Kristen Bicknell used her big stack to three-bet shove for effectively 32,000 and her opponent made the call with 
. Bicknell turned over 
and indeed got there via runner-runner flush on a board of 
to score yet another knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
205,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
With around 30,000 in the middle and the board showing 
, big stack Julien Martini made it 11,000 to go. Isabelle Pellegrino moved all in for 35,600 and Martini mulled over his decision for some time before making the call and revealing 
.
Pellegrino nodded and briefly flashed 
for a missed gutshot and open-ender before heading to the rail.
Martini already had a massive stack, which grew even bigger to put the WSOP bracelet winner from France near the top of the leaderboard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
245,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
|
Busted |
The board was already completed and showed 
and Haim Dahan was waiting for Benoit Martin and Kristen Bicknell to battle for the main pot, as he was all in on a previous street. Martin led from the small blind and Bicknell jammed for more than 67,000, which Martin called after some consideration.
Bicknell rolled over 
for a straight flush, Dahan revealed and Martin had just 
for a straight.
According to Bicknell, Dahan had been all in on the flop with his pair and gutshot, and the Canadian soared to a big stack as Martin was also covered with around 60,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
170,000
128,000
|
128,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Only a few minutes after the end of the late registration, Christophe Di Miceli got his short stack in with 
and Afshin Taheri looked him up with the 
.
Taheri spiked an ace on the 
flop and on the turn, the river was a blank and Di Miceli was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
About 10 minutes before the end of the late registration, Gianluca Speranza headed into the tournament room with 30,000 in chips and was looking for his table. Just five minutes later, Speranza left the tournament area and that's all she wrote for the Italian on Day 1a as the registration period is about to come to an end with more than 350 entries on the first starting day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
In a multi-way limped pot, the flop showed 
and Ami Barer bet, Benjamin Dunac reraised and Christophe Di Miceli made it three bets to more than 27,000. Barer moved all in and Dunac called that for less. Di Miceli gave it some thought and eventually called too, putting two players at risk.
Benjamin Dunac: 
Ami Barer: 
Christophe Di Miceli:
Dunac failed to connect with the 
turn, but secured a big triple up on the 
river to get 58,700 off both opponents. Barer doubled his remaining 53,400 through Di Miceli, who went from one of the chip leaders to half the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
182,000
116,000
|
116,000 |
|
106,800
21,800
|
21,800 |
|
|
15,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
Several big names failed to make it to the dinner break and that also includes PokerStars ambassador Kalidou Sow, WSOP Europe Main Event champion Jack Sinclair, Nicolas Chouity, Romain Lewis and Francois Evard to name just a few.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
With plenty of chips in the middle and the completed board showing 
, Ami Barer checked and Eric Sfez on the button made it 22,200 to go. Barer was sent into the think tank and the clock was called on him. Barer eventually called and Sfez tabled 
,. which Barer had beat with the .
Sfez had some chips left over, but busted soon after as Jeremy Palvini moved to his seat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
85,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
Busted |
Celina Lin called a raise to 1,200 by the small blind and they checked a 
flop. On the turn, the small blind check-called a bet of 1,200 by Lin and the river was checked. The small blind showed ace-nine and Lin claimed the pot with 
, but has dropped below the starting stack.
Further notable counts can be found below. Defending champion Guillaume Diaz and Romain Lewis entered the tournament in the last level of registration.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000 | |
|
100,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
85,000 | |
|
55,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
48,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
48,000 | |
|
47,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
38,000 | |
|
38,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
38,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
||
|
30,000 | |
|
||
|
|
30,000 | |
|
27,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
20,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
13,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
12,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
