| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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120,000 | 120,000 |
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60,000 | 10,000 |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
Steven van Zadelhoff pulled us over to describe the hand he doubled in, in all of its glorious detail. "I had the second best starting hand in poker, and he had one better. Well, until the flop that was," he laughed. Van Zadelhoff is now sitting at a solid 120,000.
Lady Fortune gives and takes, so to speak, which meant Govert Metaal had to take one for the team to balance the scales. After a raise to 2,800 and a three-bet to 8,000, Metaal picked up the best starting hand in poker himself and shoved for 28,000. The reraiser called with 
and spiked a king on both the flop and the turn to eliminate Metaal. Metaal doesn't bend easy, though, and he quickly fired another bullet.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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120,000 | 95,000 |
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50,000 | 30,000 |
When we got to the table, Philipp Gruissem had bet 60,000 into a pot of just under 70,000. The board was 
and his opponent, Leo Yan Ho Cheng was tanking and eventually made the call, albeit seemingly unassuredly. Gruissem turned over 
for a pair of nines, while Cheng held 
for top pair and took down the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000 | 175,000 |
|
25,000 | -85,000 |
Niveau: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
The tournament clock says that there are around 380 players remaining, but what's perhaps more important is that it also says that the total number of entrants has crossed the 500 player mark, beating the record set this time last year. With registration open until the start of Day 2, that record looks set to be smashed as the tournament has currently 517 entrants, including 61 re-entries.
Some of the eliminations from the field since dinner include November Niner Zvi Stern and Super High Roller Bowl champion Rainer Kempe. Players have the option of re-entering, if they haven't already.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
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| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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248,000 | 248,000 |
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240,000 | 140,000 |
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145,000 | |
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130,000 | 130,000 |
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100,000 | 100,000 |
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100,000 | 100,000 |
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100,000 | 100,000 |
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75,000 | 75,000 |
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55,000 | 5,000 |
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55,000 | 15,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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40,000 | 40,000 |
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40,000 | 40,000 |
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40,000 | -10,000 |
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30,000 | -33,000 |
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22,000 | -6,000 |
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20,000 | 20,000 |
A massive pot was brewing between Christopher Kruk and Adrian Mateos, and it was the latter who ended up with all the chips. The pot was up to 40,000 and the board read 
. Kruk checked and Mateos shoved all in, which was effectively for Kruk's remaining stack of 30,000.
The American pondered for twenty seconds, then called it off with 
. To his disgust, Mateos flipped open 
for the rivered straight, gobbling up all of Kruk's chips in the process.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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155,000 | 12,000 |
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Here is a list of some eliminations from the field, as well as those who have re-entered following their elimination on their first bullet. [Removed:17]'s elimination came on his second bullet. 2015 champion Mustapha Kanit is already on his second bullet in his pursuit of defending his title, as is Jason Wheeler.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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50,000 | 5,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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50,000 | 50,000 |
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Ognyan Dimov raised to 2,000 from middle position and Moshin Charania called on the button. Thomas Miller three-bet to 7,500 from the big blind, Dimov moved in for 30,000, Charania folded, and Miller called.
Thomas Miller: 
Ognyan Dimov: 
It was the mother of all coinflips, and Miller ended up on the right side of the coin: 
. Dimov might use his one single re-entry later tonight to get back into the action.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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140,000 | 140,000 |
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Eliminé |
Niveau: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
