Sinem Melin is down to 10 big blinds after running with the second nuts into the nuts, according to her social media update. It is not yet a lost cause, but still danger zone and lots of work ahead if the Brit wants to stage a comeback.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,000
-26,000
|
-26,000 |
Triple World Series of Poker Bracelet winner George Danzer has been eliminated. He moved all in after a flop of 
with 
for the open ended straight draw and Henry Szmelcer looked him up with 
for top pair. A on the turn gave Danzer little hope, but the 
river was a brick.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
Busted | |
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"Nothing special yet, only one hand lost with aces versus kings and jacks where I picked up a small side pot." One would think that Alexandre Reard would be talking about an average stack, but the Frenchman is in fact around four times the starting stack already after the first half of day 1b.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
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In the very last hand before the break, Nicolas Rodier and Jean Christophe Fechter saw a four-way flop of 
. Rodier bet 2,500 and Fechter raised to 10,000, scaring off the other two players in the hand. Rodier moved all in and was called to see his 
in dire need of help, as Rodier had the 
.
Neither the 
turn nor the 
changed the outcome of the hand and Fechter apologized to his fellow PMU online qualifier.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
92,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
|
|
Busted |
The screens show 194 players remaining and they were all sent off into a 15-minute break, the second one for day 1b. Another two levels will be played after that before a 75-minute break gets underway.
Level: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 75
During the break, Jerome Sgorrano walked past the media desk and told us about the last level. First the Belgian lost a pot with 
against pocket jacks and then completed out of the big blind after a raise and three callers. On a 
flop, Sgorrano bet 2,800 and was called by two opponents before a king appeared on the turn.
Sgorrano made it another 5,500 to go and one sole opponent called to see another six on the river. The Belgian checked with and his opponent checked behind, scooping the pot with .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
It was a rather short day at the office for Sinem Melin after falling down to only 10 big blinds in the previous level. The latest tweet reveals her elimination and she can now prepare for the exclusive players party with free drinks, which kicks off at 10:30 p.m. EST at the sky bar of the casino.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Carlo "Superman" Savinelli was down to only 3,000 chips and risked those with the good old 
. Unfortunately, an opponent woke up with and the better hand preflop would hold up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
The former seat of Jonas Lauck is now occupied by Fabrice Somers and tournament staff has confirmed that the German is among the players eliminated before the dinner break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
65,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
49,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
|
42,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
35,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
27,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
26,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
21,000
1,200
|
1,200 |
|
13,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
|
13,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
Busted | |
