Jean Morvan shoved all in from middle position for 12,000, the small blind flat called, then Miguel Lopes reraised to 26,000 from the big blind. The small blind folded, leaving two players to flip their cards, with Morvan at risk.
Jean Morvan: 8♥8♦
Miguel Lopes: K♣K♥
The board ran out 6♠J♦K♦8♠10♥. Morvan made a set of eights on the turn, but Lopes had flopped a set of kings. He held to win the pot, sending Morvan to the rail.
Laurent Varoqueaux shoved his last 11,000 under the gun, and the action folded around to Pierre Moreira who made the call in the small blind.
Laurent Varoqueaux: K♦J♦
Pierre Moreira: Q♥Q♦
Varoqueaux ran into the monster pair of Moreira and the 6♠5♥4♥Q♠8♠ run out improved him to a set of queens as Varoqueaux exited the tournament.
Athanasios Tavlas moved all in from early position for 19,000 and was called by Jason Wheeler two seats across. Players flipped their cards, with Tavlas at risk.
Athanasios Tavlas: A♥Q♦
Jason Wheeler: K♠J♦
The flop came 10♠K♥J♣ to give Wheeler two pair and Tavlas the nut straight. The turn, however, was the K♣, which improved Wheeler's hand to give him a full house as the table let out a collective gasp. The river was the 5♥.
Wheeler won the pot and Tavlas was eliminated from the tournament.
Teddy Tuil raised to 3,000 from under the gun and Peter Jaksland then pushed all-in for 28,500 in late position. It folded back to Tuil, who called with the slightly covering stack.
Peter Jaksland: A♣K♠
Teddy Tuil: 6♣6♥
Jaksland took the lead on the A♥9♠2♣ flop, yet he was drawing dead as soon as the 6♠ came on the turn to make the A♠ river a formality.
Reiji Kono moved all in from middle position with a short stack of 12,000, less than 10 big blinds. He was called by Nicolas Nabet, who had Kono well covered as players flipped their cards.
Reiji Kono: Q♠9♥
Nicolas Nabet: A♥J♠
The board ran out A♦10♠6♣K♣3♦. Nabet flopped a pair of aces and held to win the pot, sending Kono to the rail.
Alexis Andre opened the action with a raise to 3,000 and Daniel Smiljkovic three-bet jammed for the last 16,000. Michael Kramer then pushed all-in for 27,500 in the next seat and Andre folded.
Daniel Smiljkovic: 7♠7♣
Michael Kramer: 10♦10♠
The superior pair held on the K♣8♦8♥3♠6♦ runout to eliminate Smiljkovic from Day 1a.
Elsewhere, Fouad Rabahie raised to 3,500 and earned one caller. Alin Grasu three-bet to 13,500 in the small blind and Kenny Hallaert four-bet jammed for 59,000 in the big blind. The Belgian earned folds all the way to add to his stack.
Jason Wheeler opened from the button, David Docherty moved all in for 33,000 from the small blind and Rabythas Sinnathamby cold-called in the big blind. Wheeler folded.
David Docherty: A♥2♥
Rabythas Sinnathamby: A♦K♣
The board ran out 9♣3♦9♥7♦Q♥ and Docherty was sent to the rail.
"I was only here for 15 minutes but I had fun," Doherty announced as he left to register for Day 1b.
Jacques Guenni was all-in for 24,000 in the small blind, up against Parker Talbot from under the gun and Scott Margereson two seats over.
Jacques Guenni: A♦K♣
Parker Talbot: 10♣10♦
Scott Margereson: 10♥10♠
Guenni got there on the K♦J♣8♠2♦2♠ runout to leave both big name pros on fumes.
Margereson jammed for the last 6,000 the next hand and Jean Bros isolated with a reshove, Talbot folded in the big blind.
Scott Margereson: Q♥10♥
Jean Bros: A♠J♦
The 10♦8♣6♣A♦2♥ board knocked out Margereson, who received a "Hey, good luck in 1b buddy," from Talbot.
Only a few minutes later, Talbot would follow Margereson to the rail and pondered whether he'd jump into Day 1a of the High Roller or the second flight of the €1,100 FPS Main Event.
Vincent Lavollee moved all in from late position and Joao Tomas moved all in from the button. Nourredine Aittaleb called in the small blind and had both players covered as the cards were turned.
Vincent Lavollee: 5♥5♦
Joao Tomas: A♦Q♦
Nourredine Aittaleb: A♣A♠
The board ran out 3♥A♥2♣K♠8♦. Tomas paired his ace, but Aittaleb made a set of aces to win the three-way all-in. Lavollee and Tomas were both eliminated from the tournament.
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