On a flop of 
, Alex Foxen had defended his big blind and was putting player in the cutoff all in when we got to his table. The cutoff tabled 
but got out of his seat when he saw Foxen had flopped trips with 
. The turn was an 
and the river a 
and Foxen added to one of the larger stacks in the room.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
73,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
||
Niveau: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Rex Clinkscales made it 3,800 from middle position after Roberto Romanello put in an open to 1,400 on his right. Romanello came back with 8,900 and Clinkscales shipped it for a little over 26,000. Romanello called off.
Romanello: 
Clinkscales: 
The 
flop brought a flush draw for Romanello and he filled it right away with the 
turn. Clinkscales had him covered by 1,600.
The American shoved that in next hand. The player on the button reshoved for what looked like about 9,000 and Kristen Bicknell woke up with 
in the big blind and put everyone at risk. Clinkscales had 
and the third player 
.
The board ran out 
, giving Clinkscales the main pot with kings up and Bicknell the larger side pot.
After that hand finished up, Romanello told us that Clinkscales had already survived when he jammed over a button open by Romanello for 12,600 and won with 
against 
. The end of the roller coaster left Clinkscales with about 10 big blinds.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
53,700
2,700
|
2,700 |
|
||
|
51,525
42,025
|
42,025 |
|
||
|
5,500
-13,400
|
-13,400 |
Vladimir Troyanovskiy bet 3,800 into a pot of about 7,000 from early position when the big blind checked to him on 
. The big blind called and then checked the . Troyanovskiy thought a big then checked in apparent submission and mucked to .
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
14,350
4,350
|
4,350 |
Jan Volek opened to 1,500 in middle position and Roberto Romanello made it 3,600 in the small blind. Volek came back with 7,500 and Romanello called.
Romanello checked the 
flop and Volek bet 4,500. Romanello told the dealer he was all in, and Volek called off his last 12,000 or so.
Romanello:
Volek:
The turn and river were 
and 
and Romanello's heater continued.
Players are now on break for 20 minutes.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
74,000
22,475
|
22,475 |
|
|
||
|
Eliminé | |
Niveau: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
According to Allen Kessler, he got the last of his money in before break with and could not overcome a player with 
who paired his kicker on the flop.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
Eliminé |
Registration for Day 1b has ended with 210 entries. There will be 32 paid places, with many of those players of course bagging chips.
A player in middle position had a raise to 4,000 in front and he called a subsequent reraise to 11,000 from Kevin Spielmann, who was in the big blind. They saw a flop and Spielmann bet about half of his remaining chips, 12,000. His opponent jammed and Spielmann called for 26,500 total.
Spielmann:
Middle position:
The board ran out 
and Spielmann collected a double.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
78,000 |
Georgios Zisimopoulos bet 7,000 from under the gun on a completed board of 
and got a fast call from Ting Ho. Zisimopoulos showed what looked like ace-jack or ace-queen and mucked to Ho's .
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
49,000
31,300
|
31,300 |
|
8,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
