After dropping some chips, Simon Fouille has brought some back after taking down a pot by betting two streets on a 
board. He is still a way from starting stack but moving in the right direction.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
19,000 |
Team PokerStars Pro Ramon Colillas has taken a seat. The 30-year-old Spaniard took down the PokerStars Players No Limit Hold'em Championship (PSPC) in the Bahamas in January after winning a Platinum Pass to the biggest $25,000 tournament in poker history. So far 2019 has been his year and over the next few days, we will see if Colillas can continue to build on his success.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,500
29,500
|
29,500 |
|
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
There were two players in on the flop with 
on show. Sihao Zhang check-raised Azamat Tyazhgov's bet of 500 to 1,600 and got a call.
On the 
turn Zhang bet again, making it 1,600 and Tyazhgov was the one to re-raise this time, making it 6,600. Zhang called and the dealer laid a 
on the river.
Zhang checked once more and Tyazhgov made it 6,700 to see his cards. Zhang didn't take long to call but mucked on seeing his opponent had flopped the nuts with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,500 | |
|
13,500 |
Vanush Mnatsakanyan has added 50% to his stack. Just now he won a pot against Denys Shafikov and Sriharsha Doddapaneni. The three players were on the flop with 
down and Doddapaneni bet 2,000, which Mnatsakanyan called and Shafikov raised to 5,000. Doddapaneni passed but Mnatsakanyan called.
On the 
turn and river, the action went check-check and they turned over their holdings.
Vanush Mnatsakanyan: 
Denys Shafikov: 
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,000 | |
|
26,500 | |
|
24,500
5,500
|
5,500 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Day 1a of the Main Event is underway. Stay tuned for live updates of all the action.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
It's here. The wait is over as today signals the start of the flagship event of the entire festival. Last year there were 861 entries in the Main Event and it was Arsenii Karmatckii who took home the title, the trophy and $478,451 in prize money. The total number of entries in the National beat its 2018 counterpart and time will tell if the Main Event can do the same.
There are certainly plenty of opportunities for players to get involved as there are three starting flights and a single re-entry allowed in each. The buy-in is RUB 191,800 ($2,968) and players begin with 30,000 starting chips. Levels are 60-minutes long and late registration closes at the start of Day 2.
It all kicks off at midday and on the schedule for today are ten levels with a 20-minute break after every two levels, except for the one-hour dinner break. This means that play is expected to pause for the night at midnight.
PokerNews will be here for the duration so see you tomorrow at 12pm for live updates throughout the day.
