Carlos Villamarin was low on chips and jammed the button for 13,702. Ioannis Angelou-Konstas called from the big blind and players turned over their cards.
Carlos Villamarin: 
Ioannis Angelou-Konstas: 
Villamarin was drawing thin after his opponent hit top pair on the 
flop. Villamarin was drawing dead after the 
came on the turn and was officially done with his first bullet on Day 1b after the 
completed the board on the river.
The field has grown to 65 entrants with 58 players remaining at the start of Level 5. Vlad-Stefan "HaiFanFan" Lache was still in the lead to start the new blind level.
Level: 5
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 150
Olivier Rebello just cracked the 
held by Daniel Dvoress.
Dvoress three-bet jammed the 
board on the turn and Rebello quickly called and turned over 
for trips. A blank hit the river and the table quickly broke after the hand.
Dvoress didn't immediately re-enter after the hand, but still has plenty of time to get back into the action if he chooses to later.
Alexandre "SexyBaldGuy" Mantovani opened the button for 2,500. Xuming "scplayer" Qi three-bet to 9,500 from the small blind. Mantovani four-bet to 18,500 before he called a five-bet jam by Qi to 68,445.
Xuming "scplayer" Qi: 
Alexandre "SexyBaldGuy" Mantovani: 
It looked good for Qi to double until Mantovani nailed a set on the 
flop. The 
turn and turned this into a full house and Qi hit the felt at least for now.
Ravid "jerbi9999" Garbi opened to 2,200 from early position before he called a three-bet by David Yan to 7,380 from the button.
Both players checked the 
flop before the 
paired the board on the turn.
Garbi bet 5,655 and used some of his time bank before he called a raise to 17,878 by Yan.
The 
completed the board on the river. Garbi checked and folded to Yan's bet of 26,446 to give his opponent the pot.
Here is a look at the top five stacks to start Level 4 with Vlad-Stefan "HaiFanFan" Lache in the captain's chair.
Day 1b was at 63 entrants with 59 players remaining at the start of the level.
Level: 4
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 125
For a guy confident enough to recently issue an open challenge to play nearly anyone in the world at any stakes, Wiktor "limitless" Malinowski seems to be receiving a surprising number of takers.
While Malinowski remains in the midst of a lengthy heads-up challenge against Stefan "Stefan11222" Burakov on PokerStars, tournament legend Fedor Holz announced he wants in on the action.
"Yo, Wiktor, what's up?" Holz said in a video posted to Twitter. "I see you're getting crushed by Stefan in your heads-up challenge. How's that going? My condolences.
"Before he takes all your money, I want to get back to that offer you made on Joe [Ingram's] podcast. To play me drunk whenever I want, whatever stakes I want. So, yeah, let's f****** do it, I challenge you."
The tournament is on its first short five-minute break of Day 1b.
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