Daniel Lehmann raised to 1,500,000 and Aleksej Grenz called in the big blind. On a A♥4♥3♥ flop, Grenz checked and instantly folded when Lehmann continued for 2,000,000.
Over on the other table, [Removed:446] raised the button and Jamel Ghizaoui defended the big blind. Ghizaoui subsequently check-jammed the J♦8♠7♣ flop and Saran forfeited his 500,000 continuation bet to get shown [J c9s] for top pair and gutshot.
[Removed:446] opened from early position, and he was called by Artiom Poddubnii in the big blind.
But on the flop 9♠K♠7♥, Poddubnii decided to shove directly for 3,200,000 chips. Saran quickly looked at his cards and called.
Artiom Poddubnii: 8♦6♣
[Removed:446]: K♣K♥
Poddubnii had an open-ended straight draw on the flop, but Saran hit a set. Poddubnii couldn't find any help on the turn 8♥ and the river 3♥, so he was eliminated.
Finishing 14th, he takes €12,025, and he is the first player to win a WSOPE Main Event Day 1a ticket worth €10,350. All the players remaining will win this ticket too.
Marius Gicovanu opened to 4,500,000 from middle position, leaving just over 1,000,000 behind. Sabri Neziri re-shoved with a covering stack from the button and Gicovanu called, putting himself at risk.
Marius Gicovanu: A♠K♠
Sabri Neziri: A♥10♣
The board ran out K♥9♣4♠8♥8♠. Gicovanu's ace-king remained the best hand throughout and he collected a full double up at the expense of Neziri.
Eusebiu Jalba opened to 1,000,000 from under the gun and Daniel Lehmann defended from the big blind.
The flop came 9♥8♠8♣ and Lehmann lead out with a bet of 1,000,000. Jalba made the call.
Lehmann fired another bet on the 2♠ turn, this time for 2,000,000 which was enough to force a fold from Jalba.
Artiom Poddubnii made it 1,000,000 to go and Matthew Davenport three-bet to 2,350,000 from one seat over. Once it folded back to the Belorussian, Poddubnii called and checked the 9♣7♦4♠ flop.
Davenport splashed in a bet of 8,000,000 and Poddubnii instantly folded, getting shown the Q♠Q♣.
Down to 2,625,000 chips, Georges Chehade shoved from middle position and was called by Artiom Poddubnii in the small blind.
Georges Chehade: 2♥2♠
Artiom Poddubnii: A♣4♣
All the players at the table laughed when the dealer revealed a flop of 2♦2♣K♦ that gave quads to Chehade. "Photo, photo" he asked, before doubling up after the turn Q♥ and the river A♦.
Level: 33
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 500,000
With the ticket bubble finally burst, Daniel Lehmann raised to 1,200,000 and then called the shove by Eusebiu Jalba for 4,025,000.
Eusebiu Jalba: A♥Q♥
Daniel Lehmann: K♦Q♦
The suited ace came out on top of the J♥7♠5♣9♦4♦ board and Jalba doubled.
[Removed:490] moved all in for 2,900,000 from under the gun and Daniel Lehmann re-shoved from the small blind with a covering stack, folding out all other players to leave Kraft at risk.
[Removed:490]: A♥7♣
Daniel Lehmann: A♠J♠
Kraft was in rough shape with a smaller ace and was drawing dead when the flop came Q♠5♠2♠ giving Lehmann the nut-flush. The rest of the board ran out 3♠4♠, improving Lehmann to a straight flush to eliminate Kraft and put an end to the ticket bubble after more than one hour.
All 14 remaining players are guaranteed a €10,350 seat to the WSOPE Main Event.
Artiom Poddubnii opened to 800,000 from the cutoff. He was called by Omar Eljach in the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of Q♥K♠8♦, and Poddubni bet 725,000. Eljach check-called, then checked on the turn J♥. Poddubnii checked-back.
The 5♣ completed the board, and Eljach took the lead, betting 1,100,000. An action that made Poddubnii immediately fold.
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