| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
Around 6,000 was in the pot as Philipp Schieffer and Leonidas Kostagiolas went to the river on a board of 9♣J♣9♦2♠8♠.
Schieffer bet 4,600 from the big blind and Kostagiolas raised to 10,000 under the gun. Schieffer moved all in.
Kostagiolas had around 13,000 remaining and tanked for several minutes before calling. Schieffer then turned over J♠J♥ for a flopped full house and Kostagiolas mucked A♦9♥ as he headed to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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65,000
65,000
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65,000 |
|
Busted |
Vid Zagar and Mariusz Golinski built a pot of around 6,000 as they went to the turn with the board showing 4♦8♠6♥3♥.
Both players then checked to the 4♥ river, where Golinski led out for 6,000 from the small blind. Zagar quickly called.
Golinski showed A♣9♣ for ace-high, while Zagar turned over A♥K♣ and won the big pot with his king-kicker.
At the same table, Eric Afriat had a rough start to his tournament as he sits with around 20,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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45,000
8,000
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8,000 |
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20,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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14,000 |
Action was on the flop on a board of 5♥5♣4♣ and Daniel Zimbru checked. Artyom Smbatyan moved all in for his last 2,700 chips into a pot of 7,200. The button folded and Zimbru called. Players revealed their hands.
Artyom Smbatyan: J♦2♦
Daniel Zimbru: A♣Q♣
The turn came the 3♦ and river the 10♠, so Zimbru's ace-high was enough to win the pot. Smbatyan was the first to be eliminated in Day 1a of the Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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56,000 | |
|
Busted |
Maria Konnikova bet 600 from the big blind on a board of J♥8♣8♠4♠ and David Zheng called under the gun. Barny Boatman then raised to 2,000 in the cutoff and only Konnikova called.
Konnikova checked to Boatman on the 9♠ river and he bet 2,500. Konnikova then came back with a raise to 7,500.
"No fair," Boatman said as he eventually mucked after a few seconds.
"It was a good fold," Konnikova told him as she took the pot.
Japanese vlogging superstar Masato Yokosawa recently took his seat at this table, as did EPT champion Dimitar Danchev.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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40,000
9,000
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9,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
|
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
|
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23,000
6,500
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6,500 |
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Heads-up on a board of K♦J♣Q♦7♥, Jerome Sgorrano bet 2,000 from the cutoff and Jose Manuel Monsonis called under the gun.
The river was the 3♥ and Sgorrano bet another 2,500. Monsonis quickly called, but mucked once Sgorrano turned over J♦7♦ for two pair to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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38,000 | |
|
24,000 |
The full board was already out and read 2♣8♦6♥7♣A♠. Tommaso Castellano led out for 3,000 into a pot of around 9,000, and Omar Hernandez was in the tank. Hernandez eventually made the call and Castellano turned over A♥Q♣.
It was a perfect river for Castellano, who won the pot as his opponent mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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38,000
38,000
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38,000 |
|
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23,000
23,000
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23,000 |
Action was on the turn on a board 3♣8♥10♥Q♦ and Fabrice Maltez checked. Sebastian Schulze bet 1,800 and Maltez called.
The turn came the 8♣ and Maltez led out for 6,000. Shulze called to take it to showdown and Maltez revealed Q♣8♦ for a full house. Schulze mucked and Maltez dragged in a decent pot early on.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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43,000 | |
|
22,000 |
In a blind versus blind battle, Vid Zagar bet 1,600 on a board of 2♦6♦3♥7♥ and Oleg Furman called.
The river was the 6♠ and Furman led out for 1,000. Zagar then raised to 4,000 and Furman quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
37,000
7,000
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7,000 |
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25,000 |
Stefan Dimitrov raised to 300 on the button, Attila Ivacson three-bet to 1,100 in the big blind, and Dimitrov called.
The flop came 10♠9♦4♠ and Ivacson continued for 800. Dimitrov called to see the 10♥ turn, where Ivacson bet another 1,300. Dimitrov again called.
Both players checked the 5♥ river and Ivacson turned over A♣Q♥ to win the pot with his ace-kicker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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34,000 | |
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26,000 |
