In the first hand he has played, Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu eliminated fellow Team Pro Vanessa Selbst. We're unsure where the money went in but as we arrived at the table Negreanu had made a straight on the river of an board with against Selbst's for a big pot.
After an open from early position Ping San Chan raised it 10,000 and faced a four-bet from Igor Kurganov in the big blind. The original raiser folded and Chan clarified how much Kurganov had behind (90k) before making the call.
The flop was . and Kurganov led out for 19,000. Chan put a pile of T25000 chips over the line. If Kurganov wanted to continue he would have to put the rest of it in. He didn’t and folded.
Ole Schemion opened the hijack for 5,100 and Steve O'Dwyer made the call from the cutoff. Tobias Reinkemeier in the small blind squeezed to 17,000 and action was back on Schemion after the big blind folded.
Schemion four-bet to 36,500 and O'Dwyer quickly released. Reinkemeier shoved his 135,200 stack into the middle, Schemion made the call.
Ole Schemion:
Tobias Reinkemeier:
The flop gave Reinkemeier a gut shot: . It would stay a gut shot though and nothing more than that: on the turn and on the river.
Ole Schemion is the chip leader, Reinkemeier is on the rail.
Dan Smith opened for 4,500 and was called by Fabian Quoss in the cutoff and Jonathan Duhamel in the big blind. Three players saw the flop come .
Duhamel checked to Smith who bet 13,000 and only Quoss made the call.
The turn card the . A check from Smith saw Quoss bet 28,000 and with one more look at the board Smith smiled and folded saying, “Fabian, you’re playing great.”
We missed the elimination of Igor Kurganov, but we can tell you that while one player exited the tournament, two more joined. Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst has opted to reenter after busting to Daniel Negreanu not long ago, while another player from the Macau contingent, Lo Shing Fung, has jumped into the action for the first time.
We happened upon the action with around 80,000 in the pot and a board reading . Martin Finger had bet 73,000 from the big blind, and action was on Dario Sammartino on the button. The latter thought long and hard, but eventually decided to fold his hand.
With around 65,000 in the pot and a board reading , Dan Cates bet 32,000 from the small blind and Talal Shakerchi called from the cutoff. When the completed the board on the river, Cates moved all in for his last 81,000 and Shakerchi snap-called.
Cates tabled the for the rivered nuts, and Shakerchi shook his head in disgust before showing the .
"I did get lucky for sure," Cates said of his runner-runner flush.
With 77,500 in the pot and a board reading , Haralabos Voulgaris bet 50,000 from the hijack and online star Christoph Vogelsang thought for a good spell before tossing in the call. Voulgaris tabled the for a full house, which was good as Vogelsang had a flush with the .
Isaac Haxton opened for 6,000 under the gun. Ole Schemion in the hijack made the call, before Antonio Esfandiai squeezed to 22,000 from the button.
Both blinds folded, but Haxton seemed interested. He glared at Esfandiari's stack, and than four-bet to 52,000. Schemion quickly folded and action was on Esfandiari. Esfandiari, who had 122,200 to start the hand, shoved allin. Haxton called.
Antonio Esfandiari:
Isaac Haxton:
The flop hit Esfandiari and he was on the verge of doubling up: . The on the turn wasn't of any threat, but the on the river was. Esfandiari's top pair wasn't worth anything anymore, Haxton grabbed all the chips in the pot.
Martin Finger opened to 5,000 preflop and Philip Gruissem made it 16,000 in the small blind. Finger made the call to see a flop. Gruissem bet 16,000 and Finger made the call.
The turn was the and Gruissem bet 26,000 but again Finger called. The river was the and both players checked.
"I rivered a seven..." said Gruissem slowly, turning over . Finger couldn't beat this and mucked his hand.
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board with 
against Selbst's 
for a big pot.
. and Kurganov led out for 19,000. Chan put a pile of T25000 chips over the line. If Kurganov wanted to continue he would have to put the rest of it in. He didn’t and folded.
. It would stay a gut shot though and nothing more than that: 
on the turn and 
on the river.
. Martin Finger had bet 73,000 from the big blind, and action was on Dario Sammartino on the button. The latter thought long and hard, but eventually decided to fold his hand.
, Dan Cates bet 32,000 from the small blind and Talal Shakerchi called from the cutoff. When the 
for the rivered nuts, and Shakerchi shook his head in disgust before showing the 
.
, Haralabos Voulgaris bet 50,000 from the hijack and online star Christoph Vogelsang thought for a good spell before tossing in the call. Voulgaris tabled the 
.
on the river was. Esfandiari's top pair wasn't worth anything anymore, Haxton grabbed all the chips in the pot.
flop. Gruissem bet 16,000 and Finger made the call.
and Gruissem bet 26,000 but again Finger called. The river was the