Julien Sitbon opened to 5,000 from middle position and then called when Kubanychbek Abakirov made it 15,000 to go from the hijack.
Sitbon check-called bets of 11,000 and 35,000 on the flop and turn for the final board to show .
Sitbon, with around 80,000 behind, checked once more and Abakirov moved all in as the big stack.
Sitbon went deep into the tank and tried his best to get some information from his opponent. Abakirov encouraged Sitbon to call and the Frenchman eventually complied.
Abakirov had the which bested Sitbon's . Sitbon was eliminated and quickly headed to the registration desk to hop into the ongoing Day 1b.
Cagdas Ersoy opened to 7,000 from the small blind and was called by Johan Storaakers from the big blind.
Ersoy then jammed for 32,000 on the the flop and was called after a few moments.
Cagdas Ersoy:
Johan Storaakers:
Ersoy had second pair and a flush draw but was behind the pair of aces of his opponent. The turn confirmed Ersoy's double up and the completed the board.
Action was heads up with on the flop when Mehdi Chaoui was at risk after getting the last of his stack in against Michel Molenaar.
Mehdi Chaoui:
Michel Molenaar:
The board finished up and Molenaar caught runner-runner clubs to make an ace-high flush. Chaoui had the king-high flush, but it wasn't good enough and he made his way out of the tournament area.