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 | |
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24,000 |
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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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 | |
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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 |
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 |
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Busted |
| 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 | |
Attila Ivacson open-raised to 300 from early position, Carlos Garcia called, Corel Theuma called and Dario Talio called on the button.
The flop came J♦5♥10♥ and Ivacson continued for 1,000. Garcia called, then Theuma moved all in for 16,000. Ivacson then moved all in over the top and the rest of the table folded to leave two players to flip their cards.
Corel Theuma: Q♥3♥ 
Attila Ivacson: 10♠10♣
Ivacson was out ahead with his set of tens, but Theuma had outs with a flush draw. The turn came the 3♦ and river the 6♣. Ivacson held and Theuma became one of the few players to face elimination in the first level of play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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62,000
28,000
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28,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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Busted |
Heads-up on a flop of 4♥Q♦7♠, Yehor Shumeiko bet 1,200 from middle position and Jerome Sgorrano called in the small blind.
Shumeiko bet another 4,600 on the A♥ turn and Sgorrano again called. The river was the 8♦ and Shumeiko bet 13,800.
Sgorrano snap-called and Shumeiko turned over A♦7♦ for two pair. Sgorrano mucked and Shumeiko took down the big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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55,000
55,000
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55,000 |
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12,000
26,000
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26,000 |
Maria Konnikova open-raised from early position and was called by Masato Yokosawa in middle position and Barny Boatman on the button. Selim Amghar then three-bet to 1,300 from the big blind, which prompted Konnikova to let her hand go. Yokosawa and Boatman both flicked in a chip to call.
The flop came 6♣9♦5♦ and Amghar continued for 1,000. Yokosawa called, then Boatman raised it up to 7,000, leaving himself just 7,000 behind. Amghar asked Boatman to lift his arm to see his stack, then decided to fold. Yokosawa also folded and Boatman scooped in the pot to bring himself back close to starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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36,000
6,000
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6,000 |
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35,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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26,000 | |
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25,000
2,000
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2,000 |
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Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
