And so, even though players began to bust almost from the start, the number of entries continues to go up, and what’s more the busted players are still here. It’s easy to get the impression that, given the alternative, nobody really wants to leave. It would be like leaving a party early. That and possibly a view more serious points go some way to explain why the field continues to increase in size despite the eliminations. This is, after all, the world’s most exclusive social clubs, as the PokerStars Blog reports:
Sorel Mizzi opened the cutoff for 11,000 and Tobias Reinkemeier on the button made it 28,000. From the small blind Senh Ung shoved allin for 71,000. Mizzi didn't have much of a decision, and with already so much invested neither did Reinkemeier; Mizzi folded, Reinkemeier called.
Senh Ung:
Tobias Reinkemeier:
The situation was perfect for Ung, but that would soon change. The flop was anything but good for Ung as Reinkemeier now had a gut shot and flush draw. The on the turn filled up that flush and the on the river was there just for good measures.
The board read and Daniel Negreanu had bet 55,000 into a pot of just under 100,000.
Fabian Quoss was on the receiving end of the bet and didn’t look happy about it. He shook his head for a while and made the call.
Negreanu tabled for the turned straight which elicited more sighs from Quoss who mucked his hand.
After that hand was over Negreanu was involved in the next hand against Ping San Chan. Phil Ivey was looking over from another table. “I had the nuts. Of course.” Negreanu said about the last hand.
“No man makes more straights than this guy.” Ivey said.
“No man goes for more straights than me.” replied Negreanu, who declared that he was now going to make a straight in this hand with the board reading and bet 15,000.
Chan raised him to 45,000 and Negreanu plonked down the chips to call. They both checked the turn and river . “I don’t think a straight is winning now.” Negreanu said and Chan agreed.
Chan showed and Negreanu won with . Negreanu called over to Ivey, “Didn’t make a straight but I won it anyway.”
A big pot just took place between two of the world's most popular players in Daniel Negreanu and Patrik Antonius. It was a hand that would see one of them fall.
It began when the Team PokerStars Pro opened with a raise from middle position and the Finn called from the button. The blinds folded, the flop came down , and Negreanu continued for 15,000. Antonius called, the dealer burned and turned the , and Negreanu bet again, this time 27,000.
Antonius decided to push back with a raise to 105,000, and Negreanu made the call. "Kid Poker" then checked the river and Antonius moved all in for his last 191,000. Negreanu, who was getting a massage, shifted in his chair and began putting together some chips.
Eventually he shrugged and said, "I guess I'll call." Antonius rapped the table and Negreanu then tabled his for trips. "I'm really only beating a bluff," Negreanu added. Whether Antonius was bluffing or not remains a mystery as he mucked his hand. The only sure thing was that Negreanu had him beat and scored the knock out.
About a minute after Antonius busted, Australian Jeff Rossiter entered the field and took his seat at the table.
Tobias Reinkemeier opened to 12,000 under the gun. Isaac Haxton on the button made it 31,500. All of the sudden, Ole Schemion seemed interested. He cold four-bet from the small blind to 88,600. Reinkemeier quickly folded, and so did Haxton after some thinking.
The board was reading and Max Altergott, winner of this event last year, was thinking. Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst had set him all in on the river and the German was debating whether or not to call off his last 100,000 or so. Finally he did so with but Selbst turned over for a full house to boost her own stack to over the 500,000 mark.
It seemed inevitable that at least one player would play more than two bullets in the tournament, and the first player to do so was Daniel Colman. We're not sure how he was eliminated the second time around, but we can confirm that he immediately reentered. That means he now has €300,000 invested in this tournament.
Meanwhile, several players have €200,000 invested as they opted to reenter once. They include: Justin Bonomo, Chun Lei Zhou, Lo Shing Fung, Tobias Reinkemeier, Phil Ivey, Igor Kurganov, Antonio Esfandiari, and Vanessa Selbst.
Finally, six players busted and have chosen not to reenter (at least not yet) — Steve O'Dwyer, Jonathan Duhamel, Elton Tsang, Mike Watson, Sam Trickett, and Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier.
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Joining the action on the turn, Mike McDonald had bet 35,000 on a board before Philipp Gruissem raised to 125,000. McDonald thought for a moment before making the call.
The river was the and both players checked, McDonald showed and Gruissem mucked. McDonald is among the chip leaders now.
flop was anything but good for Ung as Reinkemeier now had a gut shot and flush draw. The 
on the turn filled up that flush and the 
on the river was there just for good measures.
for the turned straight which elicited more sighs from Quoss who mucked his hand.
and bet 15,000.
and river 
and Negreanu won with 
. Negreanu called over to Ivey, “Didn’t make a straight but I won it anyway.”
, and Negreanu bet again, this time 27,000.
for trips. "I'm really only beating a bluff," Negreanu added. Whether Antonius was bluffing or not remains a mystery as he mucked his hand. The only sure thing was that Negreanu had him beat and scored the knock out.
for a full house to boost her own stack to over the 500,000 mark.
board before Philipp Gruissem raised to 125,000. McDonald thought for a moment before making the call.
everybody checked. Reinkemeier bet out 24,000 on the 
-turn and Senh Ung shoved allin for 6,000 more. Haxton folded. Reinkemeier made the call.
