Andreas Eiler was all in holding 
and would need to hold against the 
of Darren Elias.
Unfortunately, there was a queen and a ten on the 
flop and the 
runout didn't help him and he was eliminated.
Picking up the action after the flop with the board reading 
, the main pot already had around 75,000 in the middle. The button was already all in and a side pot was being built between James Romero in the big blind and John Cynn in the hijack.
The turn brought the and Romero check-called a bet of 33,000 from Cynn. The 
completed the board with five cards to a straight on the board. Romero thought for over two minutes before shipping all in for around 50,000. Cynn snap-called and all three hands were tabled.
Romero showed 
to play the board while Cynn flopped a flush with 
. The button revealed 
before he joined Romero on the sidelines for the day.
On a 
flop Tom Middleton bet 5,000 and Ludovic Geilich called. Maria Ho raised to 20,000. Middleton folded and Geilich tanked and eventually raised to 95,000, covering Ho. She called and was all in for 86,600.
Ludovic Geilich: 
Maria Ho: 
Ho had flopped a set and the 
improved her to a full house. The river was the 
and she doubled to 200,000 in chips.
Ali Imsirovic was one of the latest entries since the past break and wasted no time in jumping straight into the action. The action was folded around to the button who made it 2,200 to go and Imsirovic called from the big blind.
The flop came 
and both players checked to the on the turn. Imsirovic led out for 6,000 and his opponent called to see the 
on the river. Imsirovic fired out another bet of 6,000 and his opponent dipped into the tank before making the call. Imsirovic turned over 
for two pair and his opponent mucked his cards.
The field has reached the 200 entry mark as more players have found their way into the tournament area over the past break.
Level: 5
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
With the tournament clock showing 174 of 193 players remaining on Day 1a. This marks the halfway point of the day's play.
button in Safari
