According to the screens, there are 224 players out of a 258-entry strong field remaining after level four and they have all been sent into a 20-minute break. After two more levels of 60 minutes each, the dinner break will take place and the registration for Day 1a will close with the start of level seven.
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
74,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
||
|
70,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
44,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
42,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
42,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
38,000 | |
|
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
29,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
27,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
25,500
25,500
|
25,500 |
|
24,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
23,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
17,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
14,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
|
10,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
Just before the break, Emanuel Flesner had doubled but that stack has now all but melted to a mere 4,000. He was unable to beat the 
of Luciana Manolea with 
on a board of 
and will need some fortune to spin up the stack again.
Dany Parlafes one table over has more chips, but is also under pressure. On the 
turn he check-called a bet of 3,000 and then checked the 
river. Denis Ioan Poteras bet more than enough to give Parlafes just the option to fold with 20 big blinds behind or call all in, and enforced the former.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
40,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
12,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
|
|
4,000
-16,000
|
-16,000 |
After a raise by Vladislav Donchev from the button, Razvan Bordei made it 4,200 to go in the small blind and Gusti Adrian Sas called in the big blind. Donchev then reraised to 11,200 and Bordei moved all in to force a fold from Sas and a call by Donchev.
Razvan Bordei: 
Vladislav Donchev: 
The board came 
and that doubled Bordei and cut Donchev's stack into half.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
On a flop of 
, a raising war broke out between Eduard Norel and Atef Ramadan. The former started pretty well into Day 1a and was a big stack early on, but he just lost a decent chunk of the stack. Ramadan had gotten his last 18,575 in after the flop with the 
for bottom two pair and Norel looked him up with 
for top pair.
The turn and 
river both blanked and Ramadan doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,000
-22,000
|
-22,000 |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
Alex Hendriks busted some half an hour ago and Jasper Wetemans found no help with ace-queen against ace-king.
David Vanderheyden was moved to the feature table along with big stack Eli Heath and jammed his short stack from under the gun with 
to move up to 13 big blinds.
The next hand, Radu Danut raised to 1,400 and Gabor Bank flat-called in the small blind. Vanderheyden shoved the big blind for around 8,800 and Danut looked him up, while Bank folded the 
.
David Vanderheyden: 
Radu Danut:
The board ran out 
and the trips queens won the pot for Danut, eliminating Vanderheyden in the process.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
109,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
60,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Nicholas Newport, who finished 4th at the record-breaking Estrellas Main Event in Barcelona earlier this year, has become the latest victim of the hot run of Dan Murariu. Newport raised to 1,200 from the hijack and Murariu three-bet to 3,600 on the button, Murariu called.
Both players checked the 
flop and Newport then bet the turn for 4,000, Murariu called. On the river, Newport shoved for around 14,000 with the for top pair and Murariu snap-called with 
for the straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
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|
Busted | |
Level: 6
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
