Izad Toumi bet 2,000 into a pot of around 4,000 with the 
on the board. Pierre Sinnig waited about 10 seconds before he made the call.
Toumi began shaking his head that his bluff didn't work before he turned over 
. Sinnig exposed 
and won the pot with two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
22,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
The big blind ante is already in effect with blinds going up to 100/100 with a big blind ante of 100.
The Day 1a field has grown to 61 entrants with all players still in their seats to start the second blind level of the day.
Imad Barka jammed for about 20,000 into a pot of about the same size with the 
on the board.
Mody Rubenstein paused for about a minute before he folded.
Barka turned over and despite missing his open-ended straight draw he won the pot with aggression on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
28,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Ringo Stimac was the first player eliminated during the Main Event. There are currently 72 entrants and growing with 71 remaining in their seats.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
A French player using the nickname Beboy bet 8,000 into a pot of around 12,000 with the 
on the board.
A player quickly folded before Mihai Stinca jammed for 21,000. Beboy tanked for more than a minute before he made the fold.
"Did you have ace-ten of hearts?" asked a player at the table to Stinca after he won the hand.
Stinca remained stone-faced and silent before he passed the dealer his hand face down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 | |
|
|
20,000 |
Yohan Chiche bet 2,500 into a pot of around 4,000 with the 
on the board after the turn. A player with the nickname of Cesar raised to 8,000 and Chiche called.
Chiche checked after the 
completed the board on the river. Cesar bet 3,300 and Chiche snap-called.
Cesar turned over 
for a set of eights and Chiche showed he had a set as with after showing the table he held 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | |
|
|
16,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
The field has grown to 90 entrants with 89 players in their seats including Ringo Stimac who re-entered today's action.
Players will be on a 15-minute break after Level 3 is completed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Avraham Israel has the biggest stack in the room. He just won another pot to bring his stack up to around 80,000 in chips.
Jerome Rousseau bet 700 into a pot of around 1,500 with the 
on the flop and got a call from Djamal Boutaleb. Israel raised to 2,400 and got calls from both his opponents.
All three players checked after the came on the turn. Rousseau and Boutaleb both checked after the completed the board on the river. Israel bet 4,500. Rousseau quickly folded and Boutaleb made the call.
Israel turned over 
and apparently this was good enough as Boutaleb tossed his hand into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000 | |
|
|
35,000 |
