Level 17: 5,000/10,000 (10,000)
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After a somewhat surprising long hand-by-hand session (considering how many players were remaining), the bubble has now burst, sending the 299 survivors into Day 2. They’re all guaranteed a minimum cash amount; however, said amount won’t be determined until Day 2 starts.

There were a few interesting spots during the regulated stage of play. The first all-in and call scenario came when Andrea Casula open-shoved 94,000 from the Button with Q♣J♣. He was called by Big Blind player David Calero, who was in the lead with A♦K♦. It was Casula who benefited from the J♦5♥9♣ flop, and the 9♠3♣ runout didn’t see Calero catching up.

The next player at risk was Aleksandar Zuberovski, who moved all in for 39,000 from UTG+2. Domenico Pannullo made it 80,000 from the Lo-jack, and the remaining players all got out of the way. Zuberovski tabled Q♠Q♦ and was ahead against the K♣J♦ of Pannullo, and there were no king or other shenanigans on the 9♣T♦8♦4♣9♠.

Albeit not an all-in situation, there was a big pot brewing over at Table 28. The flop read 9♣4♥8♣ with roughly 30,000 in the middle. Krisztian Kis (UTG+2) had checked it over to Antonio Russello (Lo-jack), who put out a 65,000 bet. Kis made the call, and the dealer revealed the 4♣ on the turn. Another check from Kis prompted a hefty 140,000 bet from Russello, and Kis made the call after perhaps spending two minutes in the tank. On the 8♥ river, it was Kis who took the aggressive path, as he bet 210,000. Russello didn’t take too long before making the call. Kis turned over 6♠4♠ for a turned full house, and a disappointed Russello mucked his hand. While we’re still waiting for confirmation, Kis could be the one who bags the most (1,293,000).

On to the final hand of the day, then. Carmelo Contursi shoved 164,000 from the Hi-jack, and David Lloyd committed his 61,000 stack to a call from the Big Blind. It was a classic coin flip confrontation; Contursi had the pair with T♦T♣, and Lloyd revealed his K♣Q♣ holdings. Lloyd didn’t manage to connect on the 3♠J♠6♣9♥9♦, and as such, he became the unfortunate bubble boy.

That’s a wrap for today’s live coverage; as always, thanks to everyone who’s been tuning in. The full chip counts from Day 1g and 1h will be published as soon as possible. Day 2 starts tomorrow (November 2) at 20:00, and we can’t wait to see the action unfold.