The seat next to Konstantin Kostyakov that formerly belonged to Anna Yamshchikova is empty and the Russian has been eliminated recently. Two other players are chasing table chip leader Izzitreallyd: Ondrej Vlasanek and "Hollywood".
Hollywood limped in, Ondrej Vlasanek raised small and Hans Falge called on the button. The small blind reraised to 2,200 and Hollywood made it 6,000 to go. Vlasanek folded, as did Falge, but the small blind called. On the flop, the small blind checked and quickly folded to the shove of Hollywood.
In a battle of the blinds, Konstantin Kostyakov raised to 1,100 and Hollywood called from one seat over. On the flop, Kostyakov continued for 1,600 and was called before making it 3,500 to go on the turn. Hollywood glanced over to see the stack of his opponent and then raised to 8,000.
That proved to be too much for Kostyakov, who elected to fold.
It is approximately 8 p.m. local time and that means the €90+€10 Ticket $ Ca$h Side Event is about to start. The tournament features a guaranteed cash prize pool of €10,000. Furthermore, 15 tickets for the PokerNews Cup Main Event are also included and all players in the money will receive a ticket.
Pavel Novotny raised from under the gun and picked up two callers in Dirty Harry on the button and Antonio Quarta in the big blind. On the flop, all three players checked. After the turn, Quarta bet 2,500 and just Novotny called.
The river completed the board and Quarta bet 5,000. Novotny called and was shown by Quarta, who claimed the pot with trips sevens.
Petr Targa limped in and Izzitreallyd raised to 3,200, Targa called. The flop came and Izzitreallyd immediately bet 5,500, Targa called.
On the turn, Izzitreallyd then faced the shove of Targa and called after long consideration only.
Targa:
Izzitreallyd:
The on the river was a blank and the pocket queens of Izzitreallyd ended up second best to let Targa double up not long after registering for the event.
Alexander Mikhalev was trying to steal a pot from Daniela Jäger by betting the river for 5,000. However, Jäger called with for queens and aces to see Mikhalev muck pocket sixes.
One hand later, Jäger raised to 1,500 from under the gun and Marek Bartoszewicz three-bet to 4,000 from one seat over, Jäger called. On the flop, Jäger check-called a bet of 4,000 and then bet the turn for 8,000. Bartoszewicz called and the river completed the board. Jäger fired another 8,000 and that forced a fold from her opponent.
Day 1b has been rather tight thus far and no huge stack emerged. Almost 50 players were sent to the rail within seven and a half levels and Michel Kruijt appears to be the current chip leader with almost four times the starting stack.
Kruijt was just now involved in a four-way limped pot to the flop, but then quickly gave up when Haffi in the big blind made it 1,200 to go. The cutoff stayed in and called another bet worth 2,300 on the turn before folding to a third barrel on the river by Haffi.
A few Slovakians are playing in the Side Events right now, but only two appear to be in Day 1b of the Main Event. However, there is good news for Viktor Šebo and Juraj Sosovicka. Both are at two times the starting stack, slowly and steadily building over the past few hours.
flop, the small blind checked and quickly folded to the shove of Hollywood.
flop, Kostyakov continued for 1,600 and was called before making it 3,500 to go on the 
turn. Hollywood glanced over to see the stack of his opponent and then raised to 8,000.
flop, all three players checked. After the 
turn, Quarta bet 2,500 and just Novotny called.
river completed the board and Quarta bet 5,000. Novotny called and was shown 
by Quarta, who claimed the pot with trips sevens.
turn, Izzitreallyd then faced the shove of Targa and called after long consideration only.
on the river was a blank and the pocket queens of Izzitreallyd ended up second best to let Targa double up not long after registering for the event.
river for 5,000. However, Jäger called with 
river completed the board. Jäger fired another 8,000 and that forced a fold from her opponent.
river by Haffi.
