Helio Neves and Steve O'Dwyer clashed in another big pot, this time with the board reading 
on the turn and O'Dwyer firing a bet of 16,000 into about 22,000 from under the gun. Neves tanked a bit and folded.
"Royal flush draw," O'Dwyer said with a smile.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,500 | -4,500 |
|
68,600 | -8,400 |
Timothy Adam's raise from under the gun was called by two opponents including Alessio Casiraghi in the big blind. Only the Italian check-called a bet of 4,000 on the 
flop and did so again for 11,500 on the 
turn.
The 
fell on the river and Casiraghi checked. Adams moved all in for around 40,000 and the Italian called for slightly less. Adams rolled over the 
for the flopped nuts and Casiraghi mucked 
for the inferior straight to join the rail.
"Hey Tim, didn't you win a tournament today?" Dietrich Fast in the one seat asked and Adams just smiled back. Fast had bubbled the €50,000 Super High Roller while Adams finished off that tournament today to claim the trophy. Adams is also on track in the Main Event with a decent stack after this hand as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000 | 67,000 |
|
Busted |
Initial raiser Koray Aldemir from under the gun received two callers in Askar Bekbayev and Tomas Jozonis out of the big blind. On a flop of 
, Jozonis checked and so did Aldemir. Bekbayev bet 2,000 and Jozonis check-raised to 6,400, forcing out Aldemir and picking up a call by Bekbayev.
Jozonis led the 
turn for 8,500 and was called before both players checked the 
on the river. Jozonis showed 
for a flush and Bekbayev mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
78,000 | 64,000 |
|
24,500 |
Jannick Wrang grinded a short stack for quite some time and the former EPT Main Event champion eventually ran out of chips, as did Stefan "mindgamer" Jedlicka, Fabrice Soulier, Thomas Pettersson and Daniel Dvoress.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Adrian Mateos raised to 1,700 in middle position and got a caller on the button before Frederik Jensen jammed for 8,600 in the blinds. Mateos reshipped and got it heads up.
Mateos:
Jensen: 
The board ran out 
and Mateos collected the pot with two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000 | 30,000 |
|
Busted |
Georgios Vrakas took on Ludovic Geilich heads up to win the PokerStars National Championship event for €335,000. The Greek businessman talks to Laura after the last hand.
A squeeze to 6,600 was in front of Albert Daher in the big blind and John Juanda on the button was all in from the button for just shy of 40,000. The raising chips were pulled in already and just Daher was to act, while the player in the nine seat called the clock on him.
Daher was not amused about that at all, mentioning that the "slowest player at the table that takes two minutes for each decision calls the clock." There would be no showdown as Daher mucked, and Juanda bumped up his stack slightly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
155,000 | 15,000 |
|
|
145,000 | 3,000 |
|
95,000 | -5,000 |
|
90,000 | |
|
68,000 | 3,000 |
|
60,000 | 5,000 |
|
53,000 | -22,000 |
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | 12,000 |
|
48,000 | -17,000 |
|
26,000 | -32,000 |
At the end of the previous level, Jan Bednar raised to 1,500 and Jerry Odeen three-bet to 4,600 from one seat over. Short stack Robert Wirth moved in for the last 13,900 on the button and run-away chip leader Michal Mrakes folded in the small blind. Bednar folded as well, while Odeen asked for a count and called it off.
Robert Wirth:
Jerry Odeen: 
The board of 
was not without a sweat for Wirth, but he eventually doubled back to starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
220,000 | 75,000 |
|
64,000 | 34,000 |
|
|
30,000 | |
|
27,500 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Considering there are 100 players still battling in Day 1a, it's rather poor luck for a super high roller reg to get sat with two of his brethren, but that's exactly what's happening for Stephen Chidwick, Dietrich Fast and Timothy Adams. All three are gathered at the same table, one that's eight-handed no less, making it quite the meat grinder.
Two of those players just clashed in a minor hand that saw Chidwick open for a raise in middle position and Adams defend the big blind. Adams check-called 1,300 on the 
flop and both checked the 
. Chidwick bet 6,500 on the 
river and Adams thought a bit and mucked, knuckling the table in submission.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
58,000 | 20,000 |
|
29,000 | -1,000 |
|
23,000 | -7,000 |
