"It was a dream scenario that didn't work out," Sam Cohen said after walking out of the tournament area. Cohen will be back shortly on her second bullet for Day 1a after she busted in a three-way three-bet pot against Pim Kuipers.
Cohen had flopped a gutshot and the nut flush draw with 
only for Kuipers to flop the nut straight with 
on a board of 
. The chips went in after a raising war on the flop and Cohen failed to get there.
Some of the players that have played the Super High Rollers over the past days have entered the field, including:
Mohamed Mamouni raised to 25,000 from the hijack and Dermot Blain came along from the big blind. The duo headed to a flop of 
and both players checked. On the 
turn, Blain bet 50,000 and Mamouni called before doing so again for 160,000 on the 
river.
Blain turned over the 
for the flopped straight and Mamouni mucked 
face up. "You lost the minimum" Blain added while raking in the pot.
Further notables have taken their seat with the screens showing 112 entries mid-way through the first level and among those are Niall Farrell, Michael Tureniec, partypoker sponsored pro Marcel Luske, and Kiryl Radzivonau, among others. Martin Weiemann, who was the first casualty of the day, has re-entered already.
Artur Wasek, in the cutoff, raised to 20,000 and was called by Dietrich Fast in the big blind.
The flop came 
, Fast check-called the 20,000 bet of Wasek.
The turn brought them the 
, now Fast check-called the 50,000 bet of Wasek.
The river completed the board with the 
, pairing the board up. Fast checked once more. Wasek continued with a bet of 125,000, Fast quickly called. Wasek showed 
for the pair on the board with the ace-kicker but he was beaten by Fast who tabled 
for two pair, kings and eights.
Not even 10 minutes were played and the first player was sent to the rail. With some 350,000 chips in the middle and the turn reading 
in a battle of the blinds on their four-handed table, Martin Weiemann checked out of the small blind. Daniel Nietrzebka bet 250,000 and Weiemann check-raised all in to pick up an instant call.
Martin Weiemann: 
Daniel Nietrzebka: 
The on the river was a blank and Weiemann was the first casualty of the day.
The cards just got underway with some 60 players registered and more familiar faces entered the competition. This includes the first ever WSOP bracelet winner from Greece, Makarios Avramidis, along with Adrian Mateos, Martin Finger and Sander van Wesemael.
Level: 1
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 5,000
The first of four flights will get underway in eight minutes from now with a delay of 20 minutes while the registration is sorting out all live satellite and online qualifiers. Below is a list of players that will be taking part soon.
The start of the tournament has been delayed by fifteen minutes to grant players some extra time to register and take their seats at the tables.
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