The action was caught as Seth Davies, in the big blind, was all-in and at risk for his effective stack of 21,000 against Jean-Noel Thorel, in the small blind.
Seth Davies: 5♦5♣
Jean-Noel Thorel: Q♣9♥
Davies' pocket pair was out in front, but the 6♠7♥6♥7♣J♠ runout counterfeited his holding, making him the first causality of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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260,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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Busted | |
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Jean-Noel Thorel raised to 4,500 in the cutoff and Steve O'Dwyer called in the small blind. Teun Mulder then three-bet to 18,000 and only Thorel called.
The flop came K♥J♠9♥ and Mulder bet 8,000. Thorel called and the 8♠ fell on the turn. Mulder then checked, Thorel bet 18,000, and Mulder raised to 55,000.
Thorel quickly called to see the A♣ river, where Mulder moved all in. Thorel had around 180,000 remaining and quickly gave up his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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450,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
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220,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
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||
|
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180,000
80,000
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80,000 |
Thomas Santerne raised from the button to 5,000 and Byron Kaverman defended in the big blind.
Both players checked to the river as the full board now read 10♥6♠4♠6♦J♣. Kaverman led out for 2,500 and Santerne called. Kaverman tabled K♥4♥ for bottom pair, winning him this pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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400,000
130,000
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130,000 |
|
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265,000
105,000
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105,000 |
In a blind versus blind battle, Mikael Thuritz bet 15,000 on a flop of Q♣10♣5♥ and Mike Watson called.
The turn was the A♥ and Thuritz bet 19,000. Watson again called and the 10♥ fell on the river. Thuritz then moved all in and Watson called for around 50,000 more.
Thuritz showed 10♦5♦ for a full house and Watson tossed J♥10♠ into the muck as he made his way to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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260,000
108,000
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108,000 |
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Busted | |
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Kayhan Mokri and Santhosh Suvarna built a pot of around 90,000 as they saw a flop of 9♠7♠4♥. Mokri then bet 30,000 from the cutoff and Suvarna called on the button.
The turn was the 9♣ and Mokri bet another 35,000. Suvarna quickly folded and Mokri added to his big stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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460,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
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110,000
140,000
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140,000 |
Niklas Astedt raised to 5,000 from under the gun and Mikael Thuritz three-bet to 20,000 from the small blind. Astedt called.
The 4♦5♣Q♥ flop checked through to the 9♥ on the turn and the 6♥ on the river. Both players checked to a showdown.
"Ace-king," announced Thuritz, prompting Astedt to table 3♦3♠ for an unpair to the board; good enough to take down this pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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260,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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211,000
49,000
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49,000 |
The remaining 16 players have been sent on their second 20-minute break of the day.
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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480,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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428,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
353,500
46,500
|
46,500 |
|
|
344,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
327,000
117,000
|
117,000 |
|
|
316,500
96,500
|
96,500 |
|
|
289,500
30,500
|
30,500 |
|
|
247,500
12,500
|
12,500 |
|
|
239,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
|
230,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
218,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
|
210,500
39,500
|
39,500 |
|
|
194,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
|
176,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
168,500
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
115,000
5,000
|
5,000 |