Simon Gautschi opened to 1,200 under the gun and was met with a three-bet to 3,100 by Julien Pavon.
Action folded to Danilo Colomba in the big blind, who made the cold-call. Gautschi also called.
The 2♠7♥9♦ flop was checked through by all players.
On the 3♣ turn, Colomba led out with a bet of 4,300. Gautschi quickly folded and Pavon called.
On the J♠ river, Colomba fired out a bet of 8,200, leading to a swift fold from Pavon.
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Amato Landi opened to 1,200 and Fabrice Fort defended his big blind.
Fort led out with a bet of 3,000 on the J♠J♣3♣ flop and Landi called.
The A♥ turn was checked through by both players.
On the 7♥ river, Fort led out with a bet of 5,000, which led to a quick fold from Landi.
PokerNews caught the action as Simon Gautschi, who was in early position, had a wager of 7,500 out in front of him. Danilo Colomba, who was under the gun, had raised to 21,000 and the action was back on Gautschi.
Gautschi moved all in, putting Colomba at risk for his effective stack of approximately 52,000. Eventually, the clock was called on Colomba, prompting him to toss his cards to the muck. Gautschi won this big pot without a showdown.
Paul Lagan opened to 800 under the gun and was called by Antonio Rutigliano in middle position and Jamie Flynn in the small blind.
The 10♦J♦5♣ flop was checked to Rutigliano, who put out a bet of 1,700. Both Flynn and Lagan called.
The 6♦ turn was checked through by all three players.
On the 4♦ river, Flynn led out with a bet of 3,500, and both of his opponents quickly mucked their hands, Antonio Rutigliano flashing the 10♣.
Cards were on their backs and chips were in the middle on a flop of J♦10♠5♥ in a hand between [Removed:528] and Bryan Paris, with [Removed:529] all-in for around 11,000 and at risk.
[Removed:528]: A♣A♦ 
Bryan Paris: A♥J♣
Paris had top pair but was drawing thin versus [Removed:529]' pocket aces and the 10♥A♠ completed the runout, making [Removed:529]' full house good against Paris' top two pair.
Anatoly Chen raised to 1,600 from the cutoff and Jamie Flynn called in the small blind.
The A♣8♣10♣ flop saw Flynn check. Chen bet out 1,500 and Flynn check-raised to 4,000 from the small blind. Chen called.
The 9♦ turn checked through to the 5♠ on the river. Flynn placed a bet of 12,000 and Chen made a quick call. Flynn tabled K♦Q♣ for king-high, while Chen won this pot with A♥8♦ for two pair.
The 121 players remaining in Day 1b have just been sent on a 20-minute break.
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
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