Luke Brenegan opened to 2,000 from the hijack. 2016 November Niner Vojtech Ruzicka three-bet to 5,700 from the cutoff. Connor Drinan put in a four-bet to 13,500 on the button. Brenegan folded right away, Ruzicka after some thought.
Drinan, who cashed in the €50,000 Super High Roller, showed the before mucking his hand.
On the turn, Pablo Gordillo checked out of the big blind and Didier Bauduin Mazairac bet 6,000 into a pot of 9,500. Gordillo called before both players checked the on the river.
Gordillo showed the for a pair of queens, but Mazairac had that beat with for a set.
A player raised to 1,900 under the gun and Jason Mercier called. Another player in late position then squeezed to 12,300. The initial raiser folded and Mercier then moved all in for 20,700. His opponent called, and the cards were turned over.
Mercier was ahead holding pocket eights: and his opponent held . The board ran out and Mercier doubled up to just under 50,000
On a turn of Kornuth check-called a bet of 4,500 from his opponent and the was dealt on the river.
Kornuth thought for a moment, swirling his cards around before extending his arm nonchalantly and reached for a glass of red wine he had in the cup holder at his table. His opponent looked nonplussed as Kornuth pushed 9,200 forward.
His opponent thought for a while before calling. Kornuth turned over and his opponent chuckled to himself, revealing a but nothing more.
Simon Appleby opened in early position to 1,700. Paul Vergeer three-bet in late position to 3,600, and Appleby called. The flop was . Appleby checked, Vergeer bet 4,000, Appleby check-raised to 11,800, and Vergeer called.
On the turn, Appleby bet 15,000 and Vergeer moved all in. Appleby snap-called the rest of his stack off.
Paul Vergeer:
Simon Appleby:
Appleby's surprising seven-six off was ahead of Vergeer's kings, and the on the river didn't change that. Appleby scored a big double up, gobbling up most of Vergeer's chips in the process.
In the previous hand, Charlie Carrel was under the gun and faced the bet of 20,000 by Koray Aldemir with the board reading .
Carrel had less than that behind and started some small talk, then Aldemir called time on him which didn't help to ease the pain. Carrel eventually folded and the next hand provided more fireworks.
Athanasios Fergiatakis raised to 1,900 and Aldemir called from two seats over. Carrel then moved all in from the big blind and Fergiatakis asked for a count. The shove of the Brit was for 13,700 and Fergiatakis called.
Aldemir reraised all in and again the dealer was asked for a count. Aldemir's shove was for 55,000, and Fergiatakis called after quite some consideration to create a three-way all in and put two opponents at risk.
Carrel:
Aldemir:
Fergiatakis:
"Oh wow, I am ahead?!" Carrel let out and the flop came . On the turn, he improved to a set while the river initially let Fergiatakis celebrate. The Dutchman then realized that Aldemir had the nut straight and scooped the entire pot.
Tobias Reinkemeier opened from middle position to 2,000. Shaun Deeb three-bet from the cutoff to 5,900, and Reinkemeier called. Both players checked it down on . Reinkemeier showed , but Deeb had for a pair of sixes. Deeb will end the day having amassed one of the largest stacks in the room.
Among those to bust before the end of Day 1a were Joao Vieira, Anatoliy Filatov, Joe Elpayaa, Matt Stout and Shola Akindele-Deadman.
Akindele-Deadman faced the check-raise of Cesar Garcia on the flop and moved all in for her last 20 big blinds with . Garcia had that beat with in the big blind and the turn and river blanked.
before mucking his hand.
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turn, Pablo Gordillo checked out of the big blind and Didier Bauduin Mazairac bet 6,000 into a pot of 9,500. Gordillo called before both players checked the 
on the river.
for a pair of queens, but Mazairac had that beat with 
for a set.
and his opponent held 
. The board ran out 
and Mercier doubled up to just under 50,000
and his opponent chuckled to himself, revealing a 
but nothing more.
turn, Appleby bet 15,000 and Vergeer moved all in. Appleby snap-called the rest of his stack off.
on the river didn't change that. Appleby scored a big double up, gobbling up most of Vergeer's chips in the process.
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turn, he improved to a set while the 
. Garcia had that beat with 
