Late registration closed with a total of 84 entrants. This created a total prize pool of €40,320. The final 11 places are paid, with the minimum cash being €1,010. The winner will take home to top prize of €11,350. Play will continue today until just 11 players remain.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | €11,350 |
| 2 | €7,330 |
| 3 | €5,230 |
| 4 | €4,030 |
| 5 | €3,100 |
| 6 | €2,460 |
| 7 | €1,970 |
| 8 | €1,570 |
| 9 | €1,260 |
| 10-11 | €1,010 |
Mariona Canals opened from a middle position to 3,000 and Orathai Nasathaen called from the small blind.
The 9♦3♠K♦ flop was check-called by Nasathaen after Canals bet 3,000.
The 3♦ turn was checked by both to see a 9♣ river, which brought in two pair on the board.
Nasathaen checked and Canals bet 10,000. Nasathaen folded and the pot went to Canals.
Nível: 11
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
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The remaining players are now on a 75-minute dinner break and will return at 7:30 p.m. Late registration will close at end of this break.
Players were already heads up and on the turn with 7♥J♣A♠Q♠ showing.
Judy Whitlow had raised to 5,000 from the hijack and action was on Shelley Talbot in the cutoff. Talbot moved all in and Whitlow made the call, putting Talbot at risk.
Shelley Talbot: A♥7♣
Judy Whitlow: A♦K♦
Talbot was sat with two pair, and the 3♥ river sealed the double, in the last hand before the dinner break.
Talbot said "I'm sorry Judy" as she scooped the pot, apologizing for taking a chunk of her stack. Whitlow said "It's ok, I did it to you earlier".
Cassandra Yong got her final 15,000 into the middle with Xia Wang making the call to try and eliminate her just before the dinner break.
Cassandra Yong: 10♥10♦
Xia Wang: K♣6♣
Yong was ahead with pocket tens and just needed to fade a king or some clubs to survive. The board ran out 8♣Q♦2♥5♦9♦ and Yong's pocket tens won her the pot.
Joy Waldau raised to 3,000 from early position. Joycelyn Lam Ho Yin called from the small blind and Paula Arreba defended her big blind.
The action got checked all the way down on the runout of A♣8♦K♦9♠A♦, and Ho Yin took down the pot with J♥9♥ for two pair, aces and nines.
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