"bluet0m89" opened for 12,000 in mid position, called by his immediate neigbour, and (at the time) chip leader "Metshake". Next to act, "KissMyAcePlz" three-bet to 48,750, and while "bluet0m89" folded, "Metshake" set him all in for another 133,745. The speed with which "KissMyAcePlz" called was unsurprising, given he held 
and "Metshake" was down to one out on the river with his 
as the board rolled out 
.
Fedor "CrownUpGuy" Holz won a 221,000 pot from Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas to top 400,000 and place him in hailing distance of the top stacks. Holz, in the big blind, was the sole caller of Bujtas' early position preflop raise to 12,000, seeing a flop of 
. Neither player bet the flop; Holz led for a pot-size bet (33,750) on the 
turn. Bujtas made the call and they saw the river. Holz now bet out 60,000, again called by Bujtas, who mucked on seeing the 
two pair in his opponent's hand.
Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 750
Rob "batoelrob" Hollink's stack has dwindled since he held pole position a few levels ago, his most recent large pot lost to "Metshake", who exerted maximum pressure on the seasoned pro. "Metshake" three-bet Hollink's under the gun plus one open to 10,000 (to 36,459) and received a call, bringing a flop of 
. Both players checked, and the board paired with the 
turn. Hollink now led out for 30,750, and "Metshake" made the call. Another pair on the river - the 
- and another lead from Hollink, this time for 75,000. "Metshake", with nearly half a million chips behind, set Hollink all-in (212,371) and was rewarded, eventually, with a fold and the pot.
Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker, who has risen to chip dominance in the last hour, opened to 11,000 under the gun, facing a mid-position shove for 62,061 from "RJYJYR" which he called with 
. "RJYJYR" held 
and faded a nut flush draw picked up on the turn to go with the chip leader's overcards to double to 137,247.
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 625
Michel "FreeLancerZZ" Dattani was one of the first to be eliminated post-late-registration, his final 41,169 shipped in under the gun plus one with . He was given a spin by button "chipov4ik" who three-bet all in for 188,877, finding himself with a dominating hand - 
. Though Dattani spiked a nine on the 
flop, "chipov4ik" turned a queen and improved to a flush on the river, busting his opponent.
Halfway through Day 1, and finally, bust means bust, with re-entry and late registration now closed. A total of 501 entries (132 of them re-entries) have created a total prizepool of $1,002,000 with $177,964 set aside for tomorrow's winner. Just over half of the field remains, with 62 players paid.
Two players with below the starting stack of 100,000, "KissMyAcePlz" and "3DTemujiN" saw a heads up flop of 
after the former (on the button) called the latter's preflop raise to 8,000. "3DTemujiN" led out for 8,580 and "KissMyAcePlz" made the call. The turn brought the 
and another lead from "3DTemujiN" - 17,243. "KissMyAcePlz" promptly moved in for 67,408 (nearly all of his opponent's remaining chips). Most of a timebank later and "3DTemujiN" called with 
, his nut flush draw and ace still live to beat 
. The pair of kings remained good as the river brought the 
instead and "3DTemujiN" was eliminated shortly thereafter.
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