James Walsh raised in late position, Daniel Hodson called and Razvan Aflacailor reraised from the button. Walsh and Hodson both called and action went to the flop.
The flop fell 
. Walsh checked, Hodson bet 2,500 and both players called.
The turn was the 
. Walsh checked again and Hodson bet 5,500. Aflacailor, who was the aggressor preflop, opted for the shove and forced both players to fold.
Ali Zandiyeh checked from the small blind in a pot that had already grown to a very sizable 11,000 chips. The completed board was 
and his opponent Colin Fox put out a bet of 7,000 from the cutoff.
This sent Zandiyeh deep into the tank. Ultimately he called reluctantly, immediately being shown the 
from his opponent. Zandiyeh nodded and the trip sevens were good as Fox scooped in a big pot.
Colette Murphy raised to 300 and Connor Quinn called on the button.
The flop came 
. Murphy continued for 500 and Quinn called. The turn was the and Murphy bet again for 600, which Quinn called.
The river was the 
. Murphy checked and Quinn bet out 1,500, which Murphy called. Quinn showed 
for a rivered straight. Murphy announced that she had king-queen.
It's not often one sees nearly 600 big blinds going in preflop, but that is exactly what happened on one of the tables of the main event.
The chips had already gone in between Peter Josefsson in the hijack and Michael Graydon on the button when the action was caught, and they turned their hands face-up. Graydon was at risk with his 29,100 stack as Josefsson apparently had already gathered some chips early today.
Michael Graydon: 
Peter Josefsson: 
A classic case of aces versus kings. Graydon's aces held on the uneventful 
board and he doubled up to a big stack very early on.
Luckily for Josefsson, the structure leaves him with plenty of room to try and spin up his remaining 8,000 chips.
Over on the feature table, David Moger raised from the small blind with 
and got called by Antoni Oleksza in the big blind holding 
.
The flop came 
to give Moger a set and Oleksza two pair. Moger bet out and Oleksza called. The turn was the 
and Moger bet 2,500, which Oleksza called again.
On the 
river, Moger checked and Oleksza bet 1,500, which Moger called. Moger showed the set of tens and took down the pot.
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Brendan Lynch raised, Mark Robinson called and Alexander Baier reraised from the big blind.
The flop came 
. Action checked to Baier, who made it 1,600. Lynch folded and Robinson made the call. The turn came the and Robinson took the lead. He bet and Baier called.
The river was the 
and Robinson flicked a 5,000 chip into the middle, which Baier called. Robinson showed 
for trip nines.
Brian Farrell raised, Brendan Lynch called in the small blind and Mark Robinson called in the big blind.
The flop came 
and action checked around to Farrell, who bet out 500. Lynch and Robinson called.
The turn was the and Lynch took the lead with a bet of 1,400. Robinson called and Farrell folded. The river was the and both players checked.
Robinson showed 
for trip fours and Lynch mucked his hand.
Ian Simpson is back in the first level for the third consecutive day. Simpson has not made it through to Day 2 yet and thus needs to survive either Day 1c or Day 1d today to have a shot at the trophy.
In his most recent hand, Simpson open-raised the cutoff to 300, and got called by Augusto Evangelisti on the button and Bram Berkvens in the big blind.
The flop came down royally: 
. Simpson continuation-bet for 500 after a check from Berkvens, and Evangelisti made the call. Berkvens got out of the way and the appeared on the felt as the turn.
Evangelisti checked again and this time Simpson overbet the pot by placing 3,000 chips in the middle. Evangelisti snap folded and the pot went Simpson's way.
Nadja Sutter raised and picked up calls from Pablo Villena, Susan Murphy on the button, and the two players in the blinds.
The flop came 
and action checked around to Sutter, who bet 600. Villena and Murphy both made the call.
The turn was the and all three players checked. The river was the and Sutter bet out 1,600. Villena folded and Murphy folded and Sutter scooped the pot.
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