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Faraz Jaka opened to 15,000 on the button, which Thomas Boivin called.
The action checked through on the Q♥7♣5♠ flop, and the 4♥ joined the board.
Boivin opted to lead out for 30,000, and Jaka called.
Boivin continued for 115,000 on the K♥ river, which Jaka called before revealing his 7♦4♠ two pair, but it was no good as Boivin had turned a straight with 6♠3♠.
Level: 30
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 0
Brandon Wilson opened to 10,000 on the button with A♣Q♥, and Thomas Muehloecker defended his big blind with J♥6♥.
Muehloecker opted to execute a poorly timed check-raise on a Q♣Q♦A♥ flop, making it 16,000 after Wilson had continued for 5,000.
The 2♥ turn saw Muehloecker continue for 36,000, and Wilson stuck around with a call.
Muehloecker wisely gave up on the 9♠ river, check-folding when Wilson bet enough to put him all in.
Brian Battistone opened to 10,000 on the button, which Biao Ding called in the big blind.
Ding checked over to Battistone, who immediately fired out for a pot-sized 20,000 on the K♦10♣J♥ flop, which Ding called.
The 4♠ turn saw Ding check-call another bet, this time for 40,000, to see the K♠ river.
Ding checked for a third time, and Battistone wisely checked back. Ding had rivered trips with K♣2♣, which had overtaken the two-pair of Battistone, who had J♠4♥.
Faraz Jaka raised to 9,000 on the button holding K♣9♣, and Thomas Boivin called in the big blind with 10♠8♦.
Boivin opted to check-call when Jaka continued for 8,000 on the J♥6♣9♥ flop, and checked again on the J♦ turn. Jaka responded with an overbet of 38,000, which was enough to see Boivin return his cards to the dealer, abandoning his straight draw.
Looking down at 7♦5♦, Brian Battistone opened to 10,000 on the button, and called in a typically quick fashion when Biao Ding three-bet to 40,000 with 10♣9♣.
Ding continued for 20,000 on the K♣7♥4♥ flop, and Battistone stuck around to see the 2♠ turn. There was no slowing down from Ding, who continued for 70,000. Once again, an undeterred Battistone called.
The 8♣ completed the board, and Ding waved the white flag, only to see Battistone fire out a bet big enough to put Ding all in. Ding released his cards, and the gap between the two grew bigger.
Florian Pesce is the latest player to advance to Day 2, defeating Richard Green in his third and final match of the day.
Joining the action on a 2♠10♣5♠ flop, and 18,000 in the pot, Ryuta Nakai was holding 6♥5♦ and check-called a bet of 15,000 from Brock Wilson, who had A♦10♥.
Nakai checked a second time on the J♣ turn, but chose to fold when Wilson barrelled for 38,000.
Level: 29
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 0
In the match-up between Nikita Kuznetsov and Thomas Eychenne, it is the former who has prevailed, booking his place on Day 2.
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