On a 
Ekrem Sanioglu check-called a bet of 4,600 from Benny Glaser and the river was the 
. Sanioglu checked again and Glaser bet 9,400. Sanioglu called and Glaser turned over 
for ten-high. Sanioglu showed 
for a set of fives and took down the pot.
In a battle small blind versus button, Claudio Di Giacomo moved all in for 8,400 on the river of a board 
and his fellow countryman Leonardo Patacconi called. Di Giacomo showed 
for a straight and Patacconi mucked 
.
One hand later, Pattacconi raised to 500 in the cutoff and Di Giacomo three-bet to 2,200 on the button. Pattaconi moved all in for 4,600 and received a snap-call.
Leonardo Patacconi: 
Claudio Di Giacomo: 
The board came 
and Patacconi, who was already on the way out of his seat, sat back down after improving to a runner runner flush.
According to Julien Sitbon, the remaining few chips of Tamer Kamel vanished with pocket nines veruss pocket kings and the Brit was sent to the rail. The two current biggest stacks are Bahram Chobineh and Yehoram Houri with more than three times the starting stack.
New entries include two-time EPT Main Event champion Victoria Coren-Mitchell and Jason Wheeler on his second entry for Day 1b.
After a raising war preflop, Omar Lakhdari had 4,100 in front of him and Lily Kiletto called to his direct right. The pair, who are sharing lifetime combined winnings of $2 million between the two of them, saw the 
flop together. Lakhdari continued his aggression and Kiletto called.
On the 
turn, Lakhdari now bet 5,000 and Kiletto check-called once again, leaving herself with 15,000 behind. The river was the and Lakhdari put enough chips in to put Kiletto at risk. The American opted to preserve the rest of her stack and folded.
Federico Petruzzelli finished second in a flip out tournament to miss out on the Platinum Pass and did so again after finishing runner-up to Guillaume Diaz in the National Championship €1,100 Main Event. Petruzzelli sat down for his first attempt in the Main Event and eventually busted right away in a clash with Andrei Boghean.
As relayed by Philipp Kaempf, there was a raise to 500 and two callers before Boghean three-bet to 3,000 out of the small blind. Only Petruzzelli called and the flop fell 
. Boghean continued for 3,000 and was called, before running fours brought bets of 8,600 and the shove of Boghean. Petruzzelli called it down with the for straight draw and the inferior full house on the river, bowing out to the pocket kings of Boghean.
"That was the best run out in your life," Kaempf joked when the hand was done and dusted.
Ekrem Sanioglu and Stanislav Koleno limped, and Stephane Le Pelletier then raised to 1,200. Benny Glaser called on the button. Sanioglu called while Koleno folded.
The flop came 
and all three players checked. The turn was the . It checked to Glaser who bet 1,300 and Le Pelletier was the only caller. The river was the 
and both players checked. Le Pelletier turned over 
for a rivered pair of queens and Glaser winced.
"Lucky river," he said as his hand slid into the muck.
Isabel Baltazar jumped back in for her second attempt on Day 1b while Ran Azor and Upeshka De Silva re-entered after having busted on Day 1a.
On the flop of with 2,200 in the middle, Julien Sitbon checked out of the big blind and Tamer Kamel bet 1,200 from under the gun. Sitbon elected to check-raise to 3,100 and was called.
After the 
turn, Sitbon continued for 3,100 and Kamel raised it up to 7,900 with about as much behind. Sitbon glanced over at the stack and moved all in, prompting a fold from Kamel.
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
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