Nathan Susnig was seen walking away from the table as his 
failed to beat the 
of Richard Davis on the 
board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
84,000 | |
|
Busted |
Yang Lei was all in for 10,650 on the 
flop and tabled the 
, while an even shorter-stacked opponent turned over 
for trips eights. Lei caught the turn and 
river to improve to a superior full house and scored the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
26,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
Will Davies was all-in from the small blind for 14,500 and at risk as he was called by Nebojsa Blanusa in the big blind who is defending his title.
Will Davies: 
Nebojsa Blanusa: 
The board ran out 
for Davies to find the queen on the turn for two pair to stay alive and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,400
14,400
|
14,400 |
|
7,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
||
Rehman Kassam check-called a bet of 2,000 by Yesha Punjabi on the 
turn and check-raised the 
river from 3,000 to 12,000. Punjabi called and Kassam flipped over 
for bottom set.
Soon after, fellow Brit Will Davies was involved in the action and fired three barrels on the 
with the final bet worth 8,300. His opponent jammed and Davies reluctantly folded with 15,000 behind. He was tossed the cards and revealed for another set of deuces ... on table 22.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,000 | |
|
28,500 | |
|
|
15,000 |
Dejan Boskovic Sr is enjoying a most excellent start into Day 1a as he has boosted his stack to more than five times he started with.
In the latest hand he was involved in, the board showed 
and Boskovic Sr bet 3,800 into a pot of 8,500 out of the small blind. His opponent folded and Boskovic Sr said "good fold" and flashed the 
for a straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
153,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
"If you have a flush it's good," David Campion sighed when he called a bet by Ricky Vikas on the 
river and was indeed shown the 
by Vikas. Campion mucked the for the flopped nut straight and dropped below the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
27,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
On a three-way flop of , both players in the blinds checked to Chad Awerbuch and he bet 1,600, only the small blind called. The turn was checked and the small blind bet the river for 2,000. Awerbuch raised to 7,500 and forced a fold.
"I misread my hand," the small blind sighed and flashed one card. Awerbuch returned the favor and revealed the 
for the nut flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
68,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
53,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
Matthew Wakeman was all in for the last 4,550 with the 
and his table neighbor called with 
. The board came and Wakeman doubled.
Defending champion Nebojsa Blanusa has been spotted in the field and further notable counts can be found below.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
90,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
56,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
33,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
32,000 | |
|
||
|
27,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
21,000 | |
|
|
||
|
18,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
16,000
21,500
|
21,500 |
|
10,000
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
|
Busted | |
Yang Zhang raised to 900 from the early position and Nurlan Boobekov three-bet to 1,525 on his direct left. Action folded to Glenn Young in the big blind who decided to defend it. Zhang called too.
The flop came , Young and Zhang checked, Boobekov continued with a bet of 1,700 which only Young called.
They then both checked through the on the turn and the 
on the river. Young tabled 
and Boobekov quickly turned around to claim the pot with the flopped pair of eights.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,500
13,800
|
13,800 |
|
|
32,100
4,100
|
4,100 |
|
|
16,200
15,300
|
15,300 |
The board read 
with around 15,000 in the middle. Jacob Horowitz shoved from the cutoff for 7,800 and Stewart Davidson was considering his options on the button but opted to fold in the end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
23,000
200
|
200 |
|
12,700
27,900
|
27,900 |
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