A quick chat with tournament director John Scanlon revealed the further plan for today. Either a total of 10 levels of 60 minutes each will be played. Depending on the progress the day may be cut short though but this is yet to be seen. The speed of eliminations early on with more than 30 players bust in 90 minutes would suggest an alternative ending.
Niels Vesterlund and David Stocker clashed preflop with the Frenchman letting out a loud cry once the board was complete. His cards were already in the muck but other players on the table confirmed he held pocket kings. Vesterlund was at risk with the 
and got there on the 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
700
|
700 |
|
65,000
9,700
|
9,700 |
Of the five most recently eliminated players, four come from Scandinavia. Two Norwegian including former big stack Christer Nagell, one Finn and a Dane.
Jari Koskinen never got many good cards according to our colleague Juhani and then lost the rest of it with 
against pocket sixes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
It is quite remarkable that the chips didn't get in preflop, which speaks a lot for Ian Simpson and Bogdan Petru Petrascu. The latter faced a check-raise all in after the 
turn and called with 
only to see Simpson flip over the 
.
The 
river bricked and Petrascu has been sent back to the short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
193,000
90,400
|
90,400 |
|
||
|
55,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
David Hefner made a lot of chips early on and was also responsible for the bustout of Vladyslav But just now. The latter had gotten the rest of it in with pocket threes and Hefner made the call with the 
.
The 
flop was about as bad as it can get for But and the 
turn completed a straight for the Swede. To rub it in even more, the river even brought a flush as well ... .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Quentin Lecomte confirmed the bustout of Gilbert Diaz, Vincent Verdickt was also sent to the rail a few minutes ago. According to the Frenchman, George McDonald had shoved for 30,000 with the 
and Julien Sitbon called with 
, Diaz called with the for another 15,000 behind.
On a 
rainbow flop, Diaz got the rest of it in and Sitbon turned an ace before a six on the river gave McDonald the triple up thanks to a one-outer. Another player said he had folded .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Only 82 players remain after two hours of play and they have been sent into a 20-minute break. The chip race of the black T-100 denominations now takes place and 39 participants of the 121 hopefuls can already focus on the Side Events, sunshine outside or prepare for the players party this evening.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
410,000
55,700
|
55,700 |
|
||
|
|
390,000
76,500
|
76,500 |
|
320,000
-24,000
|
-24,000 |
|
200,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
195,000
136,300
|
136,300 |
|
190,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
||
|
103,000
-21,700
|
-21,700 |
|
|
100,000
34,300
|
34,300 |
|
90,000
-29,400
|
-29,400 |
|
|
80,000
36,500
|
36,500 |
|
70,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Two players busted on the outter tables and one on the feature table, though you'll have to watch the stream in order to find out what happened. It will be in the text updates in half an hour.
As far as the other two bustouts are concerned, those were Mirco Maisano and Ronald Steinmetz. The latter got involved in a betting war with Fred Weiss and shoved the 
river with for trips to see his opponent look him up with the for a full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
370,000
206,000
|
206,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
