Willem de Jong raised to 1,200 from the hijack, Ramon Colillas three-bet to 4,000 from the cutoff and was called by both the player in the big blind and De Jong.
The flop brought them the , both the big blind and De Jong check-folded to the 10,000 continuation-bet of Colillas.
Carlos Branco finished in fifth place during the EPT Prague Main Event in 2018 and collected a few more cashes in the side event in Prague and the Bahamas. Branco is looking to do some damage here too and started off well.
The flp[ read with around 7,000 in the middle already. The player in the small blind checked, Petar Kalev did the same in the big blind. Carlos Branco bet 3,400 from the button and only Kalev made the call.
The turn brought them the , Kalev check-called the 10,600 continuation-bet of Branco.
The river completed the board with the , Kalev checked and so did Branco after a while. Kalev tabled for the flush but was beaten by the of Branco who held the slightly higher flush.
Registration for Day 1b closed with 606 entries in total which means play will continue until there are 91 players left who can bag and tag their chips for Day 2.