The €2,000 + €200 High Roller Event has kicked off in the tournament area downstairs and there are 25 participants thus far. Registration remains open until the start of Day 2 tomorrow and a single re-entry is possible as well.
Marcel Luske was involved in a hand with Julien Brulet and bet the 
river for 35,000. Brulet eventually mucked and Luske showed him the 
for trips jacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
Day 1a chip leader Mike Gerry has been enjoying a massage for more than an hour already and it seems to have worked its magic. The Belgian is not only more than three times above average, he shall be the first player to crack half a million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
490,000
279,100
|
279,100 |
Bjorn Wiesler raised to 10,000 from early position and Mathieu Laurain three-bet shoved for 50,500 out of the big blind. Wiesler called with the 
and Laurain had a flip with his 
. The 
flop improved the short stack and Wiesler joked: "No worries, jack on the river." However, his wish wasn't granted as the 
turn and 
river completed the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
105,000
7,400
|
7,400 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Andrey Dimitrov was all in via three-bet and Bjorn Wiesler reshoved from one seat over to isolate successfully with 
. Dimitrov only held the and was drawing dead after the turn of a 
board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
280,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
Busted |
Michel Leibgorin and Jamel El Bachiri have been eliminated. In the case of the PMU online qualifier El Bachiri, he lost a flip with pocket queens against the 
of Barny Boatman.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000 | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Dieter van Itterbeeck moved all in for 37,000 and was called by Shahriar Soltaninassab before Pieter de Korver moved all in from the small blind. Soltaninassab called with the biggest stack and but de Korver won the pot with on a board of 
. Short stack van Itterbeeck held 
and had some hope on the turn with the straight draw, but couldn't get there anymore.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,500
108,800
|
108,800 |
|
|
35,000
72,500
|
72,500 |
|
|
Busted |
Shahriar Soltaninassab shoved his short stack from the button with pocket fours and Pieter de Korver finished off what he had started not long ago, calling with 
and getting there. The Dutchman also defended his small blind one hand later against Yehoram Houri's raise to 8,000 and saw a flop of 
.
De Korver check-raised from 8,500 to 20,000 and flashed the when Houri had mucked his . The Frenchman is still up nicely though after busting an opponent that was sitting in seat four before, calling the four-bet shove with pocket kings and holding up against the opponent's pocket queens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
320,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
220,000
39,500
|
39,500 |
|
|
Busted |
Isabel Baltazar shoved all in for 45,000 from under the gun with pocket eights and ran straight into the pocket aces of an opponent. An equally short-stacked jeremy le Bolzer was all in with against the of Charles Calfelis. The board ran out 
with the last card being a brick and that was it for le Bolzer.
Last but not least, Guy Goosens also left his seat as well.
Anthony Rodrigues lost with set under set to drop back to 130,000, which is around the same stack as his buddy Jean Marie Vandeborne. With 64 players remaining and 45 in the money, 19 of the participants will walk home empty-handed still.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
220,000
140,900
|
140,900 |
|
130,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
130,000
56,200
|
56,200 |
|
|
Busted | |
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|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
