Dmitrii Prusov and [Removed:528] built a pot of 9,000 as they went heads-up to a flop of Q♦10♥9♠.
Both players then checked the flop and 8♣ turn. The river was the J♥ and Prusov led out for 6,000.
[Removed:529] quickly called and Prusov turned over A♦K♦ for the nut straight to win the big pot.
Gangzhou Hu had a bet of 8,600 in front of him from the button on a flop of 6♥J♦4♣ and Gerard Rubiralta raised to 16,500 in the big blind.
Hu called and the turn came the 6♠. Rubiralta then bet 6,500 and Hu called.
The river was the Q♠ and Rubiralta bet 6,000, leaving himself just one 500 chip behind. Hu quickly called and Rubiralta showed 6♦4♥ for a full house. Hu mucked.
During the early stages of the day, Vladimir Erceg initiated action with an open raise to 300 from the hijack position. Christophe Morbee called from the cutoff, Peter Jorgne called from the button, and Jonathan Edmondson called from the small blind.
On the flop 10♥8♠7♠, Erceg maintained control with a bet of 500. Morbee folded, and Jorgne raised to 1,800. Edmondson folded, and after some consideration, Erceg opted to call.
Erceg checked the 7♥ turn, allowing Jorgne to bet 3,600, which Erceg again called.
The appearance of the 8♦ on the river prompted Erceg to bet 5,500, leading Jorgne to fold swiftly.
Fabien Puaud raised to 300 from middle position, Adam Miller called, then Thomas Boivin three-bet to 1,500 from late position. Puaud called and Miller folded.
The flop came A♥10♦6♥ and Puaud checked to the raiser. Boivin continued for 1,500 and Puaud called.
The turn came the 8♠ and Puaud checked again. Boivin fired out a bet of 7,000, which proved too much for Puaud. He folded and Boivon won the pot.
Ruslans Nagornijs raised to 300 on the button and Ehsan Amiri called in the big blind.
The flop came J♥2♥9♦ and Nagornijs continued for 400. Amiri called.
The turn was the 5♦ and Nagornijs bet another 1,000. Amiri then raised to 2,500 and Nagornijs called as they saw the Q♦ river.
Amiri bet 3,200 and Nagornijs called once again. Amiri showed J♦8♣ for a pair of jacks, but Nagornijs had 2♣2♠ for a set of deuces to win the pot.
At the same table, EPT Barcelona champion Simon Wiciak has already lost nearly a third of his starting stack.
EPT founder John Duthie is among the latest additions to the field, as is 2014 champion Antonio Buonanno.
Jabulane Sekano and Fouad Rabahie built a pot of around 5,000 as they went heads-up to the turn on a board of J♣10♥J♦K♣.
Both players checked and the river came the A♦. Rabahie then bet 3,100 from under the gun. Sekano called from the small blind and Rabahie turned over 8♥8♦.
Sekano showed A♠K♦ for two pair as he took the pot.
Michael Gathy open raised to 300 from middle position, Fouad Rabahie called, then Francisco Martin-Romo three-bet from the button for 1,200. Gathy responded with a four-bet to 3,600 and Rabahie folded. Martin-Romo asked "how much?" before eventually mucking his hand to give Gathy an early pot.
With around 2,000 in the pot on a board of J♠2♠6♥8♠, Imanol Cabello bet 1,200 from the cutoff and Derk van Luijk called on the button.
The river was the K♣ and Cabello checked. Van Luijk then bet 1,800 and Cabello called.
Van Luijk turned over K♠J♦ for a rivered two pair and Cabello mucked.
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