Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Pyeongkang Kim open to 3,000 from the hijack. Alexey Neofitov in the big blind moved all-in for 20,000 and Kim called.
Alexey Neofitov: A♠9♣
Pyeongkang Kim: A♣Q♠
Neofitov failed to improve on J♥Q♣6♣K♠2♠ and he was eliminated.
Jose Nadal in the cutoff found himself at risk for 17,500 against Tom-Aksel Bedell in the hijack.
Jose Nadal: A♣5♠
Tom-Aksel Bedell: A♥Q♣
Nadal managed to take the lead thanks to two pair on 5♣7♣6♥4♦7♠ to double up.
Victor Jimenez Melgar jammed for 16,400 from under the gun, then Mehdi Hadj Rabah to his left raised all-in for 40,900.
Victor Jimenez Melgar: Q♠J♦
Mehdi Hadj Rabah: K♦K♥
Jimenez hit two pair on Q♥10♣8♣8♠2♥, but it wasn't enough to beat Hadj Rabah's kings so he was eliminated.
Level: 8
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Jose Carrasco in the small blind jammed for 9,400 on a flop of 6♣6♠4♦ with 11,000 in the pot. Denis Karakashi in the big blind called, while Antonio Espinosa under the gun and Oscar Elorza Lusquinos to his left folded.
Jose Carrasco: A♦4♣
Denis Karakashi: 8♥6♥
Carrasco with two pair ran into Karakashi's trips, so the Italian player quickly grabbed Carrasco's stack. The dealer didn't look happy about that but let him do after he revealed the 9♦ turn and the 3♥ river.
The action was picked up on a bord of Q♥5♥3♣2♦3♠ with a bit more than 50,000 in the pot.
Marcus Stein in the small blind bet 15,000, so Mario Ramirez Padilla grabbed some chips and quickly called. However he couldn't do much against Stein's A♥A♣ and sent his cards into the muck.
Level: 7
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
The 81 players of Day 1a are on a 15-minute break. The next break at the end of Level 9 will be a 60-minute dinner break.