In a battle of the blinds, Julien Sitbon got the last 26,300 in after the turn and had the best of it with the for two pair. Angelos Nastos Megas only tabled the and the river changed nothing anymore.
Soon after the double up, Sitbon forked over a decent portion of the profit when he held the second pair on an ace-ten high board as Nastos Megas had the for the top pair.
Upon completion of level ten, the 298-entry strong field was culled down to just 103 contenders and they have been sent into a scheduled 15-minute break. During that time, the T-100 chips will be raced off as they are no longer needed for the remainder of the tournament.
With a total of 297 entries, Day 1b was the biggest flight so far and all players running out of chips now can no longer re-enter. The registration for Day 1c is still open with level nine underway at blinds of 600-1,200 and a big blind ante of 1,200. Out of 115 entries, some 75 players remain as the final stages of the registration period are nearing.
Vishal Maini raised to 3,000 and Oliver White defended the big blind. As they headed to the flop, both players opted to check. It was then White who bet the turn for 4,000 and Maini called. On the river, White checked and Maini bet 6,500 to force a snap-fold from his opponent.
During the break, Tom Hall and Eliran Argelazi had been discussing some strategy and Hall mentioned that it wasn't necessary to take so many risks because the field appeared to be quite soft.
Sure enough both clashed after the break when the of Argelazi flopped a gutshot and nut flush draw on . Hall's represented the top pair and top kicker, two blanks later Argelazi was gone.