Blinds have gone up to 800/1,600 with a big blind ante of 1,600. There will be one more blind level remaining after this one before players bag chips for the day.
There were 169 players remaining in the Day 1b field, meaning 29 players were eliminated since the dinner break.
Abdelhadi Kondah jammed from early position for 20,400 and was called by a player just referred to as Paulo in late position.
Abdelhadi Kondah: 
Paulo: 
Kondah's hand held throughout the hand with the 
running out on the board to earn a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | |
|
45,000 |
Marc Poustis opened from early position to 3,800 before Jose Luis Calvo Rodriguez jammed for about 12,000 from two seats over. Marius Conan four-bet to 25,000 and Poustis folded.
Jose Luis Calvo Rodriguez: 
Marius Conan: 
Rodriguez was ahead but not for long.
"Oh wow," said Rodriguez after he was drawing dead once the 
came on the flop.
Rodriguez was officially eliminated after the 
came on the turn followed by the on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000 | |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Ionut Dragomir opened from the cutoff for 3,400. Martin Servais three-bet from the button to 10,000.
Dragomir tanked for a couple of minutes before he jammed for around 35,000 and Servais made the snap-call.
Ionut Dragomir:
Martin Servais: 
It was a classic flip situation. Servais came out on top after the 
ran out on the board and Dragomir was eliminated from the Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000
67,500
|
67,500 |
|
Busted |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
The final blind level of Day 1b has just kicked off with blinds at 1,000/2,000 and a big blind ante of 2,000. A total of 140 players start the blind level in their seats out of the 398-entrant strong Day 1b field.
Players surviving this blind level will bag chips and will resume action with the 61 Day 1a survivors at 1 p.m. CET tomorrow.
Davidi Kitai was low on chips and jammed for about 17,000 from early position with 
. A player with the nickname Said Balr called from the big blind with 
.
"Good game," said Kitai as his opponent nailed a set on the 
flop.
"Wait," said Said Balr. "You can still get a flush."
Kitai had backdoor straight outs as well but was drawing dead after the came on the turn. The 
completed the board on the river and Kitai was unable to survive the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
It's not often you see a royal flush but one just happened.
A player with the nickname Jose jammed for 6,100 with 
from early position before Fouad Bouhrani three-bet to 10,100 from the cutoff with 
.
"You are in good shape," someone at the table said to Jose.
"Don't worry," said Jose. "Something will happen."
Something indeed did happen. Jose nailed a royal flush as the 
ran out on the board.
It isn't all bad news for Jose as he is on the final table of the High Roller which will either resume tonight after Day 1b or tomorrow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
The tournament director announced that play will end after each table plays five hands. Surviving players will bag chips and return at 1 p.m. CET for Day 2 along with the 61 Day 1a survivors.
Unofficially, 114 players survived Day 1b. This would mean 169 players will be returning tomorrow at 1 p.m. for Day 2 with 61 players surviving Day 1a.
Stay tuned for the final chip counts and recap of Day 1b of the Main Event.
