Paul Valkenburg had already lost some chips early on while the opposite applied to the very active David Ozman from Sweden. The latter was in the big blind just now and got involved in a three-way pot with Valkenburg and another player to invest 1,200 each on the flop.
On the turn, Ozman then fired 4,550 for almost pot-size and just Valkenburg made the call to see the appear on the river. Ozman checked and Valkenburg made a steal attempt with a bet of 4,600 to get snap-called in a matter of seconds by his opponent. The Dutchman mucked instantly and Ozman flashed the for top two.
"That was the only way to get paid, by checking," Ozman added and Valkrnburg replied with a dry "I only had draws."
Charlotte van Brabander has taken a few years off the poker circuit and went back to her online gaming, but the young Belgian is back and in today's field along with popular Frenchman Philippe Ktorza. Only two more players are needed to crack the 200 entries for Day 1b a few minutes prior to the end of the first level.
Arriving on the river of a board , the action was checked to Jessy Marillaud and the Frenchman bet 2,700 into a pot of 4,000. His opponent gave it some time before making the call and splashing the chips into the middle of the table. Marillaud mucked quickly and his opponent didn't show anything.
A few minutes into the second level, the screens turned to 204 players registered and a few notables are included below. In the case of Boutros Naim, he is part of the Lebanese group that frequents the EPT's and he also cashed in this very event two years ago, coming 13th.
The floor had to be called several times today already and table 9 was no different, however the time had been called and no acting out of turn was responsible for the small uproar. Nicolay Langfeldt had check-raised the flop from 5,000 to 22,000 with very few chips behind.
Marc Isman gave it some thought and once the minute had almost ran down, the Frenchman mucked his cards to leave himself with around 20,000 in chips.
Until the turn, a massive pot of 23,000 chips had emerged over on table 7 and Giuseppe Leone had thrown out a bet of 8,000 on the button. He didn't realize that Stephane Gard had not acted yet and the floor was called to give the latter the option to check or bet as he was the first to act.
Ultimately, Gard mucked and Leone claimed the pot, furthermore picking up a one round penalty for acting out of turn. Before standing up and leaving the table, Leone showed his for a turned set.
"I should have come here two minutes later" joked Rasmus Agerskov after losing one third of the stack in the very first hand after having sat down. The full action until the Jh] river is unknown, but the Dane then bet 5,100 from late position. Julien Pecheur made the call from the button and the Dane flashed his , ready to claim the pot.
Only after the other players and the dealer pointed out the flush of Pecheur with , the Dane realized that he won't win the first hand.
Along with the 182 entries of Day 1a and the current 215 players of Day 1b, the field size has grown to 397 players in total and the 400 are just the logical consequence. Whether or not it will be enough for a new record is yet to be seen and we will have the answer in about three hours from now.
Paul Valkenburg got involved in yet another pot with David Ozman and invested 1,500 chips on a flop of with two other players folding and one calling before surrendering the turn. The Dutchman showed the according to our Dutch colleagues and Ozman revealed his .
Jorien van der Heijden also lost about one third of her starting stack already with the most notable hand being on a board of . The Dutchwoman had found top pair on the flop but her opponent turned a straight with .
flop.
turn, Ozman then fired 4,550 for almost pot-size and just Valkenburg made the call to see the 
appear on the river. Ozman checked and Valkenburg made a steal attempt with a bet of 4,600 to get snap-called in a matter of seconds by his opponent. The Dutchman mucked instantly and Ozman flashed the 
for top two.
, the action was checked to Jessy Marillaud and the Frenchman bet 2,700 into a pot of 4,000. His opponent gave it some time before making the call and splashing the chips into the middle of the table. Marillaud mucked quickly and his opponent didn't show anything.
flop from 5,000 to 22,000 with very few chips behind. 
turn, a massive pot of 23,000 chips had emerged over on table 7 and Giuseppe Leone had thrown out a bet of 8,000 on the button. He didn't realize that Stephane Gard had not acted yet and the floor was called to give the latter the option to check or bet as he was the first to act.
and Leone claimed the pot, furthermore picking up a one round penalty for acting out of turn. Before standing up and leaving the table, Leone showed his 
for a turned set.
, ready to claim the pot.
with two other players folding and one calling before surrendering the 
according to our Dutch colleagues and Ozman revealed his 
.
