Next to hit the rail, finishing in eighth was Radek Jantos when his ace-king couldn't connect against Eduardo Pereira's pocket queens. Ironically it was only a few hands later that he had pocket aces once again, earning the first casualty of the day when he eliminated Antonino Venneri who had also flopped an overpair on the eight-high board. A bit of controversy came in the first two hours as Wyrzykiewicz thought Ercan Atmaca had called his river bet when he showed his pocket aces too early, pausing the clock for an official ruling. The day began with nine players and although there were plenty of chips going into the center of the table, nobody seemed to want to bust.
