First Pot to Spragg
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 125 ante
Ben "Spraggy" Spragg opened to 2,200 and was called by Sergei "Futti18" Koliakov in the small blind, who then opted to check-raise a flop of 
from 2,008 to 6,000. Spragg called and Koliakov bet the 
turn for 6,214, Spragg came along.
They checked the 
on the river and Koliakov turned over 
, which Spragg had beat with the 
.
The PokerStars ambassador had more reason to cheer as during the hand, Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis joined the same table as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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266,039 | |
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254,336 | |
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250,000 | |
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234,625 | |