Vicente Delgado has managed to move his starting 30,000 stack up to the 160,000 mark and was recently helped by pocket kings.
With the board down 
, Delgado and his opponent both checked to a showdown. Delgado's opponent revealed two pair with 
, but the Spaniard took the pot with a better two pair after he flipped over 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000 |
Upeshka De Silva opened the action to 2,200 from early position and the small blind called. Daguang Lin three-bet to 9,000 from the big blind, De Silva called and the third player folded.
On the 
flop, Lin checked after fifteen seconds. De Silva shoved and Lin snap-called all in for 30,100.
Daguang Lin: 
Upeshka De Silva: 
Lin was ahead with his kings but had to dodge straight and flush outs from the American pro. The turn and 
river remained safe for Lin and he doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
81,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
The players have gone on their 75-minute dinner break.
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Whatever Daniel Le Clainche had during dinner paid, as the Frenchman eliminated three players in a row to stack himself up to 145,000 just ten minutes into the tenth level of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,000 |
Ari Engel has continued his good momentum after the dinner break and is currently sat on 175,000. In his most recent hand, the action folded to Engel in the cutoff, and he raised to 3,200 with only the player in the big blind making the call.
The flop came down 
, and Engel's continuation bet was enough to take down the pot after the action was checked to him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
175,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
75,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
65,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
34,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
23,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
On a 
flop Henry Levi bet 5,000 and Richard Milne raised in position to 13,000. Levi called.
The pair checked the 
turn and 
river. Levi turned over for top pair and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
95,000 | |
|
30,000
19,100
|
19,100 |
Heidi May is sitting on a stack in excess of 230,000 as we approach the end of Day 1a of the EPT National.
May raised to 3,500 and got two calls. The three players all checked the 
board and the river was the . The first player checked and the second bet 4,000. May min-raised to 8,000 and the initial player folded. The other called and the pair chopped the pot, with May holding 
and the other 
giving them both the nut straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
