At the start of Level 14 which is the last level of the day, last year's record has been broken already with 119 players in total. With registration still open until the start of Day 2 tomorrow, which has been moved to 3 PM local time, the total number of entries is expected to increase even more.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Christian Rudolph raised to 105,000 in early position and Christoph Vogelsang called from the small blind. Steffen Sontheimer was in the big blind and pushed all in for 665,000. Rudolph called while Vogelsang let his hand go.
Steffen Sontheimer: 
Christian Rudolph: 
Sontheimer held the advantage with the superior pocket pair. The flop came 
and Rudolph was still searching for a five. The turn was the 
and the river brought the 
as Sontheimer got a full double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,450,000
450,000
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450,000 |
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965,000
305,000
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305,000 |
Kristen Bicknell raised to 115,000 from the under-the-gun position and Sergio Aido called from the button. Big blind Jack Salter moved all in for 420,000 and Bicknell decided to flat. Aido moved all in himself as well, covering Bicknell. Bicknell called for her entire stack which was 1,875,000.
Kristen Bicknell: 
Sergio Aido: 
Jack Salter: 
The board ran out 
and Bicknell came out on top with her pocket kings. Salter was eliminated in the last level of the day, but the reentry period is still open.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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4,200,000
2,600,000
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2,600,000 |
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1,770,000
370,000
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370,000 |
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Busted | |
Wai Leong Chan and Igor Kurganov have just reentered while the other players have been eliminated earlier:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,000,000 | |
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1,000,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Level: 14
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Jean-Noel Thorel raised to 90,000 from early position and Igor Kurganov shipped all in for 665,000 in the small blind. Michael Addamo was int he big blind and thought for a minute before making the call. Thorel stepped aside and the two hands were tabled.
Michael Addamo:
Igor Kurganov: 
Kurganov was well out front with his pocket queens but the flop of 
turned the tide in favor of Adams. The 
on the turn and the 
on the river sealed the deal for Adams as Kurganov was eliminated. Adams was able to recover most of the chips he previously lost in a pot with Rainer Kempe.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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7,100,000
100,000
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100,000 |
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3,800,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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505,000
531,000
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531,000 |
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Busted | |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,000,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
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1,000,000
530,000
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530,000 |
James Chen and Wai Leong Chan have just reentered to bring the total up to 115 entries which has broken last year's record.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,000,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
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1,000,000
517,000
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517,000 |
Chris Ferguson was seen getting up from his chair and his stack was pushed Manig Loeser's way.
The board read 
and Loeser had 
in front of him for the straight. Ferguson had 
for the flopped two pair and that wasn't enough to survive his first bullet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,800,000
2,365,000
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2,365,000 |
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Busted | |
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Niall Farrell just got all in against Stanley Choi. Farrell had Choi covered and the latter was at risk of elimination with 
against the 
of Farrell.
The board ran out in Choi's favor looking 
and Choi managed to double up through Farrell.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,450,000
890,000
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890,000 |
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1,300,000
300,000
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300,000 |
