On a flop of 
, Filipe Antonio Pinhao ended up at risk out of the small blind and was looked up by Orhan Sen on the button.
Filipe Antonio Pinhao: 
Orhan Sen: 
The 
turn gave Sen the ten-high straight and the 
river ended Pinhao's run on Day 1a. Shortly after, Jose Obadia was eliminated as well to reduce the field to the final 42 contenders.
Niveau: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Udo Hemmert ended up all-in for just 27,000 on the 
turn and was looked up by Vasileios Tsaknis.
Udo Hemmert: 
Vasileios Tsaknis: 
The 
river further improved Hemmert to a flush and he remained in contention.
Four ways to the 
flop, Mihai Ercuta in the hijack was the only one to check-call a bet worth 10,000 by Daniele Mattioli and checked again the on the turn. Mattioli bet another 10,000 to earn a check-call and Ercuta also check-called the river for another 20,000.
Mattioli tabled the 
for quads to claim the pot.
Didier Rabl was unable to cash in the promised beer of Jack Sinclair for now as he was eliminated and the field was quickly reduced further. Only 44 players currently remain, spread across six tables.
Four ways to the 
flop with 5,500 invested, Didier Rabl on the button bet 8,000. Ernst Stoller and Vasileios Tsaknis check-folded out of the blinds. Shawn Stroke check-called and then pushed the 
turn.
"You win," Rabl conceded and mucked his cards while Stroke momentarily flashed a 
.
Day 1a will pay out the top 15% of the field as the top 30 finishers will walk away with at least €917 for their efforts.
| Place | Prize (in EUR) |
|---|---|
| 25-30 | € 917 |
| 21-24 | € 1,003 |
| 17-20 | € 1,146 |
There is a hard stop foreseen when just 16 players remain. In case any further players want to surrender their stack from there on, they can do so and collect €1,257 for their efforts in order to jump into Day 1b.
If either starting day concludes prior to the end of level 18, Day 2 will recommence at the time the faster starting day has finished for the night.
Niveau: 14
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Michal Mrakes was unable to spin up his re-entry stack and he was followed to the rail by notables such as Gisle Olsen and Endre Sagstuen.
Zhao Feng defended the big blind and then checked the 
flop. Serguei Palomera then bet 3,500 and Feng check-called. The turn and river were checked and Feng tabled the 
. That won the pot, as Palomera sent his cards into the muck.
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