Nikita Kuznetcov was all in for 93,000 and Maciej Ogorek had reshoved to isolate.
It was a flip with the for Kuznetcov and the for Ogorek. The former stood up from his chair after the flop and was immediately rewarded on the turn but only sat back down after the river.
Gimat Guillaume was in the big blind and saw action fold around to the small blind, who put him all in for his last 39,000. He thought for a few moments and then called off his chips.
Gimat Guillaume:
Small Blind:
Guillaume saw that he was in bad shape once the cards were tabled, but his fortunes turned when the flop came to give him a straight. However, the flop also gave his opponent a flush draw in addition to having three outs at a higher straight should a jack fall. Luckily for him, the turn and river were both safe despite being the same color as the cards he needed to fade and he scored the double.
On the following hand, Guillaume went all in from the small blind and took the big blind's blind and ante to add another 10,000 to his stack as the tournament clock reads 100 remaining players, just six eliminations away from the end of the night.
Several players were eliminated as of recent and that has been reduced to the last 97 hopefuls.
Valentin Cristea escaped from the same fate when he held up with against Egor Procop as the board came to keep Cristead in the lead, Procop's cards were mucked already.
A player in the cutoff opened to 16,000 and received a call from Alexis Rozenblat, who was on the button. Milan Simko then went all in from the big blind for 183,000 and Rozenblat called after the cutoff folded.
Milan Simko:
Alexiz Rozenblat:
Simko was unable to get any help on the runout as it came to eliminate him and cause the tournament to pause while a table broke as the tournament reached 96 players. Before the clock started again, another player was eliminated to bring that number down to 95, meaning the tournament has officially reached the bubble and is now in hand-for-hand play until the final elimination of the night occurs.
Erwann Pecheux three-bet jammed into a raise of 12,000 and forced a fold.
Pete Chen got through with a push for 87,000.
Jakob Madsen open-jammed the small blind into Gaelle Baumann in the big blind.
All these hands have one thing in common: There was no call and no showdown. Several hands on the bubble have passed without any major action and several new big stacks have emerged. Who will miss out on Day 2? The answer will hopefully be available shortly.
A player in early position opened the action with a raise to 13,000 and Grzegorz Wyraz called from middle position. The hijack then three-bet to 46,000 and all players yet to act folded, as did the original opener. Wyraz then went all in for what was counted to be 164,000 and the three-bettor called.
Grzegorz Wyraz:
Hijack:
The board ran out , giving Wyraz both a set of aces and a sweat to Broadway on the turn en route to finishing with the best hand and securing a double with less than 10 minutes now remaining in Level 17.
The money bubble has burst and it is David Foldy that has become the last player to bust. He was trying to sneak into the money but that, unfortunately, didn't work out as he was forced all-in for the last 6,000, having invested the other 6,000 as the big blind ante.
Narcis Nedelcu raised the button to 15,000 and the small blind folded.
"You are good," Nedelcu joked while they waited for the showdown as all other tables needed to finish their hands.
"Do I keep this if I lose?" Foldy inquired while he had the all-in triangle in the hand.
David Foldy:
Narcis Nedelcu:
Foldy spiked the superior flush draw on the flop and added an open-ender on the turn, but the river was a blank to let the bubble burst.
All remaining Day 1a survivors will now bag and tag for the night.