Robin Mercuri was all-in for 12,000 and at risk versus Wim Verhaegen.
Robin Mercuri: 6♠6♦ 
Wim Verhaegen: 9♣9♦
Mercuri needed some help from the board to overcome Verhaegen's overpair, but none arrived on the 4♦5♣J♥J♣3♦ runout, sending him to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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149,000
149,000
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149,000 |
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Busted | |
Giulio Di Salvo opened to 1,200 from the cutoff, and was faced with three-bet by Yoann Gimenez on the button to 3,700. Joey Sint cold-called in the small blind, and after some thought, Gimenez called as well.
The J♥9♣6♦ flop was checked through by all players.
On the K♦ turn, Sint led out with a bet of 2,000, which only Di Salvo called.
The 4♥ river completed the board and Sint led out with a bet of 5,000. After some thought, Di Salvo raised to 17,000. Sint called but was shown the bad news when Di Salvo turned over J♣J♦ for top set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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63,000
63,000
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63,000 |
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51,000
51,000
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51,000 |
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23,000
23,000
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23,000 |
Mhiri Chakib opened to 600 under the gun and was faced with a three-bet to 2,500 by Deborah Nizard in the next seat. Action folded to David Abecassis in the big blind, who cold-called. Chakib also came along for the ride.
On the A♥5♦Q♠ flop, Abecassis led out with a bet of 3,700, only to be faced with a raise to 11,000 by Chakib. Nizard got out of the way, and after some time for thought, Abecassis moved all in for around 48,000.
Chakib took at least two minutes to think it through, before he sent his hand into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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67,000
67,000
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67,000 |
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48,000
48,000
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48,000 |
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45,000
45,000
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45,000 |
Silio Schifalacqua opened to 500 under the gun and was faced with a three-bet to 1,500 from Enrico Campanile on the button. Action folded back to Schifalacqua, who called.
On the A♥6♥3♦ flop, Schifalacqua check-called a bet of 1,200 from his opponent.
The Q♥ rolled off on the turn, and Schifalacqua again check-called a bet of 4,500 from Campanile.
The 4♣ river completed the board, and Schifalacqua checked once more. Campanile fired out a bet of 18,000, and after some time for thought, Schifalacqua called.
Campanile showed 10♥9♥ for the turned flush, and Schifalacqua mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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73,000
73,000
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73,000 |
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10,500
10,500
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10,500 |
The final starting flights of the €1,100 WPT Prime Sanremo Championship Event are due to kick off today, Saturday June 8, at the beautiful Casino Sanremo.
The tournament has so far attracted a total of 289 entrants, generating a current prize pool of €271,660, which is sure to swell further, with an extremely busy day expected.
37 players have progressed to Day 2 so far. The home nation have performed strongly, with the current top three being an all-Italian affair, comprising Mario Adinolfi (985,000), Roberto Armato (873,000) and Michael Uguccioni (745,000), all of whom would no doubt dearly love to triumph in a major tournament on home soil.
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Adinolfi | Italy | 985,000 |
| 2 | Roberto Armato | Italy | 873,000 |
| 3 | Michael Uguccioni | Italy | 745,000 |
| 4 | Marcin Puczylowski | Poland | 743,000 |
| 5 | Fabrice Ferrando | France | 705,000 |
| 6 | Shlomi Malka | Israel | 648,000 |
| 7 | Lorenzo Arduini | Italy | 576,000 |
| 8 | Laurent Michot | France | 561,000 |
| 9 | Kym Nguyen | France | 521,000 |
| 10 | Dominik Ostrowski | Poland | 510,000 |
Day 1c features 40-minute levels and kicks off at noon local time. Players begin with a 50,000 starting stack at blinds of 100/200, with a 200 big blind ante. Play will continue until 12.5% of the field remains, with all players through to Day 2 guaranteed to be in the money.
Late registration closes at the start of Level 10, with a 30-second shot clock in play from Level 15. Each player will receive four time extensions at the start of Level 15, with a further four provided to players who progress to Day 2.
Day 1d is is a turbo flight featuring 20-minute levels, beginning at 8:00 p.m. local time, but otherwise following the same structure as previous flights.
Days 2 and 3 are due to take place on June 9 and June 10 respectively at 1:00 p.m. local time, and will feature 60-minute levels.
PokerNews will be focusing its coverage on Day 1c, while full chip counts will be confirmed for the players who progress from Day 1d, so stay with us for all your coverage of an exciting day of poker.
