Level 1
: 100/200, 200 ante
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
river on which Nanchev checked from under the gun. His table neighbour Bulent Belek checked back and Nanchev revealed the 
for ace-queen high, having missed the gutshot.
for two pair and chipped up.
river on which Frank Diefenbach checked and then faced the all-in by Michael Pulvermueller for 25,000. Diefenbach thought about it for some 15 seconds and then called for 23,500 to get shown the 
for the top pair and top kicker. He had that beat with 
against the 
of Nicolae Mihai and prevailed on the 
board.
with 32,000 chips already in the pot.
board improved Vranken and he nearly doubled up his stack to kick off Day 1b with a bang.
river with some 32,000 already in the middle, Ali Behzad checked his option while he was enjoying a massage. Orhan Sen then pushed for what appeared to be 40,300 in the cutoff and Behzad reluctantly folded.
. Jan Hajek had that crushed with 
