Big blind Fabrizio Petroni and Antoine Talvard in middle position had created a pot of 30,000 when they reached the 8♠2♥3♠5♦10♦ river.
Petroni checked to Talvard, who moved all in for 18,700. After a couple of moments, Petroni flicked in a calling chip with the covering stack.
Talvard could only show ace-high with his A♠K♠, and he took his exit once Petroni tabled Q♥Q♦ for the winning pair of queens.
PokerStars ambassador Fintan 'EasyWithAces' Hand has taken his seat in the Main Event.
Currently, Day 1b has seen 299 entrants, with 292 of those still in.
Julian Micallef in the small blind raised to 600 and was called by two-time EPT champion Anton Bergstrom in the big blind.
Micallef continued for 1,100 on a flop of 3♠K♣10♠ and fired a second barrel of 1,600 on the 3♣ turn. Bergstrom called both times.
The J♣ river didn't bring more action and Micallef flipped over J♠8♠ for two pair to win the pot.
Four players saw a 2♠2♥3♣ flop. Emmett Mullin checked from the big blind, and Ewen Trevidy followed suit in early position. Roeland Peeks then bet 600 in the cutoff, which Tayfun Rodoplu called on the button.
Mullin then raised to 1,800, which folded out Trevidy. Peeks called before Rodoplu mucked his cards as well.
The two remaining contenders for the pot went to the 7♣ turn, where Mullin sized up to 2,700. Peeks check-called, after which the Q♦ river completed the board.
Peeks checked for a second time, seeing Mullin make it 8,500 to go. After a few minutes in the tank, Peeks let his cards go, surrendering the pot to Mullin.
Alex Todd kicked the action off with a raise to 600 from early position, which saw only Koen Meutstege call, defending his big blind.
Todd continued for 500 on the 8♥9♥K♠ flop, which Meutstege check-called, before both players checked on the 2♦ turn.
Meutstege then took over the betting lead on the 4♦ river, placing a bet of 3,500. Todd took a moment to consider before making the call, only to be shown the bad news as Meutstege flipped over K♦J♠, prompting Todd to muck his hand.
Heads-up on a flop of J♠5♣7♠, PokerNews ambassador Lukas Robinson on the button bet 400. It didn't take long for Dario Pieruzzini in the big blind to check-call.
Robinson fired a second barrel of 2,200 on the 10♦ turn. Once again, Pieruzzini's action was very quickly, but this time, it was a check-fold.
Action began with a raise from Julien Rouquet in the cutoff to 500. The player on the button, Santo Sidoti, in the small blind, and the big blind player called.
Four ways to a flop, the dealer provided a J♦A♥8♥ flop. Rouquet took his opportunity to continue when it checked to him, placing a bet of 600. The button player folded, but Sidoti executed a check-raise to 2,200. The big blind player folded, and after taking a moment to consider, and a little shifting in his seat, Rouquet returned his cards to the dealer too.
The cutoff opened to 600 and was called by the button. Roope Tarmi in the small blind squeezed to 3,200, but Timothée Rey in the big blind four-bet to 7,600.
The cutoff folded, quickly followed by the button, and Tarmi eventually folded as well.
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