Antonio Perez Vico Barba flopped top pair with 
, however, that ended up second-best to the 
of Ali Kanaan on a board of 
. Whether or not the remaining 13,700 of Kanaan went in after the flop or turn, but the German received a full double to jump back above the starting stack.
On a flop of 
, Salvatore Ritrovato got his last 11,000 in with the 
and Jose Maria Lamarca Capa called with 
. The minor kicker advantage would play a crucial role, as the 
turn and 
river completed the board to let the Italian double.
Francesco Di Profio limped in and one player raised to 1,200, which Patrick Sanfilippo and Di Profio called. On the 
flop, action checked to Sanfilippo and he bet 2,000 to pick up a single call by Di Profio. On the 
turn, Di Profio checked and called another bet 0of 5,500 before doing so for the third street in a row on the 
river.
This time, Sanfilippo had bet 10,000 and Di Profio was a none-believer.
"Nada," Sanfilippo announced and turned over his 
, which Di Profio had beat with .
Alexandre Tannouri and Tal Mor both busted and re-entered after the end of the break. [Removed:491] entered and got to their table, while Teunis Kooij sat down shortly after on a different table.
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
The screens currently show 117 players out of 128 entries remaining and they have been sent into a 45-minute dinner break. Another eight levels of 45 minutes await for all those that want to bag and tag in the second of three starting days.
Silviu Baltateanu raised the 
flop to 6,800 when facing a bet and a call by Lamberto Collina. The fell on the turn and Collina checked only to see Baltateanu to move all in for the last 10,000. Collina called and the cards were turned over.
Silviu Baltateanu:
Lamberto Collina:
Baltateanu was already on his way out, but the river improved the Romanian to a straight and sent Collina back down to 35,000 and with his head shaking.
Soon after, Collina clashed with fellow Italian Giuseppe Carbone and they got it in after the 
turn. Collina turned over 
for the second nuts and Carbone had the best of it with 
. The 
river was a blank and Carbone took over the lead close to the dinner break on Day 1b.
On the 
turn, Luka Cencelj ended up all in with the only to find himself drawing to two jacks only. Francesco Di Profio turned over the 
for a full house and the river was a blank.
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