Tournament staff has confirmed that the last 215 players will make the money and advance to Day 2.
As the players return from break, the tournament clock shows 379 remaining.
Nível: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
The final 388 players have gone on their last 15-minute break of the day.
During the break, the T-100 chips will be raced off and taken out of play.
As a tournament director loomed nearby with an armful of chip racks to break Julien Martini's table, the French star moved his final 55,000 chips into the middle on a board of 
.
The bet represented about half of the approximately 110,000 chips in the pot, which Martini got to pull in his direction as his opponent folded.
Martini then moved on to his new table as tournament staff is breaking tables fast and furiously with just over 400 players left in the field.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
169,000 | 137,000 |
With a big pot in the middle and 
on the board, Maxime Costas bet 23,500 from the big blind and Robert Kristaly shoved for 90,600 from under the gun.
Kostas went deep into the tank for several minutes, and time was eventually called by his opponent. However, Costas briskly tossed his hand in the muck, exposing a 
before the tournament director could make it over the table.
Kristaly had a puzzled reaction to the fold.
"You could've had 
," Costas explained.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
198,000 | 198,000 |
|
55,000 | 55,000 |
PokerNews joined the action with Sonny Franco all in from the button and Dany De Barros in the tank. De Barros had raised 24,000 from the small blind and Franco three-bet shoved with a big stack.
After several minutes of consideration, De Barros called.
Sonny Franco: 
Dany De Barros:
The flop came 
and De Barros now had to sweat the flush, but the turn 
and river 
were no help for Franco and he headed for the exit.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
310,800 | 264,400 |
|
Eliminado |
Thomas Videll was just seen snapping a picture of the horrific outcome that brought an end to his tournament.
According to Sebastian Kappenberg, who won the hand, they got into a preflop raising battle with Kappenberg finally calling a five-bet all-in by Videll.
Thomas Videll: 
Sebastian Kappenberg: 
Things looked glorious for Videll, as the 
gave him top set to further solidify his lead in the hand.
However, the 
on the turn and the on the river gave Kappenberg runners to a flush, crushing Videll's hopes and giving Kappenberg a near full double-up.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
173,000 | |
|
Eliminado |
Nível: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Meir Avigal just alerted the PokerNews team to a big hand that's put him amongst the chip leaders.
A player in early position opened to 3,000, a player in late position three-bet to 7,500, and in the big blind, Avigal woke up with and came in with a four-bet to 24,000.
Only the late position player called to see a flop of 
.
Avigal continued for 27,000 and got called. On the 
turn, both players checked.
The 
fell on the river, giving Avigal the nut flush, which he bet for 60,000.
Avigal's opponent called with for the second nut flush, which launched Avigal's stack up to 310,000, which he has continued to grow since.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
330,000 | 155,000 |
Danny Dabbagh raised to 6,000 from the small blind and Karolis Sereika defended from the big blind.
The flop was 
. Dabbagh continued for another 6,000 and Sereika called. The turn was 
.
Both players checked the turn to see on the river.
Dabbagh fired 24,000 on the river and Sereika got away from it to give him the pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000 | 180,000 |
|
135,600 | 135,600 |
