On a heads up turn of 
, PokerStars qualifier Wojciech Radziewicz checked out of the big blind and Alan Lau made it 1,500 to go from the button. Radziewicz called and bet the 
river for 5,000. Lau studied his opponent for a few moments and sent his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,000 | |
|
26,500 |
On a 
flop, Francois Evard bet 1,000 and Ben Farrell check-called. Waldemar Blex check-raised to 2,500, Evard shoved all in, covering both Farrell and Blex, and both of them snap-folded their hands.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
17,800
17,800
|
17,800 |
|
11,300 |
Maria Ho and Lauren Roberts are back in the running after playing Day 1a yesterday. Footballer Jimmy Kebe has also entered the fray and is out of the starting blocks already.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Jack Sinclair and Tomas Jozonis were eliminated on Day 1a and take another shot in Day 1b, and they happen to be on the same starting table thus far.
Sinclair already bumped up his stack while Jozonis took a hit, but the third-place finisher of the previous year just recovered some losses against Evy Kvilhaug. Jozonis three-bet to 1,300 preflop and was called to see a flop of 
. Kvilhaug called a bet of 1,200 and Jozonis check-raised the turn from 1,600 to 5,000.
"You have around 10 behind?" Kvilhaug asked and Jozonis nodded. That ended the hand right there, as Kvilhaug sent her cards into the muck.
Further assorted counts can be found below.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
31,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
30,000
-7,500
|
-7,500 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
28,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
22,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
Alexandru Papazian had made some headway from the 30,000 starting stack but he is back to where he started after losing a pot against Toni Zengovski.
The board read 
and after a check from Zengovski, Papazian bet 3,600 into a 5,500 pot. Zengovski made the call and turned over 
, which was good to take the pot against Papazian's 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
39,000 | |
|
28,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
48,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
45,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
43,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
43,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
31,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Sergio Castelluccio raised to 1,800 from the big blind and Scott Wellenbach was the only caller on the button. The flop was 
and Castelluccio check-called 2,800 from the Canadian. Both the 
turn and river got checked back and forth.
Castelluccio showed 
, Wellenbach revealed 
and won the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
29,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
Nathan Gozlan raised to 300 and was called three ways by Scott Wellenbach, Shakhabiddin Muradov, and Viliyan Petleshkov. On a flop of 
, only Petleshkov check-called a bet of 400 and the turn was checked. After the 
river, Petleshkov made it 2,000 to go and he folded to the push of Gozlan.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
22,000
4,500
|
4,500 |
|
21,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
There were four players in on a 
flop and Marcuss Liow lead for 800 into the pot. Only Maria Ho called, who was playing on his direct left, and they went heads up to the turn.
It was the and Liow check-raised Ho's 3,500 bet to 11,000. Ho checked her cards and made the call. On the 
river Liow checked again and Ho moved all-in, which Liow snap-called.
Maria Ho: 
Marcuss Liow:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
58,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
|
10,500
-34,500
|
-34,500 |
A field of 364 entries has emerged thus far and 360 players remain after the end of the second level. They have been sent out of the Salle des Etoiles, as a 20-minute break has commenced.
