Action folded to the small blind and he opened to 250. EPT London champion and high stakes cash game player Benny Spindler in the big blind made the call. The flop came and instead of continuing his aggression, the small blind opted to check. Spindler bet 350 and received a quick call.
The hit the turn and again a check (small blind), bet (900 by Spindler) and call (small blind) was seen. The completed the board and the small blind checked. Spindler bet 2,150 and the small blind tossed in his cards immediately.
Jeff Gross opened for 250 from the cutoff and the player in the big blind made the call. The flop came and the big blind check called a bet of 300. The popped up on the turn and now the big blind check called 400.
The river brought the into play and the big blind checked for the third consecutive time. Gross fired 2,100 into the middle and the big blind called. Gross showed for rivered trips and the big blind just said "I had a feeling" before he mucked. Despite the win, Gross is down a bit for the day.
Not much later PokerStars Team Pro Aditya Agarwal joined Gross at the table, starting with a fresh stack of 30,000.
Louis Salter, the brother of 2014 World Series of Poker APAC runner-up Jack Salter, just jumped into the tournament, and he mixed it up a little in the first hand he played.
It happened when Bobby Zhang raised to 300 from the button and Salter called from the button. The players in the blinds both called and four players saw a flop of . Two checks saw Zhang continue for 450, Salter folded, and the other two players called.
All three players then checked the turn as well as the river. The player in the small blind showed the , the player in the big the , and then Zhang rolled over the for the winner.
As for Salter, hopefully he fares bit better than his brother, who was among the first players eliminated back on Day 1a.
Randy "nanonoko" Lew opened before the flop from the cutoff and the player in the big blind made the call. That player checked on and Lew fired 350. The big blind called, and check called another 825 on the turn.
The river came the and the big blind checked. Lew made a motion like he was going to bet, and the big blind had already tossed his cards high up in the air to fold. Lew, resisting the urge to make the old 'in that case I check move', just raked in the chips without showing his hand.
We picked up the action on a flop of with Jesse Sylvia checking from the small blind. Pascal Hartmann, presumably the initial raiser, made a bet and Sylvia check raised to 1,175. Hartmann called and the popped up on the turn. Sylvia made a bet again, this time 1,775, and Hartmann called one more time.
The river came the and Sylvia knocked on the table. Hartmann contemplated what to do for a bit, and checked behind showing his . Sylvia tabled and took down the pot.
Ari Engel has gotten off to a great start here on Day 1c.
It happened when the under-the-gun player raised to 250 and the player in the cutoff called. Engel then three-bet to 1,025 from the button, both blinds folded, and the original raiser made the call. The cutoff got out of the way and it was heads-up action to the flop.
The under-the-gun player check-called a bet of 1,125 and then proceeded to check-called one of 2,325 on the turn. When the completed the board on the river, the under-the-gun player checked for a third time and Engel opted to check behind with the for a pair of kings. It was good as his opponent flicked his hand to the muck.
There's a long line of people trying to get into the Main Event, but they still need to get their registration slip. Amongst the players ready to play are Paul Newey, Mike McDonald, Tony Dunst, Matt Salsberg and Rupert Elder. They will be able to get a seat shortly, today is already looking to be huge!
and instead of continuing his aggression, the small blind opted to check. Spindler bet 350 and received a quick call.
hit the turn and again a check (small blind), bet (900 by Spindler) and call (small blind) was seen. The 
completed the board and the small blind checked. Spindler bet 2,150 and the small blind tossed in his cards immediately.
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and the big blind check called a bet of 300. The 
popped up on the turn and now the big blind check called 400.
into play and the big blind checked for the third consecutive time. Gross fired 2,100 into the middle and the big blind called. Gross showed 
. Two checks saw Zhang continue for 450, Salter folded, and the other two players called.
turn as well as the 
river. The player in the small blind showed the 
, and then Zhang rolled over the 
for the winner.
and Lew fired 350. The big blind called, and check called another 825 on the 
turn.
and the big blind checked. Lew made a motion like he was going to bet, and the big blind had already tossed his cards high up in the air to fold. Lew, resisting the urge to make the old 'in that case I check move', just raked in the chips without showing his hand.
with Jesse Sylvia checking from the small blind. Pascal Hartmann, presumably the initial raiser, made a bet and Sylvia check raised to 1,175. Hartmann called and the 
popped up on the turn. Sylvia made a bet again, this time 1,775, and Hartmann called one more time.
and took down the pot.
flop.
