Level: 5
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Level: 5
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
With the room now completely full, Mohamed Taghla opened to 1,500 from early position and was called by both players in the blinds.
The dealer fanned a flop of 2♥8♠A♣ and Taghla continued for 1,100. The player in the big blind check-called while the small blind folded.
Taghla fired a second barrel of 3,500 on the Q♥ and made the big blind fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
52,000 |
"There was a compulsory straddle," explained Aloisha Staes after a few players at his table raised preflop with Yannis eventually moving all-in for 36,900 from the big blind. He was called by "Goodboy" in early position.
Yannis: A♣J♦
Goodboy: Q♦Q♣
Yannis hit two pair on J♥6♠K♠K♣3♠, but it wasn't enough to beat his opponents' queens and he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
122,000
122,000
|
122,000 |
|
|
121,000
121,000
|
121,000 |
|
|
120,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
119,000
119,000
|
119,000 |
|
|
110,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
106,000
106,000
|
106,000 |
|
|
103,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
|
|
101,000
101,000
|
101,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
The 260 players of Day 1a are on a 15-minute break.
Louis Michaud opened from the hijack and was called by the cutoff. Michel Abecassis on the button squeezed to 4,200 and Michaud was the only one to call.
Abecassis continued for 4,000, then fired a second barrel of 5,100 on a board of 5♣10♠7♥A♥. Michaud check-called both times.
The 2♣ river was checked by both players and Michaud scooped the pot with A♦J♠.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
95,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
Slimane Mameche raised to 1,200 from early position. He was called by the button but Yohan Rascar in the big blind squeezed to 4,000. Both Mameche and the button called.
Rascar bet 4,000 on a flop of 3♣A♣4♠. Mameche folded but the button called, and called a second barrel of 10,000 on the 4♦ turn.
Rascar checked the 8♠ river and saw the button moving all-in for 18,800. He went deep into the tank and eventually called with kings but lost to the button's A♠Q♦ for top pair. He doubled up while Rascar though he was eliminated but had 6,200 left after this hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
76,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
|
|
47,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
|
6,200
6,200
|
6,200 |
While wearing the ring he won a few days ago on the 8-max event, Frederic Delval opened to 1,100 from the hijack. Suleyman Samli in the cutoff three-bet to 5,500, Delval moved all-in for 11,800 and Samli called.
Frederic Delval: A♥K♠
Suleyman Samli: A♦Q♥
Delval's ace-king held on 10♦8♣6♦9♣5♥ and he secured a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
36,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
|
26,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400