Level 12 has just kicked off with blinds at 1,000/2,000 and a big blind ante of 2,000. Late registration will be closed for Day 1b after the completion of this level.
Hristo Bogdanov jammed for 30,000 from under the gun. Nikolaos Pomonis called off for slightly less from the hijack before Christos Kechagias called from the button.
Hristo Bogdanov: 
Nikolaos Pomonis: 
Christos Kechagias: 
"No!" shouted Pomonis as the 
flop hit the board to give Kechagias the hand before more cards were dealt.
The 
on the turn and the 
on the river completed the board and both Bogdanov and Pominas hit the rail.
The tournament paused for a moment to bring the action down to one table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Players are now on a break. Just before the break, Dimitrios Dimitros hit the rail. PokerNews will have updated chip counts shortly of the remaining eight players.
Unless there are any new entries, five players will advance from the Day 1b field and will all be in the money to start Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
| Seat | Player | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vasileios Gkogkas | 145,000 | 58 |
| 3 | Diyan Stanev | 115,000 | 46 |
| 4 | Andreas Chalkiadakis | 142,000 | 57 |
| 5 | Eduart Eranosyan | 230,000 | 92 |
| 6 | Sotirios Koutoupas | 55,000 | 22 |
| 7 | Christos Kechagias | 144,000 | 58 |
| 8 | Rosen Simeonov | 390,000 | 156 |
| 9 | Vasileios Tsaknis | 136,000 | 54 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
390,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
||
|
230,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
145,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
144,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
142,000
30,700
|
30,700 |
|
136,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
|
115,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
|
55,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
||
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Vasileios Gkogkas opened for 7,600 from the button before he called a three-bet to 21,000 from Diyan Stanev in the button.
Stanev led out for 18,000 after the 
came on the flop and got a call. Both players checked after the came on the turn.
Stanev checked again after the 
completed the board on the river and Gkogkas bet a dirty stack of 45,500. Stanev tanked for two minutes before he folded and showed 
.
A player at the table asked Gkogkas to show a king. Instead he showed the and collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
185,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
70,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
Vasileios Gkogkas bet 13,100 into a pot of a little more after the 
came on the flop. A player folded, Andreas Chalkiadakis called, and two more players folded.
Gkogkas check-called a bet for 18,000 after the came on the turn and both players checked after the completed the board on the river.
Gkogkas turned over 
for top pair. This wasn't good enough as Chalkiadakis turned over 
for two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
|
140,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
Vasileios Gkogkas opened from under the gun for 14,000 before Diyan Stanev jammed for about 70,000. Gkogkas tanked for about 90 seconds before he called.
Diyan Stanev: 
Vasileios Gkogkas: 
The race was on but Stanev got up from his seat when he saw he was drawing thin after his opponent paired the 
flop. Stanev left the poker room after the on the turn and the 
on the river were unable to get him back into the hand.
The action is on the bubble for the day with five players advancing to Day 2 in the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
180,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
