Upon completion of level eight, the 90 remaining players have been sent into a scheduled 15-minute break. So far, the field has already grown to 185 entries and the registration on Day 1a remains open for another two levels.
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
123,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
||
|
120,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
|
117,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
110,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
90,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
85,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
80,000
59,500
|
59,500 |
|
||
|
80,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
||
|
80,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
65,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
21,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
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Heads-up to the 
turn, Alex Jennings checked and subsequently called a bet worth 3,000 by Sebastian Jung. The same action repeated on the 
river for 4,500 and Jung tabled the 
for a pair of tens. Jennings briefly flashed his cards but sent them to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
70,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Dritan Arapi raised to 2,700 and Dan Wilson then three-bet to 6,700 from one seat over. Mauricio Ferreira Pais four-bet to 16,000 and earned a quick fold from Arapi. Wilson gave it some thought and eventually let go as well.
One hand later, Chris Da-Silva raised to 2,500 and Arapi said "I gonna make it easy for you" before pushing all-in. Da-Silva folded and was shown the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
|
80,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
55,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
|
|
40,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
25,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
20,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
After losing a big pot just prior, Alan Vinnicombe was at risk before the flop and received two callers including Peter Baker and Yossef Levi. The two active players checked down the entire board of 
and Vinnicombe turned over the 
. Levi had that beat with the 
and Baker flipped over the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
43,000 | |
|
|
32,500
32,500
|
32,500 |
|
Busted |
Raul Lozano opened the action on the button and then instantly called the shove by Vincent Moses in the big blind for 15,300.
Vincent Moses:
Raul Lozano: 
The board ran out 
and a rather surprised Moses asked "wow, you really snap-called called me with that?" to which Lozano replied "what am I gonna do, fold an ace for 12 big blinds?".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000
-28,000
|
-28,000 |
|
|
32,000 |
Dritan Arapi was nowhere to be found anymore while Alexios Zervos had leaped into a big stack on his former table. The action there saw Mauricio Ferreira Pais check-call a bet worth 4,500 by Dan Wilson on the 
flop. The turn was checked, as was the 
. Ferreira Pais tabled the 
and Wilson chopped with the .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
175,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
75,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
70,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
68,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
40,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
40,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
18,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
David Gassian raised the button and Valdir Cordeiro Dos Santos three-bet to 15,000 in the small blind. Gassian then pushed all-in for around 40,000 and Cordeiro Dos Santos called with the slightly superior stack.
David Gassian:
Valdir Cordeiro Dos Santos: 
The board ran out 
and Cordeiro Dos Santos scored the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
