In a blind versus blind situation, all chips went in the middle in a 2♥Q♦7♦ flop.
Asif Warris was at risk for his 51,000 stack with Q♥10♥.
His opponent held 8♣8♦ and failed to improve after the turn 3♦ and the river A♠. Warris couldn't contain his joy and doubled to 110,000.
French player Ewen Trevidy just went back to the cashier and re entry.
On a A♠10♦6♥9♠ board, Trevidy under the gun faced a 12,000 bet from his left neighbor.
He called and on the river Q♣, he put his chips in the middle and was quickly called.
Trevidy: 9♦8♦
His opponent: A♣10♣
His bluff failed against two pairs and Trevidy took a re entry ticket and a new seat, at Robert James' table.
The field has reached 100 players cap, with new tables opening.
Among the last entrants, Romanian player Ovi Balaj already re entered.
Balaj is a regular from French parisian clubs.
Javier Tsunamy also busted and re entered.
The board was already revealed when PokerNews arrived at Samuel Ju's table.
On K♦6♣2♦Q♣10♦, Ju went all-in and was called.
Ju: A♦4♦
His opponent: J♠9♣
With a flush found on the river against a straight, Ju managed to double up and climp to 90,000.
German player Stefan Peukert and Spanish regular Javier Tsunamy failed to qualify yesterday.
They are both back in the field today for Day 1c.
Owen Davies and Maria Agayag already re-entered in this beginning of Day 1c.
The field is up to 60 entries at the end of the second level.
Wearing a Triton Poker shirt, Junda Zhan Zhu is back in contention today, as he failed to qualify yesterday, a few players left from the end of the day.
She was the unlucky bubble person yesterday in Day 1a.
With pocket aces, Alexandra O'Brien went all-in before the flop but failed against ace jack off.
She finished 17th for 16 qualifiers in the money.
O'Brien took her seat early in this Day 1c flight to try to do better and qualify for Day 2.
The magnificent Gran Via casino Madrid is ready for Day 1c of the Pokercode Festival Main Event. 103 entrants registered yesterday for Day 1a and 92 in Day 1b Fast. Plenty more, as well as re entry player, will jump into the field today for Day 1c and Day 1d Fast later on.
On Day 1A, 16 players qualified for the next stage of the tournament and German player Frederik Thiemer ended the day with the top stack of 852,000 chips from his 50,000 starting stack. In Day 1b Fast, 14 players joined them for Day 2 with Jose Osorio leading (874,000 chips).
Like yesterday, the flights will end once 15% of the field is reached, all qualified for Day 2 and in the money. Unlimited re entries are possible during the first twelve 30-minute levels. There will be 15-minute breaks after Level 4 and 8, with a 60-minute dinner break after Level 12.
Pokercode founders Fedor Holz and Matthias Eibinger are expected to be in the field today as well as many Pokercode friends and fans. This Main Event edition will set a new record field, easily breaking the 253-entrants figures reached in the first edition in Bratislava in 2021.
Stay tuned to PokerNews from 2 p.m. for all the updates throughout the day and until a new champion is crowned on Sunday night!
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