John Thomson raised to 1,000, Francesco Riservato 3-bet to 3,500 and Thomson called.
The flop came 
and Thomson check-called Riservato's bet of 5,500.
The turn was 
and both players checked. Then on the river, Thomson led out for 12,000 and Riservato called, only to be shown 
for a set, which was all that was needed for Thomson to take down the pot.
Adnan Al-Maiki raised to 1,800 and Ling Liu in the blinds called.
Both checked the flop of 
, and the turn came .
Liu led out for 2,700 and Al-Maiki called.
The river was the 
and Liu bet 6,000 and called again.
Liu showed 
for the flopped to pair and it was good enough to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
With limp in the pot already, Paul Smith raised to 900, Sayed Jabbour called as did the limper. It went three-way to flop of 
.
Action went check, check, and Jabbour bet 1,800. Smith called and it went heads-up to the turn of and Smith check-called Jabbour's bet of 3,000. The river came 
, this time Smith led out with 4,800 and Jabbour called. Smith tabled 
for a flush and took down the pot.
In a multi-way pot, the flop came 
and satellite seat winner Temaire Tapeke in the small blind led out for 600. John Pachos in the big blind called, with the rest folding.
It was heads-up to the turn which came the 
, Tapeke bet again, this time for 1,200, and Pachos called again.
The river was 
and once more Tapeke took the betting lead with a bet of 2,600. Pachos called.
The cards were tabled as,
Tapeke: 
Pachos: 
and Pachos took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
72,000 | 22,000 |
|
|
67,000 | |
|
66,000 | 16,000 |
|
|
62,000 | 12,000 |
|
|
60,000 | 60,000 |
|
|
60,000 | 60,000 |
|
|
58,000 | 58,000 |
|
|
57,000 | 57,000 |
|
|
56,000 | 56,000 |
|
55,000 | 55,000 |
|
49,000 | -1,000 |
|
48,000 | -2,000 |
|
|
46,000 | 46,000 |
|
45,000 | -5,000 |
|
|
43,000 | 43,000 |
|
|
34,000 | -16,000 |
|
|
33,000 | -17,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
Players are now taking a 15 minute break.
With the first break of the day about to start, the field is up to 57 entries already with a steady flow of players joining Day 1C, including sixth place finisher in the High Roller event, Robert Damelian.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
|
50,000 | 50,000 |