In a pot worth around 15,000 on a 9♣7♦8♠ board, Fredrico Senno checked from the big blind and called a bet of 5,000 from Lyudmil Ivanov, who was in the cutoff.
A 2♠ on the turn saw Senno check again, then fold when Ivanov fired out 12,000.
Georgios Skarparis hasn't been in his seat for too long, but the Warm Up Champion has already almost doubled up his stack and eliminated a player.
Skarparis raised from early position to 1,300 and Joseph Houayek called from the small blind. Ghassan Obeid then squeezed from the big blind to 5,600, which only Skarparis called.
On the A♥Q♠4♦ flop, Obeid fired out a continuation-bet of 4,000, which Skarparis quickly called.
A 5♥ dropped on the turn and Obeid continued his aggression with a bet of 12,000, then Skarparis shoved. Obeid had around 60,000 behind and after just a few seconds, he put them all into the middle.
Ghassan Obeid: A♦J♦ 
Georgios Skarparis: A♠5♠
Obeid's top pair was no good, and it behooved him to connect with the river to stay alive. However, the 6♠ wasn't what he needed, and he was eliminated as Skarparis jumped up to around 190,000.
On a board of 7♠3♠Q♦3♦, there were around 20,000 chips in the pot when Walid Bou Habib checked from the big blind and Haghgou Seyedahmad checked from under the gun. Motokatsu Uhara was in the cutoff and fired 12,000, which only Seyedahmad called.
Both saw the J♣ drop on the river and after Seyedahmad checked, Uhara tossed out a single white chip, worth 25,000. Seyedahmad counted out his stack and after realizing he had around 40,000 behind, he called.
Uhara then showed trip threes with 5♥3♥, and Seyedahmad mucked.
Alisa Sibgatova put in a min-raise from under the gun to 1,200 and Mircea Flutur called from middle position.
The pair checked the J♠K♠3♦ flop to the 2♣ turn, where Sibgatova check-called a bet of 4,000 from Flutur.
A 9♠ on the river also went check-check and Sibgatova's K♦Q♦ was good at showdown.
Niveau: 2
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Haghgou Seyedahmad was straight back into the action after bluffing of a bullet to Sergei Varnaev not too long ago, and he was caught bluffing again in a hand against Roman Stoika.
The action was picked up on the turn with the board reading 10♥7♥9♠7♠ where Stoika checked from the hijack and Seyedahmad bet 11,000 on the button. Stoika called.
When the 4♥ dropped on the river, Stoika checked it over again and Seyedahmad fired out 16,000. Stoika only needed a few seconds to think before he elected to call.
Seyedahmad didn't want to show his hand and immediately mucked, which meant Stoika took the pot at showdown without revealing his cards.
On a board of 3♦2♣8♣9♣ with around 12,000 in the middle, Mircea Flutur checked from under the gun and Denis Vlasov checked back on the button.
Both saw the 9♦ pair the board on the river where Flutur threw out a bet of 6,500. Vlasov mulled it over for a few moments before he eventually tossed in the call.
Flutur then showed A♠4♠ for ace-high, and Vlasov's 8♠7♠ was good as he paired his eight.
On a full board of 4♥2♦9♥5♠Q♥, there were around 45,000 chips in the pot when Sergei Varnaev fired out a small bet of 6,000 from early position.
Haghgou Seyedahmad was on the button and wasted no time to move all in for around 55,000. Varnaev didn't need to think for too long before he flicked in the call.
Seyedahmad was sheepish to flip over K♣8♣ for a total bluff, and Varnaev had the winner after rivering a pair of queens holding A♣Q♠.
Varnaev took down the $5,300 High Roller yesterday for a cool $200,000, and is off to a great start in the Main Event here on Day 1b.
In a pot that had 10,000 chips in it on an 8♣A♦K♥ flop, Fabio Peluso checked from under the gun and then called a bet of 2,500 from Denis Vlasov.
Both tapped the table when they saw the 8♠ pair the board on the turn and Peluso fired 2,500 on the 6♦ river. After thinking for a short time, Vlasov elected to fold.
Peluso played Day 1a yesterday, but never managed to find a bag and is back to try and run up a stack in Day 2.
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