Very similar to yesterday's first starting day, the field is growing rapidly and 14 tables are now in use. Now all of them are full ring just yet, but the tournament screens already jumped to three digits and currently display 104 entries for Day 1b.
Despite starting with 300 big blinds, the stack of Carlos de la Vega Gracia has been reduced to zero in the first level and the blinds moved up while Kenneth Amell Boquera raked in the pot. It is still 300 big blinds now, for Amell Boquera that is, who doubled the stack early on.
Joining the action on the turn, Carlos Gonzalez Contreras bet 925 and Elvira Malay called on the button. The river paired the board and Gonzalez Contreras now bet 4,000, which Malay raised to 9,000. Gonzalez Contreras clicked it up to 17,275 and Malay called to get shown for the nut full house.
Malay mucked the for an inferior full house and saw her stack cut down to one third.
Up to 12 tables are now partially filled and among the latest players to join the action was also Sally Stephens. The American is a recreational player that enjoys traveling and playing poker from time to time, having already made it to Australia, the UK, and Panama in the last two years. Stephens is over on table one and just got things started.
According to the screens, there are already up to 80 entries on Day 1b
Miguel Oriola Ferragud raised to 300 and Stephan van den Wyngaert defended his big blind, then checked in the dark before the flop fell . Oriola Ferragud bet 300 and was called before the turn saw van den Wyngaert lead for 500 and receive a call. The river completed the board and van den Wyngaert checked. Oriola Ferragud bet 1,400 and van den Wyngaert called, then mucked when he was shown for trips kings.
One seat over in the small blind is Thomas Groven, one of the few Norwegians who took part in the Opening Event thus far.
While six cash game tables are already running since 5 p.m. local time, the €45+5 Satellite just entered level seven and the registration is closed. There were 51 entries to ensure that the guarantee is met and the top 10 spots will receive an entry into the €220 Opening Event. The 11th place finisher will receive €95.