Bassel Moussa opened to 1,600 from middle position and Agharazi Babayev three-bet to 5,000 from the cutoff. A player on the button then four-bet to 16,000.
Moussa thought for about a minute and asked for an approximate count of his opponent's chip stacks before putting in a five=bet to 41,600. Both opponents got out of the way and Moussa collected a sizable pot without having to see a flop.
Level: 3
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Bulut Celik opened to 1,500 from middle position and was called by a player in the big blind.
The flop came A♥K♠5♣. The big blind checked, Celik bet 1,000 and the big blind called.
Celik bet again when checked to on the 4♣ turn for 4,000 and this time it was enough to force a fold from his opponent.
A player from middle position opened to 1,300 and received a call from Bakhos Joumaa in the cutoff before Chrysi Phiniotis three-bet to 5,500 from the button. The original raiser got out of the way while Joumaa made the call.
The flop came Q♠9♦7♠ and Joumaa check-called a 4,000 continuation bet from Phiniotis.
Both players then checked the 4♣ turn and J♠ river. Joumaa tabled 10♥9♥ for a pair of nines but Phiniotis showed down A♠J♥ for a pair of jacks to take the pot.
Giorgiy Skhulukhiya opened to 1,200 from early position and received calls from Rashad Iskandarov from the hijack and Ali El-Siblani in the big blind.
The flop came K♠3♥2♦ and action checked around to Skhulukhiya who fired a 2,500 continuation bet. Iskandarov called while El-Siblani got out of the way.
Skhulukhiya bet again on the 9♠ turn, this time for 4,000. Once again Iskandarov made the call.
On the 5♣ river Skhulukhiya slowed down with a check and Iskandarov bet 11,000. Skhulukhiya called.
Iskandarov tabled K♣J♣ for top pair and Skhulukhiya's cards hit the muck.
Level: 2
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Aylar Lie opened to 1,200 from the cutoff and received calls from John Doebs on the button and Antoine Hasbani in the small blind.
The flop came Q♦9♦9♥. Hasbani checked, Lie fired an 1,100 continuation bet, Doebs called and Hasbani called.
Action checked around to Doebs who bet 3,500 on the 4♦ turn. Both Hasbani and Lie opted to fold.
Doebs flashed the 9♠ from his hand as he scoooped the pot.
"I thought you had the queen, not the nine" Lie told Doebs. "I had jacks"
Dmitry Gromov opened to 1,200 from the hijack and Rabih El Hachem called from the small blind.
The flop came A♠K♠5♦ and El Hachem check-called a 1,000 continuation bet from Gromov.
Gromov bet again when checked to on the 8♦ turn, this time for 4,100. El Hachem quickly folded allowing Gromov to take the early pot.
With the tournament clock showing 31 players to start the day, cards are in the air for Day 1c of the Main Event.
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