Ilkin Amirov bet 325 on the paired 
board. Noah Schwartz was his opponent and raised to 950. Amirov made the call, and the dealer placed the 
out on the turn. After both players checked fourth street, the 
landed on the river. Amirov led with a bet of 1,300, and Schwartz folded.
George Danzer opened to 300, and the player in the hijack made the call. As the table was still five-handed, the hijack was effectively the button.
Danzer bet out 300 on 
, and his opponent made the call. Both players checked the 
on the turn and on the river.
Danzer tabled 
for a rivered two pair, his opponent mucked.
The field is already at 750-plus runners. It's going to be big today...
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
With 475 players yesterday on Day 1a, today promises to be a big one. Last year the total amount of entries was 1,234, but the organization expects that to be topped here this year. The Estrellas Main Event had a whopping 2,560 entries which made for the biggest ever PokerStars event. The Main Event won't attract that many players, but it wouldn't surprise us if the entire Room A and Room B will be filled with players today.
The players will be playing eight 75-minute levels, with a dinner break. That means play ends around 11:45 p.m., just like yesterday. Michael Mizrachi was the one doing the most damage yesterday, gathering 186,600 in chips.
A lot of familiar faces will play today, with Daniel Negreanu, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, Jason Mercier doing their duty to represent PokerStars. Action starts at noon local time, and you may expect a day filled with updates about big hands, ton of photos from the players and tournament room, and video interviews with all the big names in about five minutes.
€5,300 Main Event
Day 1b Started
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