The remaining 18 players have been sent on a scheduled five-minute break and half of the contenders will walk away empty-handed.
The remaining 18 players have been sent on a scheduled five-minute break and half of the contenders will walk away empty-handed.
In the last hands before the break, Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood jammed the button and was called by Laurynas "LaurisL91" Levinskas in the small blind for eight and a half big blinds.
Laurynas "LaurisL91" Levinskas: ![]()
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Sam "Str8$$$Homey" Greenwood: ![]()
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Levinskas paired his kicker on the ![]()
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board and doubled.
Dutchman "Prof. Hitman" was not as fortunate in his flip against Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo.
"Prof. Hitman": ![]()
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Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo: ![]()
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The ![]()
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flop and
turn paired up "Prof. Hitman" but Pardo nailed the flush on the
river.

| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,333,581
306,987
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306,987 |
|
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972,971
53,132
|
53,132 |
|
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371,894
216,378
|
216,378 |
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Busted |
Russia's "hello_totti had doubled his severe short stack against fellow countryman Vyacheslav "VbV1990" Buldygin and was soon after all-in preflop again when he jammed the cutoff for fewer than 14 big blinds. This time, Timothy "Tim0thee" Adams made the call out of the big blind.
"hello_totti": ![]()
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Timothy "Tim0thee" Adams: ![]()
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Adams paired up on the ![]()
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flop and the
turn gave "hello_totti" a gutshot, which he completed thanks to the
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,640,555
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
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1,561,505
218,618
|
218,618 |
|
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1,026,594
372,500
|
372,500 |
|
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732,938
349,385
|
349,385 |
|
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569,736
420,427
|
420,427 |
|
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303,051
130,924
|
130,924 |
|
|
261,987
69,000
|
69,000 |
Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo raised it up to 43,600 on the button and was called by Fedor "CrownUpGuy" Holz in the big blind. The duo headed to the ![]()
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flop on which a check-raise to 82,011 by Holz was called by Pardo.
Holz bet the
turn for 152,400 to pick up a call and was also paid off for 160,800 on the
river, revealing the ![]()
for top two pair as the winning hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,780,123
434,350
|
434,350 |
|
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1,665,555
849,039
|
849,039 |
|
|
1,082,323
342,523
|
342,523 |
|
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||
|
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654,094
416,188
|
416,188 |
|
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433,975
87,904
|
87,904 |
|
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330,987
163,568
|
163,568 |
|
|
149,309
324,116
|
324,116 |
Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi made it 34,240 to go and was called by Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas on the button and Andrei "ragAAAila19" Boghean in the big blind. Shakerchi bet the ![]()
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flop for 44,899 which Bujtas called and Boghean also check-called to see the
on the turn.
Boghean and Shakerchi checked, Bujtas fired a bet of 208,000 which Boghean called while Shakerchi let go.
On the
river, Boghean check-called a shove by Bujtas for 540,536 with ![]()
for a flush, and the Hungarian was caught bluffing the ![]()
for a pair of fives.
Two hands later on the same table, Rui "RuiNF" Ferreira got his short stack in from the small blind and was called by Eelis "EEE27" Pärssinen in the big blind.
Rui "RuiNF" Ferreira: ![]()
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Eelis "EEE27" Pärssinen: ![]()
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None of the two overcards appeared on the ![]()
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board to reduce the field to the final 19 contenders.

| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,867,410
990,630
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990,630 |
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|
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2,178,183
261,050
|
261,050 |
|
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582,911
233,605
|
233,605 |
|
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535,110
159,664
|
159,664 |
|
|
134,680
129,320
|
129,320 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Level: 16
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 2,500
A total of 81 players, consisting of 49 unique entries and 32 re-entries, all but reached the $2 million guarantee and the top nine spots will be paid at least $62,353. Day 1 will conclude when the nine-handed final table is set and the full payout information can be found below.
| Place | Payout (in USD) |
|---|---|
| 1 | $539,819 |
| 2 | $404,324 |
| 3 | $302,837 |
| 4 | $222,826 |
| 5 | $169,893 |
| 6 | $127,249 |
| 7 | $95,310 |
| 8 | $71,387 |
| 9 | $62,353 |
Eelis "EEE27" Pärssinen opened to 36,800 and quickly called the shove of a shorter-stacked Andras "probirs" Nemeth for 338,128 on the button.
Andras "probirs" Nemeth: ![]()
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Eelis "EEE27" Pärssinen: ![]()
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Nemeth was ahead but Pärssinen improved on the ![]()
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flop already. It was all over on the
turn to make the
river a formality.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,917,133
576,080
|
576,080 |
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Busted |
Another big flip took place right after as "L1VeYRdrEamS" got their chips in preflop and was up against Andrei "ragAAAila19" Boghean.
"L1VeYRdrEamS": ![]()
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Andrei "ragAAAila19" Boghean: ![]()
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No ace, queen or broadway cards appeared on the ![]()
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board to eliminate "L1VeYRdrEamS".
Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford was the next to fall as he sent over the stack to David "MonkeyBausss" Laka.
Beresford raised to 35,200 and Laka flat-called in the small blind. The ![]()
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flop was checked and Laka's bet on the
turn for 40,680 was called. On the
river, Laka check-jammed and Beresford, who had bet for 136,320 with 323,647 behind, made the call.
Laka tabled ![]()
for aces full and Beresford was no more with the ![]()
.
The final three tables were barely set when Daniel "Oxota" Dvoress lost a flip with ![]()
against the ![]()
of Artur "mararthur1" Martirosian. Dvoress picked up a superior straight draw until the ![]()
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turn but missed it on the
river.

"Venividi1993" was unable to turn a late entry into any profit and succumbed in 23rd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,387,063
773,397
|
773,397 |
|
|
1,876,780
194,378
|
194,378 |
|
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|
|
1,086,023
338,808
|
338,808 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Having defended the big blind against an under-the-gun raise by "Prof. Hitman", Ole Wwizowizo" Schemion check-jammed the last 137,500 on the ![]()
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flop and was called.
Ole "wizowizo" Schemion: ![]()
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"Prof. Hitman": ![]()
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Schemion picked up some more outs on the
turn but the
river was a blank.
Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger then took a big flip for a pot of 1.1 million and faced Eelis "EEE27" Pärssinen.
Matthias "iambest2" Eibinger: ![]()
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Eelis "EEE27" Pärssinen: ![]()
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Eibinger faded the overcards on the ![]()
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flop but Pärssinen hit on the
turn, the
river was a blank.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,341,053
459,802
|
459,802 |
|
|
494,555
188,461
|
188,461 |
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Busted | |
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Busted |