After a raise to 1,500 by the player in under the gun, Guillaume Darcourt moved all in for 14,000 out of the big blind on his new table. He was snap-called by the initial raiser with 
and the Frenchman only had ace-queen. The board ran out 
and that was it for Darcourt, though he will be back tomorrow for Day 1b.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
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Earlier today, Sinem Melin tweeted that she was on the way to Brussels with Barny Boatman to play the WPT National Main Event and she was already spotted on the rail now, coming over to say hi to Charles Chattha.
Omar Lakhdari three-bet an open raise of Boatman from 1,500 to 5,750 and was called before the 
appeared. Boatman called a bet of 1,125 before giving up to the second barrel of his opponent on the turn. Lakhdari had bet another 6,600 and scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,000 | |
|
24,000 |
The seat of Govert Metaal is empty and same applies to the spot where WPT champions club member Giacomo Fundaro had been sitting. Anthony Rodrigues raised to 1,500 from under the gun and faced the three-bet of the Italian to 3,100. Rodrigues four-bet to 8,500 and snap-called the shove of Fundaro for 30,000 with 
.
Fundaro was hoping for hearts or an ace, holding the 
. However, the board ran out queen-high and that was it. Rodrigues has since lost a few chips but still sits comfortably.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
57,000 | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
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Martin Mulsow has fallen all the way down to 10,000 but he is back to his usual tactics, though it remains unconfirmed for now whether or not the German wants to finish off one beer per level. Erwann Pecheux and the player in seat nine joined in and ordered fresh beers for themselves as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,000 |
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The players have been sent on a 60-minute dinner break. Just before everyone left their chairs the chip leader of each table also bought all green T-25 chips and those will now be raced off.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
|
111,000
17,500
|
17,500 |
|
98,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
85,000
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
85,000
-1,275
|
-1,275 |
|
82,000 | |
|
73,100 | |
|
70,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
63,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
62,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
58,700
28,700
|
28,700 |
|
52,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
48,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
|
47,500
-16,500
|
-16,500 |
|
|
43,100
4,100
|
4,100 |
|
40,000
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
23,500
-11,500
|
-11,500 |
|
14,000
-6,500
|
-6,500 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
After a limp by Alain Medesan, another played open-shoved for 20,300 and Philipp Salewski called from the small blind, Medesan mucked. There was further action on a table nearby thus we missed the entire showdown but Salewski's 
held and scooped a nice boost to the own stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
69,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
Bart Lybaert raised to 1,600 and was called by Pieter Bosmans to see a heads-up flop of 
. The Belgian continued with a bet of 2,000 and was called before making it 4,500 on the 
turn. Again Bosmans tossed in the chips for a call and the 
river was then checked down. Lybaert sheepishly turned over his 
and another club would have become very expensive, as Bosmans held the .
Squeezed in between the two is Pieter de Korver.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
|
71,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
20,000
-18,500
|
-18,500 |
