21,700 |
