We found Stefan Jedlicka in the big blind facing a bet of 5,550 on a board of 
. The chips were in the pot courtesy of John Mooney, and Jedlicka paid off the bet after some thought. Mooney turned over 
for the nut flush and took the pot down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,300 | -14,700 |
The stack of Thomas Mjeldheim has been cut into half in the first level and the opponents to benefit the most from it were Raman Afanasenka and Pascal Hartmann.
On a three-way flop of 
, Hartmann checked out of the big blind and Mjeldheim bet 525 from under the gun. Afanasenka folded on the button and Hartmann came along for the ride. The German checked again the 
turn and called a bet of 800 before check-calling another 1,000 on the 
river.
Mjeldheim rolled over 
for a pair of jacks briefly, but the cards soon landed in the muck when Hartmann showed 
as the winning hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
39,000 | |
|
36,000 | 6,000 |
|
15,000 |
Photos by Tomas Stacha.
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Among the next notables to enter the mix on Day 1a and bump the field up to more than 100 entries are Goran Mandic, Michal Mrakes, Vladimir Troyanovskiy, and former Czech November Niner Martin Staszko. The latter took a seat to 2017 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event champion Marti Roca de Torres.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,000 | 32,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Kjell Ove Dyb raised to 250 and picked up no fewer than three callers before Assaf Ben Yosef in the big blind bumped it up to 1,150. That resulted in three callers and the flop fell 
, which prompted Ben Yosef to bet 2,100. Only Helio Neves called from the button to see the 
on the turn and Ben Yosef made it another 6,000 to go.
Neves gave it some consideration and folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,000 | 37,000 |
|
29,000 | 29,000 |
|
24,000 | 24,000 |
Four players saw the turn with a pot of 5,000 between them and 
on the felt. One player checked and Orpen Kisacikoglu bet 4,000 into the field. He got three quick folds and scooped up the sizable early pot without any fourth-street resistance.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,000 | 11,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000 | 5,000 |
|
40,000 | 10,000 |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
14,000 | -16,000 |
On the 7-handed table, with the big blind missing so a dead 100 in the pot, the player under the gun plus one opened for 300. Liviu Ignat called from the button, the small blind called as well.
Action checked to Ignat on 
and he bet 650. The small blind called, the initial raiser folded.
Both of the players checked the on the turn so the pot remained 2,300. The completed the board and the small blind bet 850. Ignat called and saw his neighbor turn over 
for the missed draw. Ignat himself revealed 
for 4th pair and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
37,000 | 7,000 |
Joining the action on the heads-up flop of 
, Jorma Nuutinen checked out of the big blind and Andrey Kotelnikov on the button bet 400 into a pot of 750. Nuutinen called and checked again the turn, Kotelnikov checked behind. The 
on the river brought no betting action and Nuutinen's won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,500 | 4,500 |
|
26,500 | -3,500 |
