Following a button raise to 1,200 by Felipe Boianovsky, Diego Ventura flat-called out of the small blind and the duo headed to the 
flop. Ventura went for a small check-raise from 1,100 to 3,500 but Boianovsky stuck around.
No further action followed as they checked down the 
turn and 
river. Ventura briefly flashed the 
but Boianovsky had him pipped by a notch with the 
.
Action was caught on the river with 7,400 in the pot on the 
completed board.
Alex Kulev checked from the hijack before Axel Hallay bet 5,500 from the cutoff. Kulev responded by jamming for 27,000.
Hallay was sickened by the bet and went deep into the tank.
"Sorry, give me a minute," he said to his tablemates.
He mulled over his options before finding a fold.
"Show me ace-nine," said Hallay and Kulev responded by exposing the .
"You jam with the nut flush?" asked Hallay while Kulev gave little away. "Then I folded the best hand. I had a four," added the Frenchman.
Action was three ways with 8,500 in the pot. Brian Kim was under the gun against Anton Astpau in the hijack and Francisco Picasso in the big blind.
The board read 
and Kim bet 4,500 when checked to. Only Picasso called.
The river came the and Picasso checked again. Kim counted out a bet and fired for 16,500 which prompted a quick fold by Picasso.
Nível: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
With 3,000 in the middle and a flop of 
, Alexandros Kolonias checked out of the big blind. He then faced a bet worth 2,100 by Lance Steinberg and called. Both headed to the 
turn on which Kolonias checked with a shorter stack behind. Steinberg bet 7,200 to cover Kolonias, who quickly folded.
The Greek poker pro and entire table was shown the for top pair and top kicker by Steinberg.
Niko Koop raised from early position and was called by Rodrigo Selouan in the big blind.
The flop came 
and was checked to Koop who continued for 2,000 into the 3,700 pot. Selouan check-called.
The turn was the and was checked through to the river. Selouan checked again but Koop bet 2,500. Selouan check-called. Koop tabled 
for top pair to take down the pot as Selouan mucked.
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Zhi Yi Ning opened to 1,100 from early position and was only called by Bruno Lopes, who was in the small blind.
Lopes check-called for 1,000 on the 
flop before leading out for 1,100 on the 
turn. Ning made it 3,500 and Lopes called.
Both players checked the 
river through to showdown and they chopped the pot after both players tabled their respective 
.
Joining the action on a 
flop, Nicholas Marchington checked and then called a bet by Niko Koop for 1,300. The on the turn was checked and Marchington bet the 
river for 4,000. Only around ten seconds passed before Koop sent the cards into the muck.
While Koop remains above the starting stack, Marchington is on the way back there on yet another different table in his Day 1a journey.
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