Very similar to yesterday's first starting day, the field is growing rapidly and 14 tables are now in use. Now all of them are full ring just yet, but the tournament screens already jumped to three digits and currently display 104 entries for Day 1b.
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Despite starting with 300 big blinds, the stack of Carlos de la Vega Gracia has been reduced to zero in the first level and the blinds moved up while Kenneth Amell Boquera raked in the pot. It is still 300 big blinds now, for Amell Boquera that is, who doubled the stack early on.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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60,000 | |
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Eliminado |
Nível: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Joining the action on the ![]()
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turn, Carlos Gonzalez Contreras bet 925 and Elvira Malay called on the button. The
river paired the board and Gonzalez Contreras now bet 4,000, which Malay raised to 9,000. Gonzalez Contreras clicked it up to 17,275 and Malay called to get shown ![]()
for the nut full house.
Malay mucked the ![]()
for an inferior full house and saw her stack cut down to one third.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
51,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
|
|
10,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Up to 12 tables are now partially filled and among the latest players to join the action was also Sally Stephens. The American is a recreational player that enjoys traveling and playing poker from time to time, having already made it to Australia, the UK, and Panama in the last two years. Stephens is over on table one and just got things started.
According to the screens, there are already up to 80 entries on Day 1b
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Miguel Oriola Ferragud raised to 300 and Stephan van den Wyngaert defended his big blind, then checked in the dark before the flop fell ![]()
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. Oriola Ferragud bet 300 and was called before the
turn saw van den Wyngaert lead for 500 and receive a call. The
river completed the board and van den Wyngaert checked. Oriola Ferragud bet 1,400 and van den Wyngaert called, then mucked when he was shown ![]()
for trips kings.
One seat over in the small blind is Thomas Groven, one of the few Norwegians who took part in the Opening Event thus far.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
33,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
27,000 |
Joachim Lob is back in action and the below players also took their seat in level one already.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Nível: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
While six cash game tables are already running since 5 p.m. local time, the €45+5 Satellite just entered level seven and the registration is closed. There were 51 entries to ensure that the guarantee is met and the top 10 spots will receive an entry into the €220 Opening Event. The 11th place finisher will receive €95.