Philipp Hasenburger raised to 5,000 and Paul Daragon reraised. Hasenburger moved all in and Daragon called. Players flipped their cards, with Hasenburger the player at risk.
Philipp Hasenburger: Q♥Q♠
Paul Daragon: A♣K♠
It was the most classic of poker races. The board ran out 7♣8♦10♥J♦7♠. Daragon failed to pair up and Hasenburger's pocket queens held to give him the double up.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Players are now on their third break of the day. Late registration is now closed, meaning the numbers for Day 1b are official. There have been 255 entrants and the day will continue until the tournament is down to 38 players.
Alexandre Reard raised to 2,400 from the button and was called by Elie Dib in the small blind and Kelvin Kerber in the big blind.
The flop came 5♦4♦Q♦ and action checked to the raiser, Reard, who continued for 4,000. Dib called.
The turn was the K♠, Dib checked and Reard moved all in for 13,200. Dib made the call and players flopped their cards.
Alexandre Reard: Q♠5♠
Elie Dib: Q♣9♥
Both players had paired up their queens but Reard made two pair on the flop. The river was the 8♣, which brought no improvement to either player. Reard held for the double up.
Guy Allouche raised to 1,200 and Samy Barka made it 2,600 to go. Allouche called.
The flop came 9♠K♠7♠ and both players checked. The turn came the A♣ and Allouche bet 2,000, which Barka called.
On the A♦ river, Allouche bet again for 2,000 and Barka made a raise to 11,000. Allouche leant his head on his arm and went into the tank before making the fold.
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Walter Ripper raised from early position and was called by Gerard Carbo. Damien Pilkington-Lewis reraised to 10,000, Ripper got out of the way and Carbo moved all in, which Pilkington-Lewis called. Two players flipped their cards for the all-in.
Damien Pilkington-Lewis: K♣J♣
Gerard Carbo: A♣Q♥
The board ran out 5♣3♣9♣10♣2♠. The flop gave Pilkington-Lewis the flush and Carbo let out a sigh. The turn, however, brought the fourth club and gave Carbo the higher flush. He scooped a huge pot and Pilkington-Lewis was sent to the rail.
Gonzalo Serrano Ranero raised from late position to 2,400 and Danielle Noja pushed all in with a short stack of around 10,000 chips. Ranero immediately made the call and players flipped over their cards.
Danielle Noja: 8♦10♦
Gonzalo Serrano Ranero: A♥5♣
The board ran out 5♦5♥6♦J♠6♠. Ranero flopped trips and Noja had a flush draw on the flop. He failed to improve and Ranero held up. Noja was eliminated from the tournament.
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Fabio Peluso open raised to 2,200 from early position. Yasuhiro Waki called, as did Judy Whitlow in the small blind and Paul Daragon in the big blind.
The flop came 9♣Q♠7♥ and Judy Whitlow led out for 3,000. Daragon folded and the preflop aggressor, Peluso, raised to 8,500. Waki called, as did Whitlow.
The turn was the 6♦ and action folded around to Peluso, who bet out 5,000. Waki then moved all in for a touch over 30,000 chips. Whitlow announced her call and Peluso got out of the way. Players flipped their cards, with Waki at risk.
Yasuhiro Waki: Q♣10♠
Judy Whitlow: 7♠7♦
Waki had top pair and Whitlow had a set of sevens. The river came the 6♣ to further improve Whitlow's hand, giving her the better full house with sevens full. She chipped up to over 100,000 and Waki was eliminated from the tournament.
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