Michal Mrakes shoved for around 30,000 and Gilles Nigro looked him up from the next seat over. The rest of the table got out of the way and action was heads up.
Michal Mrakes: A♥5♦
Gilles Nigro: A♦A♣
The board ran out J♥4♣9♠7♥8♦ and the aces held to send Mrakes to the rail.
Mauro Tarantini and Vlado Banicevic were heads-up in a pot with around 25,000 in the middle already. The board read J♣10♣6♣4♥ and Tarantini check-called a bet of 12,000 from Banicevic.
The 10♠ paired the board on the river and Tarantini decided to lead out with a bet of 15,500. Banicevic looked him up and Tarantini turned over K♥Q♣ for missed straight and flush draws. Banicevic held 8♣7♣ for a flush and raked in a big pot.
Srdan Knezevic limped in from early position before Barak Wisbrod raised to 3,500 from the button. The blinds got out of the way and Knezevic called to see a flop.
The flop was 8♠7♠2♣ and Knezevic bet 3,200. Wisbrod called and the turn was 3♠.
Knezevic fired another 3,200 at the turn and called when Wisbrod raised to 10,000. The river was 7♣ and Knezevic bet another 11,000 to force Wisbrod out of the pot with a fold.
Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
The players are going on their second 20-minute break and the field has grown to 750 entries with late registration still open for approximately four more hours. Day 1b will also be starting shortly at 6:00 p.m. local time and will have 20-minute levels.
There was a raise to 2,000 in early position and a player in middle position flat-called. Walter Ripper three-bet to 8,000 in the hijack and Ionut Josanu four-bet shoved all in for 21,400. The action folded back to Ripper who thought for a minute before making the call.
Ionut Josanu: A♠A♥
Walter Ripper: A♦10♥
The flop came 9♣7♦2♦ and Josanu was looking good for a double-up. The Q♦ on the turn gave Ripper a flush draw but the K♣ on the river bricked out as Josanu stayed alive.
Francesco Delfoco was all in for his last 12,000 and Peter Larem was the one to put him at risk from the next seat over. The rest of the table got out of the way and action was heads up.
Francesco Delfoco: A♦A♣
Peter Larem: K♥K♣
The board ran out 6♦5♠3♠8♦6♣ and the aces held to secure the double for Delfoco.
There was a raise to 1,600 in the hijack and it was called by the small blind. Erkan Karakas also tagged along from the big blind to see a flop of Q♥Q♣8♣. The action checked to the hijack who continued with a bet of 1,500. The small blind folded and Karakas check-raised to 4,500 which his opponent called.
The turn was the 9♦ and Karakas dropped in a bet of 30,000. His opponent mulled it over before calling off his stack of around 16,000. Karakas tabled K♠Q♠ while his opponent was left drawing slim with 10♠9♠. The river was the 2♥ and Karakas held on to send his opponent to the rail.
Frederic Daoud was all in for around 25,000 and Tom Orpaz was the one to put him at risk.
Frederic Daoud: A♥A♠
Tom Orpaz: A♣Q♣
The board ran out 8♥2♣4♦3♦Q♦ and Daoud held on with aces to secure the double.
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