Reiji Kono moved all in from middle position with a short stack of 12,000, less than 10 big blinds. He was called by Nicolas Nabet, who had Kono well covered as players flipped their cards.
Reiji Kono: Q♠9♥
Nicolas Nabet: A♥J♠
The board ran out A♦10♠6♣K♣3♦. Nabet flopped a pair of aces and held to win the pot, sending Kono to the rail.
Alexis Andre opened the action with a raise to 3,000 and Daniel Smiljkovic three-bet jammed for the last 16,000. Michael Kramer then pushed all-in for 27,500 in the next seat and Andre folded.
Daniel Smiljkovic: 7♠7♣
Michael Kramer: 10♦10♠
The superior pair held on the K♣8♦8♥3♠6♦ runout to eliminate Smiljkovic from Day 1a.
Elsewhere, Fouad Rabahie raised to 3,500 and earned one caller. Alin Grasu three-bet to 13,500 in the small blind and Kenny Hallaert four-bet jammed for 59,000 in the big blind. The Belgian earned folds all the way to add to his stack.
Jason Wheeler opened from the button, David Docherty moved all in for 33,000 from the small blind and Rabythas Sinnathamby cold-called in the big blind. Wheeler folded.
David Docherty: A♥2♥
Rabythas Sinnathamby: A♦K♣
The board ran out 9♣3♦9♥7♦Q♥ and Docherty was sent to the rail.
"I was only here for 15 minutes but I had fun," Doherty announced as he left to register for Day 1b.
Jacques Guenni was all-in for 24,000 in the small blind, up against Parker Talbot from under the gun and Scott Margereson two seats over.
Jacques Guenni: A♦K♣
Parker Talbot: 10♣10♦
Scott Margereson: 10♥10♠
Guenni got there on the K♦J♣8♠2♦2♠ runout to leave both big name pros on fumes.
Margereson jammed for the last 6,000 the next hand and Jean Bros isolated with a reshove, Talbot folded in the big blind.
Scott Margereson: Q♥10♥
Jean Bros: A♠J♦
The 10♦8♣6♣A♦2♥ board knocked out Margereson, who received a "Hey, good luck in 1b buddy," from Talbot.
Only a few minutes later, Talbot would follow Margereson to the rail and pondered whether he'd jump into Day 1a of the High Roller or the second flight of the €1,100 FPS Main Event.
Vincent Lavollee moved all in from late position and Joao Tomas moved all in from the button. Nourredine Aittaleb called in the small blind and had both players covered as the cards were turned.
Vincent Lavollee: 5♥5♦
Joao Tomas: A♦Q♦
Nourredine Aittaleb: A♣A♠
The board ran out 3♥A♥2♣K♠8♦. Tomas paired his ace, but Aittaleb made a set of aces to win the three-way all-in. Lavollee and Tomas were both eliminated from the tournament.
A player in early position opened to 3,000, Daniel Smiljkovic three-bet to 9,000 from the hijack and William Crot four-bet to 21,000 from the big blind. The original raiser folded, Smiljkovic moved all in and Crot called.
Daniel Smiljkovic: A♥K♠
William Crot: 10♠10♥
The board ran out 10♣2♠J♣3♣5♠; Crot's flopped set was more than enough to send Smiljkovic to the rail.
Alexis Andre opened 3,000 in the hijack before Victor Fryda three-bet 12,000 in the small blind. Soraya Estrada was in the big blind and paused for a moment before shoving her stack of 17,500 across the line. Andre quickly got out of the way, while Fryda dropped a chip across the line to make the call.
Soraya Estrada: 8♠8♥
Victor Fryda: Q♣Q♦
Estrada was dominated but the 8♦6♠3♣ flop gave her the lead with a set of eights. The J♥ turn and 4♦ river meant she could remain seated as she pulled in the double-up.
Wuai-Cheng Tsang shoved for around 16,000 from early position and was called by Jack Hardcastle in the big blind. Players flipped their cards, with Tsang at risk.
Wuai-Cheng Tsang: 8♣8♠
Jack Hardcastle: A♥J♣
The board ran out 7♠4♥9♥K♣10♦. Hardcastle didn't find any improvement and so Tsang held with his pocket aces to double up his stack, leaving Hardcastle short with less than 10,000.
Eric Qu moved all-in for 10,500 and Fabian Rolli called. Sebastien Lepape then pushed all-in for only 18,500 and Rolli tossed in the additional chips to put two players at risk.
Eric Qu: A♠8♠
Sebastien Lepape: A♥K♥
Fabian Rolli: K♦J♣
Rolli gained more equity on the 10♠9♣6♦ flop, yet came up last on the 6♥ turn and 10♥ river. Qu and Lepape split the main pot while Lepape earned an additional 8,000 chips off Rolli.
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