Sotirios Koutoupas is among the players to join the action. He fired two bullets on Day 1a before firing another one on Day 1b.
"Fourth time is a charm," said Koutoupas as he entered. "Maybe the fifth or sixth."
A fifth table has been created as the Day 1c field grows to 41 with 38 players remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/500
Ante: 500
S.A. is out but a new player got in to increase the field to 42 entrants with 38 remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
A player opened to 2,200. Two players called including Dimitrios Kanellopoulos on the button. Momchil Vutev jammed for about 25,000. The first two players folded and Kanellopoulos called.
Dimitrios Kanellopoulos: 
Momchil Vutev: 
It wasn't looking good for Kanellopoulos after the 
came on the flop. However, the 
on the turn gave him the straight and the 
on the river gave him the double up.
At the same time on another table, Marcel Galustov hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
32,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
|
Busted |
Sotirios Koutoupas already headed back to the tournament desk to reenter for the fifth time this tournament and the second time on Day 1c.
A player opened for 1,100. Nikolaos Liavas three-bet from the button to 3,100 before he called a four-bet from Koutoupas from the small blind to 8,100.
Koutoupas bet 6,500 after the 
came on the flop. Liavas raised to 14,000. Koutoupas three-bet jammed for more than 40,000 and got a call.
Sotirios Koutoupas:
Nikolaos Liavas 
It was a flip on the flop but Koutoupas was drawing dead after the 
came on the turn to give his opponent a flush. A blank hit the river and Koutoupas headed to the tournament desk to reenter.
Meanwhile, after a short break, Marcel Galustov got back into the action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
50,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Georgios Efthymiadis jammed all-in for more than 20,000 over a bet from Spyridon Michailidis with the 
on the flop.
Michailidis called and turned over 
and was ahead of the 
held by his opponent. Neither the 
on the turn nor the 
on the river was able to save Efthymiadis and he hit the rail at least for now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Dimitrios Gkikoulis bet 10,200 into a pot of a bit more with the 
on the board and got a call from Ivaylo Yordanov.
The action was checked to Yordanov after the 
completed the board on the river and he jammed for 25,000. Gkikoulis tanked for a minute before he called.
Yordanov turned over 
for the full house and asked to see his opponent's hand which he was entitled to since it was an all-in and call situation. Gkikoulis showed the table when asked that he had for the rivered straight.
Around the same time Georgios Efthymiadis, who was in both Day 1a and Day 1b, reentered the tournament for the second time on Day 1c. Also joining the action is Hristo Bogdanov for his third bullet of the tournament and his first one today.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
150,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
65,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Georgi Draginov opened to 2,000 and got three players to call including Polykarpos Stryvakis before Sotirios Koutoupas three-bet to 6,300. Three players called before the player in the small blind folded.
"It is my job to make this mess," said Koutoupas before the flop was dealt. "It was a quiet table before I got here."
Koutoupas and Georgi Draginov checked after the came on the flop. Stryvakis jammed all-in for about 22,000. It folded around to Draginov who made the call.
Georgi Draginov turned over 
for top pair while Stryvakis showed 
for an overcard, a nut-flush draw, and a gut-shot straight draw. Draginov was drawing dead after the 
came on the turn. The 
completed the board on the river and Stryvakis found himself a double-up.
Meanwhile, on another table, Marcel Galustov was eliminated for the second time today and has yet to reenter.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
45,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
40,000
-25,200
|
-25,200 |
|
|
Busted | |
Images courtesy of Katerina Lukina.
