Four-handed to the 
flop and with around 8,000 already in the pot, Mathias Duarte bet 3,000 from the big blind and only Vincent Coquil called.
The turn came the 
and Duarte keep up the pressure, throwing in a bet of 5,600. Coquil gave it some thought before tossing his cards into the muck as the Uruguay native has more than doubled his starting stack here through the first two levels.
Jason Wheeler raised to 600 preflop and was called by Peter Jaksland on the button.
The flop came 
and Wheeler continued for 400. Jaksland called, then called another bet of 1,000 on the 
turn.
Wheeler kept betting on the 
river, firing out 4,000. Jaksland quickly surrendered his hand as the veteran pro, with nearly $4.5 million in career earnings, took the pot.
Cesar Del Pino Hanouadi raised to 300 from the cutoff and picked up one call from Olga Iermolcheva, in the big blind.
The flop came 
and Iermolcheva opted to check the action back to Hanouadi who slipped out a continuation-bet of 400. After a brief pause, Iermolcheva check-raised to 1,400 total and Hanouadi quickly called.
The turn was the 
and Iermolcheva continued her aggression with a bet of 1,600. This time it was Hanoudis' turn to raise making it 4,600 and Iermolcheva called.
The river came the 
and ,with the pot now at 12,800, Iermolcheva opted to check and Hanoudi announced all-in for his remaining stack and Iermolcheva swifty called. Hanouadi showed 
but it could not beat Iermolchevas' nut flush with 
.
This pot sees Ukrainian native Iermolcheva soar up the chip counts with over double starting stack early on in the event.
Jorge Aniano Hernandez raised to 600 from the cutoff before Marc Asensio Navarro re-raised to 1,200 in the small blind. From the big blind, Feras Abid moved all in for 1,400 and both players called.
The flop came 
and Navarro checked to Hernandez, then folded to a bet of 2,000. Hernandez opened up 
and had the of Abid dominated.
The 
turn was safe for Hernandez, but Abid spiked the 
on the river to double up.
The next hand, Abid shoved again, this time for 4,400, and was up against Hernandez once more. Abid showed 
and Hernandez 
.
The board ran out 
and Hernandez hit a pair of fives on the river as Abid ran off to re-enter.
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Emilio Jose Lopez Gil and Sidar Alis built a pot of 6,000 heading to a flop of . Lopez Gil, in early position, bet 2,000 before Alis raised to 7,000.
Lopez Gil called and both players checked the 
turn. The river came the 
and Lopez Gil bet another 5,000.
Alis this time gave it some thought before eventually folding, exposing an ace. Lopez Gil showed the as he took the pot.
"King-queen? I was going for a bluff all the way," Alis said following the hand.
Carlos Saez Martinez has dropped another big pot early in Level 1 after running into [Removed:421].
On a board of 
, Murtezi bet 4,000 and Martinez called. The river came the and Murtezi kept betting, this time firing out 11,000.
Martinez went into the tank for a few moments before sticking in a call. Murtezi turned over and Martinez mucked.
On one of the first hands of Day 1a, Davide Marchi and Carlos Saez Martinez went to the turn on a board of 
. Marchi, in early position, bet 1,200 and Martinez called from under the gun.
The river came the and Martinez checked over to Marchi once again. Marchi this time bet 2,100 and Martinez gave it some thought before eventually flicking in a chip to call.
Marchi turned over for two pair, aces and sixes, to win the pot and chip up early.
With the tournament clock showing 282 players, Day 1a is now underway.
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