The tournament organization has finalized the numbers. There were 334 unique players with 80 re-entries, which means that there were 414 entries in total for the first flight here today in the Montesino Casino.
As the tournament will play down till 10% is left, 41 players will be in the money later today and advancing through to Day 2 tomorrow.
Level: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
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We joined the action in a three-way pot, looking at a board reading 
with roughly 15,000 in the middle. Rames Woli opened with a check from the small blind, with Dusan Vlaisavljevic leading the flop for 13,000. Johann Vlasits quickly put in a raise to 30,000, with Woli equally quickly getting out of the way.
Vlaisavljevic leaned back in his chair, seemingly unsure on his plan of action. Eventually he reached for his whole stack, totalling roughly 90,000, and pushed it over the line. Vlasits wasted little time making the call, revealing his 
as the dealer requests the cards be turned over. Pain washed over Vlaisavljevic's face as he tabled 
.
Only a 10 would keep Vlaisavljevic's tournament alive, but as the dealer paired the 
on the turn, and the 
bricked the river, it was Vlastis who would claim the pot and send Vlaisavljevic to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
Busted |
Afshin Fattahi raised to 10,000 from mid-position and was called by the player in late position and the big blind.
All three players checked through on the 
on the flop. The turn brought them the 
, the player in the big blind check-called the 11,500 bet of Fattahi while the player in late position folded.
The river completed the board with the 
on which they both checked. Fattahi's opponent showed 
for a pair of queens with Fattahi himself having 
for a rivered pair of jacks, which wasn't enough to collect the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
The floor staff were called over to place a 45-second clock on Tomche Spasek, as his tablemates felt he had already taken plenty of time over his decision.
He was looking at a 
board, with about 95,000 in the middle, facing an all-in from Andreas Roder totalling 68,600. With 15 seconds left on the clock, Spasek announced "call," prompting Roder to whip over the nuts: 
. Spasek went to muck his hand, which met with some disapproval. "I want to see that hand!" requested Roder, as the dealer revealed Spasek had made the call with 
.
Roder managed to pick up maximum value with his flopped quads, and he is now well back in it, dragging a 230,000-chip pot his way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
284,000 | |
|
|
230,000 |
Our 150 remaining players are taking a short 15-minute break while the floor staff colour up the 500-value chips.
Don't forget day 1d will kick off in one hour's time, at 7pm. We are also running a hyper-turbo starting at 1030pm, with tomorrow morning's 10am hyper-turbo being the last chance for anyone not already through to Day 2
Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Manuela Richter raised to 13,000 from the cutoff and was called by the player on the button and Bodo Sbrzesny in the big blind.
All three players checked through the 
on the flop. The dealer turned the on which Sbrzesny proceeded to bet 18,000. Richter folded but the player on the button called.
The on the river completed the board, both players checked through on this card. Sbrzesny's opponent showed 
for a missed straight draw. Sbrzesny himself had 
which landed him two pair, kings and sevens, and the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
Action on table 40 folded around to Robert Galka in the hijack, who limped in for 6,000, before Burak Erpolat shoved next to act for his last 36,000. With both blinds getting out of the way, Galka shrugged and called off the rest, tabling his .
Erpolat wasn't in terrible shape with his 
, although the 
flop did afford Galka a couple more outs. The 
double-paired the board on the turn but the , while pairing Erpolat's hand, gave Galka the straight as he dragged the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
157,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
