Chance Kornuth has advanced to Day 2 after defeating Dan Smith heads up. Kornuth will advance with 63,700 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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63,700
40,700
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40,700 |
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Busted | |
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Both Adrien Allain and Philippe Boucher have advanced to Day 2. Allain defeated John Juanda heads up, while Boucher beat out Matan Krakow. They will advance with the chips listed below.
Last year, Boucher won the €1,500 6-Max Pot-Limit Omaha event for nearly €125,000 and his first World Series of Poker gold bracelet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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63,575 | |
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62,975
16,975
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16,975 |
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Paul Newey fired 3,500 on the 
flop and Dan O'Brien raised to 7,200. Newey called, and the turn brought the 
. Newey checked, and O'Brien fired all in. Newey folded, and O'Brien won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
52,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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11,500
7,500
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7,500 |
A short-stacked Tino Lechich managed to double through Oleksii Kovalchuk holding 
against the latter's 
on a 
board, but it would prove too little too late as Lechich fell a short time later.
It happened when Lechich held 
and was dominated by the 
of Kovalchuk. There would be no come-from-behind victory for Lechich this time as the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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63,375
23,175
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23,175 |
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Busted | |
Manig Loeser found himself all in holding 
and at risk against Paul Guichard, who held the superior 
. The 
flop left Loeser looking for running cards, but when the on the turn left him drawing dead, he shook hands with his opponent and exited the tournament floor. The 
was put out on the river for good measure, and Guichard punched his ticket to Day 2.
Meanwhile, John Monnette won his table and has advanced to Day 2 with a stack of 63,600.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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63,600
22,600
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22,600 |
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63,525 | |
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Busted | |
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Faraz Jaka has become to the first winner advancing to the second round of the event. He first eliminated Oliver Speidel and was faced with David Peters heads up.
On the final hand of the heads-up match, Peters had about 18,000 and reraised all in after Jaka opened on the button. Jaka called with the 
. Peters held 
. The board ran out 
, and Jaka made a diamond flush to win the hand and his table.
Jaka will be back tomorrow at 2:00 PM. He's already locked up €5,428 for winning his first-round match.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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63,525
33,025
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33,025 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
The players are now on a 60-minute dinner break. See you back here in an hour.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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46,000
37,000
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37,000 |
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41,000
31,800
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31,800 |
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21,000
17,900
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17,900 |
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16,000
7,900
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7,900 |
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14,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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