Christophe Devaux raised to 4,500 from the button, Alexis Andre three-bet to 18,000 from the big blind and Devaux made the call.
Andre continued for 10,000 on the 7♥J♣J♥ flop. Devaux was undettered.
The 4♣ turn saw Andre fire again, this time for 25,000. Devaux thought for some time before electing to make the fold.
Laurent Varoqueaux shoved his last 11,000 under the gun, and the action folded around to Pierre Moreira who made the call in the small blind.
Laurent Varoqueaux: K♦J♦
Pierre Moreira: Q♥Q♦
Varoqueaux ran into the monster pair of Moreira and the 6♠5♥4♥Q♠8♠ run out improved him to a set of queens as Varoqueaux exited the tournament.
Athanasios Tavlas moved all in from early position for 19,000 and was called by Jason Wheeler two seats across. Players flipped their cards, with Tavlas at risk.
Athanasios Tavlas: A♥Q♦
Jason Wheeler: K♠J♦
The flop came 10♠K♥J♣ to give Wheeler two pair and Tavlas the nut straight. The turn, however, was the K♣, which improved Wheeler's hand to give him a full house as the table let out a collective gasp. The river was the 5♥.
Wheeler won the pot and Tavlas was eliminated from the tournament.
The action was caught as Marle Spragg, in the cutoff, was all in and at risk against Laurent Varoqueaux, in early position.
Marle Spragg: A♣A♦
Laurent Varoqueaux: A♥K♠
The board ran out 5♥8♣Q♣3♠9♣; Spragg's superior holding held to the river and she doubled up, leaving Varoqueaux with dust.
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Teddy Tuil raised to 3,000 from under the gun and Peter Jaksland then pushed all-in for 28,500 in late position. It folded back to Tuil, who called with the slightly covering stack.
Peter Jaksland: A♣K♠
Teddy Tuil: 6♣6♥
Jaksland took the lead on the A♥9♠2♣ flop, yet he was drawing dead as soon as the 6♠ came on the turn to make the A♠ river a formality.
On a completed board of K♦K♥10♠7♥A♣, Benjamin Gros fired a bet of 27,000 across the line into a pot of about 48,000. Leandro Dirlewanger was his only opponent in the hand and announced all-in.
Gros sighed as he went into the tank. Eventually, he pitched his cards into the muck.
Pim Gieles raised to 3,500 from the hijack, Alin Grasu three-bet to 9,500 from the cutoff and Geiles made the call.
The K♥5♣9♥ flop saw Geiles check to the aggressor. Grasu placed a continuation bet of 7,000 and Geiles elected to make the fold.
With a total of 348 entries to the flight, it has just been announced that Day 1a will play down to 52 players. They will bag and tag to return for Day 2 in the money.
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