Main Event Day 1a
Level 8: 3,000/6,000 (6,000)
Entries: 77/125
WSOP Europe bracelet winner Espen Sandvik was finishing up a meal when he hit the rail on a bluff against Michael Purkiss. Sandvik with ten-six check-raised the queen-nine-five flop and was called by Purkiss. Both players checked a blank turn. Sandvik attempted to rep a straight or something else after an eight completed the board on the river with a jam of more than double the pot.
Purkiss turned a flush and made the call. Unfortunately, Sandvik already fired a bullet earlier today. So, he will have to wait until tomorrow to get back into the Main Event.
Level 8 is winding down. After this level and a break, late registration will be over and we will know the final field size and how many players will advance.
Meanwhile, Sandvik was also at the live-streamed £2/£5 pot-limit Omaha table that The Festival Series founder Martin "Franke" von Zweigbergk won a whopping 682 big blinds to put him in the lead in the Cash Game Challenge. We asked Sandvik what he thought about Franke's play while he was finishing up a quick meal.
"I will always play with Franke when he is drinking Coca-Cola," Sandvik shared with a smile. "He was even crazier on Coca-Cola than he normally is when he is on alcohol."
