Alfredo Cuti saw his stack cut down in a matter of 15 minutes as he became the first casualty and Ibrahim Usta followed soon after, explaining to his friend in the field that he apparently ran queens into aces? With 250 big blinds in the first level of play, that can happen after all.
Five-way to a flop of 
Luca Santoro bet 2,000 with only one customer in Stefan Haenni.
The turn brought the 
and a further bet of 5,4000 from Santoro. Haenni quickly folded to allow Santoro to bring in the pot.
Five way to the 
flop with 2,500 each invested, the action checked to Bob Bielen on the button and he bet 4,000. Emil Bise called in the blinds, as did Pierre Neuville and Michael Gehrmann while Patricke Zehnder folded. The 
turn was checked to Bielen once more and his bet of 15,000 got through uncontested for him to flash the 
.
Three players viewed a flop of 
.
Ibrahim Usta opened for 2,700. After a call from Tomasso Bonni; Martin Karymov raised to 10,800, Usta responded by putting all of his chips in the middle. Bonni folded but Karymov mulled over his decision and eventually called.
Martin Karymov: 
Ibrahim Usta: 
Karymov had flopped bottom two pair while Usta held the overpair.
The 
on the turn gave them chopping out but the 
kept Karymov ahead as he cracked Usta's pocket rockets.
Joining the action on the heads-up turn of 
, Pierre Neuville bet 2,000 in the hijack and Michael Gehrmann called in the cutoff. The 
fell on the river and Neuville now checked. Gehrmann bet 3,500 and Neuville folded the 
with a smile on the face.
With some 74 players registered, Day 1b has officially kicked off in Europe's biggest poker arena. The first batch of notable entries will be published shortly.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Action will be live at King's Resort in Rozvadov for continuing coverage of the 2022 WSOP International Circuit. The flagship WSOPC Spring Edition €1,700 Main Event takes the stage with a guaranteed prize pool of €1,000,000. With cards in the air at 2 p.m. local time, poker enthusiasts from near and far will aim to make it all the way through the nine scheduled levels.
Each level will last 60 minutes with a break after every two levels and all participants receive 50,000 chips each. Shall they run out of chips entirely, they can take advantage of up to two re-entries throughout the day. Furthermore, the late registration for the marquee event remains open for the first two levels on Day 2 as well.
Day 1a of the €1,700 Main Event has seen 87 players advance to Day 2 of the tournament from a field of 261 entries. Hungary's Tibor Nagygyörgy currently leads the way with 479,100 chips.
Notable names who did not make it through Day 1a who are expected to return for Day 1b include Belgian former November Niner Pierre Neuville who will be looking to make Day 2 after firing three bullets on Friday. Other players expected to join the action once more are Albert Hoekendijk, Raoul Refos, Symeon Alexandridis, Silviu Baltateanu, Sebastian Langrock, and Claudio Di Giacomo
The top 12 of this event will receive a seat to the WSOP Europe Main Event worth €10,350 as well as their cash prize. Not only does the winner of this tournament win the coveted WSOP Circuit Ring but they will also earn a seat for the WSOP Tournament of Champions at the end of the 2022 WSOP in Las Vegas, which offers a guaranteed prize pool of $1,000,000.
Stay tuned right here on PokerNews to find out who will earn the WSOP Circuit Main Event ring in the days to come. The live reporting team will be on the floor from start to finish, providing as many key hands as possible en route to crowning a champion.
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