After losing the chips from his first bullet earlier, Franklin Nurmohamed's second attempt ended after twenty minutes and he has left the poker pit again. It remains to be seen if the Dutchman will come back for a third entry either today or tomorrow when both Day 1b and the turbo Day 1c will be held.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Hakim Zoufri is one of the players who has jumped into this tournament during level 3, after busting the €3,500 High Roller earlier today. Last year, Zoufri won that High Roller for €69,888 and his first WSOP Circuit Ring.
Erik Tabak is back in the tournament after losing his chips to Marcel Goldenbelt earlier and gets a new shot at a different table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Marcel Goldenbelt is the first player to surpass the 100k mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
119,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
51,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
45,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
42,000
25,500
|
25,500 |
|
42,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
42,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
37,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
|
28,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
25,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
19,500
10,500
|
10,500 |
|
2,500
23,500
|
23,500 |
It's been all Marcel Goldenbelt over at table 20, who just won another pot to move up to 130,000. With the pot around 13,000, Goldenbelt bet 5,500 on a 
board and Karl Otter gave it up.
Predominantly a high stakes cash game player, Goldenbelt has five lifetime tournament cashes to his name according to The Hendon Mob, totalling $32,053.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
130,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
30,500
11,500
|
11,500 |
Zeus Post has vaulted up the leaderboard after scooping a large pot at the expense of Michael Murschall. The board was reading 
and Post fired 18,600 into a pot of around the same size. Murschall was visibly unpleased but ended up calling after a few minutes, leaving himself with 8,500 behind.
Post showed 
, Murschall nodded and open-folded 
. Post rose to 84,500 after the hand and scooped up another pot shortly after. In a three-bet pot, Post check-raised a 
flop from 1,200 to 3,800 and his opponent folded instantly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
8,500
36,500
|
36,500 |
Five players saw a flop of 
together for 500 each. Kees van Brugge, fourth to act, was the first to bet and put out 1,400. With an easy hand flick, Clyde Tjauw Foe made it 4,500 on the button and all other four players snap-folded their hands.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
55,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
32,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
The field is on a 60-minute dinner break. A total of 41 entries have been made so far, with 35 of them still in contention. Action will resume around 8:25 p.m.
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
The field is up to 46 entries, with 38 of them in contention. Late registrations after the dinner break include James Romero, who just busted the €3,500, as well as Farukh Tach.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
30,000 | |
|
|
30,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
