A few players have been seen leaving the tournament area and it is not known if they will use their reentry tonight. Pawel Krol busted out but he has returned with a fresh stack.
Meanwhile, Thomas Eychenne and Henri Kasper have returned while Vahe Martirosyan has taken a seat with his first entry.
Alejandro Lococo shoved his last 17,000 from the button and Eliran Argelazi looked him up from the small blind. The big blind got out of the way and action was heads-up with Lococo at risk.
Alejandro Lococo: K♥7♥
Eliran Argelazi: A♦8♣
The board ran out K♠Q♣A♠Q♥10♥ and Argelazi flopped a pair of aces to send Lococo to an early rail.
Tom Orpaz recently eliminated Derk Van Luijk to extend his chip lead and move above the 300,000 mark.
Level: 4
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Fabrice Maltez raised to 3,500 from under the gun and Tom Orpaz called from late position before Henri Kasper came along from the cutoff. The big blind tossed in the chips to call and action was four ways.
The flop was 2♣5♦4♥ and the big blind checked. Maltez continued for 6,000 and Orpaz called before Kasper joined him. The big blind folded and the turn was 3♠.
Maltez checked the turn and Orpaz tossed out 15,000. Kasper spent a moment in the tank and folded before Maltez shook his head and gave up the pot.
Meanwhile, Alejandro Lococo and Dennys Ramos have taken their seats. There are currently 32 players in the tournament.
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Level: 3
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Francisco Benitez raised to 10,000 from the button before Ramon Kropmanns made it 52,500 from the small blind while leaving just 2,000 behind. The big blind got out of the way and Benitez gave it some thought before he gave the pot to Kropmanns.
On the next hand, Quan Zhou raised to 2,500 under the gun before action folded around to Kropmanns for a raise to 10,000 from the button. Zhou went into the tank and counted out his chips before he submitted a raise to 27,500. That was too much for Kropmanns and he tossed in the muck in hopes of a better spot later.
In the mean time, Erik Seidel has taken his seat.
Just before blinds increased, action was heads up with 26,000 and a flop of 8♣8♠J♥ on the board when Tom Orpaz checked from the small blind and Ramon Kropmanns bet 6,000 from the big blind. Orpaz called and the turn was 9♥.
Both players checked the turn and the river was 8♦. Orpaz took a beat before he bet 20,000, but it was too much for Kropmanns so he gave up the pot.
Meanwhile, the field continues to grow in the early levels and there are currently 26 runners in the tournament, including PokerStars Ambassador Sam Grafton.
Level: 2
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
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