Igor Kurganov entered for the second time in the tournament. He put up another €100,000 to get 200,000 in tournament chips while the blinds are about to go to 2,500/5,000.
He brings the total number of entries up to 27 and there are 19 remaining in the tournament.
The tournament staff just announced that they will play one level less than originally scheduled. Players will bag up after the ninth level today instead of the tenth after they started about 1,5 hours late today.
This also means that the late registration period will be open until the end of the first level on Day 2.
Igor Kurganov raised to 9,000 from the under-the-gun position with 
and Cary Katz called from the hijack with 
. Michael Addamo called from the big blind as well and the three went to the flop.
The flop was dealt 
and Addamo checked to Kurganov who checked as well. Katz bet 17,000 and Addamo got out of the way. Kurganov put his last 111,500 in the middle and Katz quickly called.
They opened up and Kurganov needed a club but he managed to gain some outs on the 
turn. The river was the 
which awarded the pot to Katz and Kurganov was sent to the rail.
Choon Tong Siow raised to 8,000 from the hijack and it folded to Orpen Kisacikoglu in the big blind. He called to see the 
flop and Kisacikoglu checked to Siow.
Siow continued with a bet of 10,000 and a quick call followed by Kisacikoglu. The turn was the 
and Kisacikoglu check-called another bet of 21,000 from Siow.
The 
river completed the board and Kisacikoglu checked to Siow again who bet 50,000. A quick fold followed by Kisacikoglu and the pot was pushed to Siow.
With the board showing 
, Ole Schemion checked from the small blind, and Kristen Bicknell went all in for her remaining 64,000 chips.
Schemion called, but saw the bad news when Bicknell tabled 
for the turned straight. The win put Bicknell back above the starting stack as Level 7 plays on.
Orpen Kisacikoglu opened to 8,000 under the gun, and Phil Ivey called in the big blind.
Ivey checked, and Kisacikoglu continued for 5,000 on the 
flop, which Ivey called.
Ivey check-called 16,000 on the turn, and checked again on the 
river. Ivey folded to the river bet.
Cary Katz, also called 'El jefe', raised to 13,000 from the cutoff with 
and he was called by Wai Kin Yong from the button with 
. The blinds got out of the way and the flop fell 
.
Katz continued on the flop with a bet of 31,500 and Yong folded.
Katz admitted after the hand that his preflop bet was a little bigger than he initially planned but he took the pot down despite that.
Level: 7
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Players are now on a 15-minute break.
Tony G bet 45,000 from the hijack on a 
flop, and Ole Schemion made the call from the small blind.
Both players checked the 
turn, as well as the 
river. Schemion showed 
to take the pot.
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