Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier filled us in on an early hand he played. In fact, it was the first hand he played on the day. He said that Ole Schemion had raised, and he called from the big blind with . On a flop of , Mercier check-called a bet from Schemion. He then check-called again on the turn when another fell. On the river, another hit the board. Mercier check-called again with his full house. Schemion tabled for quads nines, and Mercier's full house went down in flames.
Timothy Adams had three-bet from the button to 23,500 after Mike McDonald opened to an unknown amount from the hijack seat. Action moved back to McDonald, and he reraised to 23,500. Adams thought, then called.
The flop came down a monotone . McDonald bet 25,000 with one red T25,000 chip, and Adams gave it up. After this pot and a few others, McDonald has climbed up to 300,000 in chips. Adams currently sits on 230,000.
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier placed his chips on the table and was greeted by some familiar faces. At his table are none other than fellow PokerStars Pros John Duhamel and Daniel Negreanu. Unsurprisingly it is also the loudest table with Negranu teasing Duhamel about the number of re-entries he has had at super high rollers and inquiring if ElkY has been working out lately. He has.
We're not sure how he got them, but Dani Stern, who is playing his first live poker since this summer's World Series of Poker, is already up to 470,000. By the looks of it, his aggressive game has allowed him to take chips from the majority of the table, but none more so than Jeff Rossiter, who is down to half the starting stack with about 125,000. By the looks of it, the two played a big hand that we regrettably missed.
Meanwhile, Martin Jacobson has entered the tournament.
The record breaking Estrellas Main Event is still going strong on Day 2 in the same room as the Super High Roller, creating a tremendous atmosphere. As players bust out of the Estrellas event, tables break and players rack up their chips and go searching for their new table assignment. This has led to a few of them, with their different coloured chips, approaching a table in the €50,000 event where there is guaranteed to be one who taps the table and invites them to sit down.
From early position, Season 4 EPT German Open winner Mike Donald raised to 3,500. Marc-Andre Ladouceur made the call on the button, and everyone else folded. The dealer prompted the players with a flop of , and McDonald fired 6,000. Ladouceur called.
After the landed on the turn, McDonald slowed with a check. Ladouceur took this as an opportunity to fire a bet and wagered 14,100. McDonald called.
The river was the , and both players checked, although Ladouceur did pause for a little bit before checking as if he was going to take a stab at it. That stab might've worked as McDonald tabled the for a pair of nines. Ladouceur couldn't beat it and mucked his hand.
Erik Seidel has now taken his seat in the €50,000 Super High Roller. He's seated in between two Canadians Timothy Adams and Marc-Andre Ladouceur. On the table behind Seidel, Daniel Negreanu is all smiles as he's up to 390,000 in chips.
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. On a flop of 
, Mercier check-called a bet from Schemion. He then check-called again on the turn when another 
. McDonald bet 25,000 with one red T25,000 chip, and Adams gave it up. After this pot and a few others, McDonald has climbed up to 300,000 in chips. Adams currently sits on 230,000.
, and McDonald fired 6,000. Ladouceur called.
landed on the turn, McDonald slowed with a check. Ladouceur took this as an opportunity to fire a bet and wagered 14,100. McDonald called.
, and both players checked, although Ladouceur did pause for a little bit before checking as if he was going to take a stab at it. That stab might've worked as McDonald tabled the 
for a pair of nines. Ladouceur couldn't beat it and mucked his hand.
