On a board of 
, we saw Olvedo Heinze check from middle position. His opponent, a Finnish player on the button, shoved for 19,075. Heinze tanked for some time before he eventually slammed his chips in the middle.
The button showed his 
and Heinze grabbed the chips after tabling 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
62,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
Wim Emo raised to 700 and one position down, in middle position, a player three-bet to 1,700. Over on the button, Mark Roovers cold four-bet to 5,025. Both blinds and Emo folded, the three-better called.
The flop came 
and a check followed. Roovers bet 4,750. His opponent check-raised to 11,200 and Roovers called.
Both of them checked the on the turn.
The 
completed the board and Roovers' opponent checked. Roovers shoved all in for 20,325 and after some deliberation, the call followed.
Roovers showed 
and his opponent wanted to muck. Roovers said the cards needed to be shown as it was an all in and a call, and the 
of the player that just lost most of his stack was tabled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
74,250
44,250
|
44,250 |
Just before the break, from middle position, Thomas de Rooij opened for 550. In the hijack, Dutch crime reporter Alberto Stegeman three-bet to 1,450. The big blind called, and so did De Rooij.
The flop came 
and both the big blind and De Rooij checked. Stegeman bet 2,525 and the big blind called. De Rooij folded.
The 
hit the turn and the big blind checked. Stegeman bet 4,175 and his opponent raised to 10,200. Stegeman shoved all in and his opponent folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
The players playing upstairs have a 15-minute break. The players downstairs have a 60-minute dinner break. In an hour time, the two groups swap places.
Thomas de Rooij, who finished fourth in this years EPT Barcelona Main Event for €535,100, is off to a good start. Not too long ago, he busted a player to get up to 75,000.
After a raise to 525 and a call, De Rooij from the small blind squeezed to 2,100. The big blind called and both other players involved called as well to make it 4-handed.
The flop came 
with two diamonds total and action checked around. The hit the turn, making for a second flush draw. De Rooij bet 4,500 and two folds later, action was on the last player. That player raised to 13,000 and De Rooij called.
The river came an off suit 
and De Rooij checked. His opponent shoved all in and De Rooij called with . His opponent showed 
for a missed draw and De Rooij collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,000 | |
|
38,050 | |
|
32,000
3,800
|
3,800 |
|
24,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
21,500
8,500
|
8,500 |
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
39,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
||
|
35,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
28,150
6,050
|
6,050 |
|
|
||
|
25,150
25,150
|
25,150 |
|
|
||
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
|
24,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
||
|
19,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
18,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
Foeke Deinum told us he lost a big pot early on where he bet 
all the way on 
. His opponent had called the flop and turn and now shoved the river. Deinum called, but turned out to be up against for the rivered full house.
In a hand a bit later, Deinum limped in. Another player limped and David Boyaciyan raised to 850. Deinum reraised to 2,200 and just Boyaciyan called.
Deinum bet 1,800 on 
and 3,000 on the 
turn. Boyaciyan called both streets and a meaningless completed the board. Deinum shoved for 8,000 and Boyaciyan folded, telling us he had in the hand. Deinum told us and Boyaciyan he had 
.
Boyaciyan lost that hand, but climbed back up after and is right back at starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
22,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
While the tournament started out relatively quiet, players have been registering all day so far. Right now, 160 entries into Day 1b have been made, of which 153 players remain at the moment. On Day 1a, 121 entries into the event were made.
