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Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
2017 European Open Special Edition
Main Event
Day: 2
Players Left 1 / 673
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Unibet Ambassador Ian Simpson has just been eliminated from today's tournament.
Simpson opened the action with a raise and was met with two callers before he check-raised all in on an 
flop. One opponent called and tabled 
to be well ahead of Simpson's 
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The turn and river blanked out, and Simpson was headed to the rail.
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Three players committed 6,000 preflop to see a 
flop. Cody Bell bet out 9,000 from under the gun only to have Hong Zhang raise to 22,000 in late position.
With the action on Yngve Steen in the hijack, he three-bet to 43,500 as Bell folded. Zhang called, and when the turn landed the 
, both players checked.
The river landed the 
, and after another Zhang check, Steen bet out 22,500.
After several minutes in the tank, Zhang called, but then mucked once he saw Steen's 
for two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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250,000
56,500
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56,500 |
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235,000
54,000
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54,000 |
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110,000
7,500
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7,500 |
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David Lappin opened to 6,500 from middle position, and Kirk Morrison shoved from the small blind for 36,500.
Lappin deliberated for a few moments and then released his hand and dropped to 170,000. Morrison is now sitting on just under 50,000 in chips.
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170,000
14,000
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14,000 |
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49,500
9,000
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9,000 |
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From under the gun, Benjamin Ector opened to 13,500 and Dutch Boyd called in late position. With the action on Morton Froland, he moved all in.
Ector tossed in his lone 1,000-denomination chip, and Boyd folded.
Ector: 
Froland: 
The board ran out 
and Ector was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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145,000
23,500
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23,500 |
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70,000
23,000
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23,000 |
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James Little found himself all in on one of the first hands of play with Joe Serock looking him up.
Little: 
Serock: 
The board ran out 
and Little was eliminated in the early part of Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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235,000
67,000
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67,000 |
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The European Open Special Edition has seen a 673-player field create a prize pool of $665,866.
The top 98 players will be guaranteed a $1,984 payday, while the final table payouts are as follows:
| Place | Prize |
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| 1st | $113,059 |
| 2nd | $72,814 |
| 3rd | $48,941 |
| 4th | $34,625 |
| 5th | $25,769 |
| 6th | $20,076 |
| 7th | $16,114 |
| 8th | $13,384 |
| 9th | $11,320 |
The cards are now in the air for Day 2.
After playing 20 minutes of level 16 to close out both Day 1 flights, there will be 40-minutes remaining at 1,500/3,000 and a 500-ante.
