Players in Day 1d are heading for a 20-minute break. There are currently 110 players remaining and the flight is playing down to 71. When action resumes, blinds will be on 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 big blind ante.
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Roman Hrabec raised to 12,000 from under the gun and picked up three callers before Roman Hrabec moved all in with a short stack from the small blind. Hrabec called and all other players vacated the pot. Grassi was the player at risk.
Giovanni Grassi: K♠5♠
Roman Hrabec: 5♥5♦
The board ran out 4♥2♠6♥9♥A♥. Hrabec held up with his pocket fives and Grassi was knocked out of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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140,000
140,000
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140,000 |
|
Busted |
Francesco Zappala raised from under the gun and picked up calls from Salvatore Spataro and Volodymyr Legkyi. Uri Netanel moved all in from the button with a relatively short stack and Slaven Popov also pushed his chips in the middle from the small blind. Zappala made the call and three players flipped their cards, putting both Popov and Netanel at risk.
Slaven Popov: A♠K♦
Uri Netanel: Q♣Q♠
Francesco Zappala: K♣10♣
The board came J♣J♥9♣4♠10♥. It was a clean runout for Netanel, who held up with his pocket queens. Zappala lost a chunk of chips and Popov was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
190,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
65,000
51,000
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51,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Carmine Kevin Belvedere raised to 11,000 from middle position and action folded to Arseniy Meshcheryakov, who moved all in for 45,000, around six big blinds. Belvedere made the call and the two players flipped their cards, with Arseniy Meshcheryakov at risk.
Arseniy Meshcheryakov: K♠10♠
Carmine Kevin Belvedere: A♣7♣
The board ran out 10♦2♠9♥3♠8♥. Belvedere was ahead pre, but the flop brought Meshcheryakov a pair of tens and he held for the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000 | |
|
|
70,000 |
Lucas Silva Rocha raised from the button and Jeremy Routier called in the big blind.
The flop came 6♣J♥5♠. Routier checked and Rocha bet 11,000, which Routier called. The turn was the 6♥ and Routier led out for 22,000. Rocha called.
The river was the 10♦ and Routier, after taking some time, made a large bet of 26,000. Rocha thought only for a moment before making the call.
Routier flipped 9♠8♠ for a missed straight draw. Rocha flipped over J♠3♠. He successfully caught Routier's bluff with a pair of jacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
320,000 | |
|
150,000 |
Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Abraham Serrano raised to 28,000 from under the gun and Anthony Farinella went all in from early position for not much more. Action folded to Alfonso Simone on the button, who isolated with a raise. Serrano folded and two players flipped their cards, with Farinella at risk.
Anthony Farinella: 10♠10♥
Alfonso Simone: J♠J♦
The board ran out 9♦6♠6♦3♣2♦. Both players had a pocket pair and it was Simone who had the better hand. His pocket jacks held to eliminate Farinella.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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390,000
354,000
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354,000 |
|
Busted |
Play is now hand for hand in Day 1d of the FPS Main Event. There are 72 players remaining and 71 will make it through to Day 2, meaning the flight is on the true bubble.
