Day 1b of the €220 Opening Event currently shows 188 entries of which 130 remain, while the €80+8 "The Thunder" Side Event has 217 entries with 140 hopefuls still holding chips. Level eight just kicked in and that's the last level to register for a shot at the juicy prize pool in the one-day event.
Aleksei Istomin raised from under the gun and picked up one caller before a short stack shoved for 10,000. Istomin reshoved to isolate successfully with 
and the player at risk showed 
. The board came 
and Istomin rivered a straight.
Next up it was Max Rotko who raised to 2,400 from under the gun. Mariano Recuenco Martin stayed in the pot and Rotko ended up all in with 
versus 
. The board of 
gave Recuenco Martin the nut flush and Rotko was done.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
52,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
Eliminado |
Nível: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Josito Bordas raised to 2,300 and the player in the big blind three-bet to 5,400. Bordas clicked it up to 14,200 and was called to see the flop come 
. Both players checked and did so again on the 
turn. The big blind then bet the 
river for 10,000 and called the min-raise to 20,000 by Bordas.
Bordas rolled over 
for top pair top kicker and that won the pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
90,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
After a raise to 2,500 and a call, Thomas Groven shoved for his last 15,900 and the initial raiser folded. The cold-caller tossed in the extra chips and turned over 
, while Groven had 
. The board came 
and the queens full was more than enough for Groven to double.
Miguel Ortola Ferragud was less fortunate. He got a very similar stack in with the 
and table neighbor Juan Rivas Cabrera aka "Carlitos" flipped over . The board came 
and Ortola Ferragud was gutted by a straight to join the rail.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
36,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
|
Eliminado |
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
43,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
42,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
34,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
32,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
|
19,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
|
|
15,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
15,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
Joan Fabregas Capellas raised to 2,500 and received no fewer than three callers including Humberto Guerra in the small blind, who had just arrived at the table with a fresh stack. The flop fell 
and the action checked to a player in middle position, who bet 4,000. Guerra check-raised to 10,200 and that forced folds all around to award Guerra a nice boost right at the start.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
63,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
|
42,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
Nível: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
The players have been sent into a 60-minute dinner break and 140 participants out of a 173-entry strong field remain. Furthermore, the €80+8 "The Thunder" Side Event is taking all other tables in the Casino Barcelona with 181 entries already, while all 10 cash game tables and two electronic cash tables are running.
Philippe Noble appears to be the chip leader with almost three times the starting stack.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
75,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
75,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
