After a player opened to 800 in late position, Julian Menhardt three-bet to 2,500 from the cutoff. Dan Murariu moved in for 12,725 on the button and the initial raiser folded.
Menhardt contemplated for nearly two minutes before making the call.
Julian Menhardt:
Dan Murariu:
The board ran out , and Murariu paired his king to double up.
In a blind-on-blind confrontation, Pierre Neuville duked it out with the big blind on a flop of . Neuville check-called 2,500 from his opponent. On the turn, Neuville check-called again, this time 4,500.
Both players quickly checked the river. Neuville tabled for a pair of sixes and his opponent mucked.
Last year's winner Mateusz Dziewonski is among the latest entrants in this tournament. Dziewonski won the inaugural WSOP Circuit Main Event in Rozvadov last year, where he took down the massive first place prize of €206,927.
We'll keep a close eye on Dziewonski throughout the day in his title defense quest.
The players will go on an unscheduled fifteen-minute break. After the break, all the players will play level 6, then half of the field will go on dinner break. The other half of the field will have their dinner break after level 7.