Georgios Efthymiadis hasn't been involved in any big pots but he has been three betting a bit preflop and taking down smaller pots on the flop to quietly build up his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Savvas Baltiras had the chip lead for a few hours earlier in the day before getting short on chips. He is back in business after doubling up against Georgios Efthymiadis.
Baltiras opened for 15,000 from the button before Baltiras Georgios Efthymiadis raised to 40,000 from the small blind. Baltiras jammed for 85,000 and Efthymiadis called.
Georgios Efthymiadis: 
Savvas Baltiras: 
Baltiras stayed ahead the entire hand as the 
ran out on the board to give him a double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
140,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
Georgios Efthymiadis opened from early position with 
for 10,000 before he called a jam of around 40,000 from Georgios Farmakis from middle position with 
.
Efthymiadis paired the board and Farmakis wished everyone a good game before he left the poker room.
After the hand, there were seven players battling it out. Four will bag chips and automatically head into Day 2 in the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
170,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
|
230,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
|
170,000
138,000
|
138,000 |
|
|
160,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
150,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
150,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
45,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
Georgios Efthymiadis limped from under the gun before Christina Orfanidou called from one seat over. Georgios Kamas called from the button before Georgi Ignatov raised to 27,500 from the small blind.
Savvas Baltiras jammed for about 175,000 and everyone folded to give him an uncontested pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
225,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
It's break-time for the remaining six players. Just before the break, Georgios Kamas jammed for seven big blinds with 
from early position and was called by Christina Orfanidou from the button with 
.
Kamas didn't get a save from the 
and he is on a permanent break for the day versus the rest of the players who will be back in 15 minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
212,500
-17,500
|
-17,500 |
|
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
333,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
212,500 | |
|
|
211,500
-13,500
|
-13,500 |
|
|
204,500
44,500
|
44,500 |
|
|
148,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
|
98,500
-71,500
|
-71,500 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Georgios Efthymiadis opened to 12,000 from the hijack before he called a three-bet to 30,000 from Marian Ivanov from the small blind.
Ivanov check-called a bet of 30,000 after the 
came on the flop before both players checked after the 
paired the board on the turn.
Ivanov led out for 25,000 after the completed the board on the river. Efthymiadis tanked for several minutes before Ivanov called time.
PokerNews Cup Tournament Director Thomas Lamatsch informed Efthymiadis he had 30 seconds. Efthymiadis called right before the buzzer. Ivanov turned over 
for a full house and Efthymiadis tossed his hand into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
430,000
97,000
|
97,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
119,500
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
