Tony Miles raised to 500 from the button when it folded to him and the player in the big blind called. The 
flop was dealt and the big blind check-called a bet of 400 from Miles.
The turn was the 
and both players checked. The river was the 
and the player in the big blind led out with a bet of 700 which was too much for Miles who got out of the way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 |
The players were sent on a 20-minute break. They will continue in the fourth level with blinds at 200/400 and a 400 big blind ante. They are expected to be back in their seats at 2:23 p.m. local time.
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
Ryan McEathron raised to 700 from the hijack and he was called by small blind Alexandre Reard and big blind Fabien Lecardonnel. The 
flop was dealt and all three players checked their option.
The turn was the 
and Reard checked to Lecardonnel who now led out with a bet of 800. McEathron called but Reard got out of the way.
The river was the 
and completed the straight on the board. Lecardonnel now bet 6,000 in a pot of 4,000 and put McEathron to the test. The Canadian got out of the way and the pot was pushed to Lecardonnel
The Frenchman already had some success in Barcelona when he won the €550 CEP Main Event here a week ago for €110,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
27,300
27,300
|
27,300 |
|
19,500
19,500
|
19,500 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
68,000 | |
|
44,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
33,500
-1,500
|
-1,500 |
|
33,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
25,000 |
More and more players are flocking to Casino Barcelona to take their seat in the EPT National High Roller. The field is already up to over 800 entries on Day 1a with late registration open up until level 8.
Among the latest to take a seat are Orpen Kisacikoglu, Joris Ruijs, Jean-Noel Thorel, and Ludovic Geilich.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
72,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
|
|
42,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
39,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
33,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
31,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
28,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
|
23,500
-6,500
|
-6,500 |
|
9,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
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Anas Belatik raised from the cutoff to 700 and he was called by both players in the blinds. Joao Vieira sat in the small blind and he checked after the 
flop was dealt and so did Leonardo Armino in the big blind. Belatik slowed down after showing preflop aggression and checked behind.
The turn was the and Vieira checked again. Armino fired a bet of 1,200 which was enough to make the initial raiser and Vieira fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
56,000 | |
|
|
33,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
31,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
The following players all ran out of steam on their first bullet during the early hours of the day. They'll have to wait until Day 1b kicks off later tonight at 7 p.m. in order to fire their second and last bullet allowed in this tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
|
Busted | |
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|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |