Level: 12
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
Level: 12
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
Sergio Aido raised to 26,000 in the hijack, and only Artur Martirosian called in the big blind.
Martirosian check-called a bet of 23,000 on a J♠Q♠4♣ flop, and did the same again on the 7♣ turn, this time for a more substantial 115,000. However, when Aido failed to relent on the 4♠ river, betting another 275,000, Martirosian waved the white flag and check-folded.
Hassan Nashar raised to 50,000 in the hijack, and when the action folded to Aliaksandr Shylko in the small blind, he moved all in for 251,000. The action returned to Nashar, who called.
Aliaksandr Shylko: K♦K♣
Hassan Nashar: 9♦7♣
The mismatch in hand strength preflop extended to postflop, as the 10♥5♥4♣J♥10♦ saw Shylko double with relative ease.
Danilo Velasevic raised on the button before calling when Fabian Gumz moved all in for 117,000 from the big blind.
Fabian Gumz: A♥K♠
Danilo Velasevic: K♦10♥
There was little to sweat for Gumz, as the 7♠5♦Q♠4♣9♦ runout safely provided him a double-up.
Level: 11
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Ravil Khamatgareev moved all in for 151,000 from middle position and was at risk of elimination when Thomas Alfred Mayer called on the button.
Ravil Khamatgareev: 4♠4♥
Thomas Alfred Mayer: 9♥9♣
There was no relief for Khamatgareev on the A♣Q♠3♠5♣8♦ runout, ending his run at the Day 1a flight of the Main Event.
The action was joined as Raoul Kanme was all in preflop from the small blind for 186,000, and at risk versus under-the-gun player Danilo Velasevic.
Raoul Kanme: A♥K♥
Danilo Velasevic: 9♠9♥
The deck favoured Kanme on this occasion, as the 6♦A♠8♦Q♠7♣ runout improved him to top pair, earning him a double-up.
Rustam Khamatgareev opened to 20,000 from under the gun, and Suleyman Gurbanmuhammedov called on the button.
Khamatgareev started with a check on the 10♣Q♠A♦ flop, but when Gurbanmuhammedov bet 15,000, Khamatgareev check-raised to 65,000, which Gurbanmuhammedov called.
The 5♠ turn saw Khamatgareev move all in for around 155,000, and Gurbanmuhammedov snap-called.
Rustam Khamatgareev: A♣10♦
Suleyman Gurbanmuhammedov: K♥J♥
Gurbanmuhammedov had flopped the nuts, hitting Broadway with his king-jack, but there was still hope for Khamatgareev, who had four outs to survive.
Alas, the 8♥ river was a brick, sending Khamatgareev to the rail shortly after the players had returned from the dinner break.
With late registration now officially closed, the 113 entrants will now play until just 15 per cent of the field remains. That allows for just 17 players to advance from the flight. Once that number is reached, the surviving players will bag their chips and advance to Day 2, each safe in the knowledge that they will have locked up a spot in the money.