It's all very friendly at table 13 where Dominik Nitsche, Elliot Smith, Jason Wheeler, Peter Gould, Jason Duval, Eduard Abbasov
and Gil Morgensztern are sharing a table.
"We're playing the show one card game," said Jason Wheeler, "and also the deuce-seven game, show seven-deuce and you get €100 from every other player."
"What happens when someone else joins the table?" someone asked Wheeler.
"We'll convince them!" replied the American laughing, "or we'll eliminate them."
At that point Wheeler began to get involved in a substantial pot against Abbasov. Wheeler had bet 2,500 on a board only for Abbasov to raise to 5,000. Wheeler made the call to see the on the turn and checked.
Abbasov bet 6,000 and Wheeler quickly check-raised all in for about 25,000. The Russian player tanked for a few minutes before finally calling with . The on the river made Abbasov quads and he knocked out Wheeler.
The 'show one card' and 'deuce-seven' games will continue on this table but they'll have to do without one of their more enthusiastic fans.
Adriaan Schaap opened from the button for 500 and Antonio Esfandiari called in the big blind. Before the flop was dealt Schapp splashed the rest of his chips in for a total of 1,200. A flop of low cards came and as Schapp had acted out of turn it was action on Esfandiari but the bet would stand. Esfandiari checked and folded as Schaap flipped over saying, “My first hand of the day.”
It still left him very short though so it was unclear what his other hands had been.
Jennifer Robles spots a well dressed Olivier Busquet before the start of the Super High Roller final table and asks him how he's feeling despite being one of the shorter stacks.
Ami Barer fired a 2,500 bet on a flop with Team PokerStars SportStar Fatima Moreira de Melo making the call. Both players then checked the turn to see the on the river. Barer checked again befor folding when de Melo bet 3,300 on the end.
There was a little bit of confusion when Nick Maimone had tried to make a bigger bet with a verbal declaration but failed to clarify it was in the thousands and not hundreds as the dealer ruled. Carlos Chadha was the beneficiary of the ruling by the dealer and had a bit of a laugh about it.
The discussion went on after the hand was over and indeed continued for some time afterwards. Maimone was still a bit put out and, while accepting the ruling, said it was clear what his intention was. He continued to get some ribbing for some time.
When it looked to be dying down a little, in stepped Antonio Esfandiari to stir things up again. He alternatively took both sides of the argument to keep it going. He did a good job and got the dealer back involved as well when he was on the button and Maimone opened for 500 with five black chips.
“Is that last one over the line?” Esfandiairi wanted to know before making the 500 call from the button as did big blind Antonio Buonanno.
The flop was . It was checked to Maimone who bet 900 which got rid of neither of them. The turn was checked as was the river . First to show was Buonanno who hit the river with which turned out to be the winner as Maimone showed in frustration.
Max Silver is struggling, he's down to just 10,000 after he lost with to Oleg Vasylchenko's even with Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst having also folded ace-queen. The board came .
What made matters worse was when Silver turned to eat some more of his food he'd bought, he found that a busy waitress had picked up said plate and whisked it away to pastures new. "That's worse than losng the pot," he lamented.
Gil Morgensztern opened for 600 from early position and Michael Lukas made the call. From the button Elliot Smith raised it up to 2,000 and while the blinds folded Morgensztern and Lukas put in the extra chips.
All three players checked it down to the river on a final board of and sat their until Smith took charge instructing Morgensztern to turn his cards over saying, “Turn your hands up.” as per EPT rules with no action on the river.
Morgensztern showed , Lukas mucked and finally Smith showed the winning .
Erik Seidel had already been knocked down to 5,000 and must have thought he'd caught a break when he got his remaining chips in with against Paul Delaney's but the Irishman rivered a straight to knock Seidel out.
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board only for Abbasov to raise to 5,000. Wheeler made the call to see the 
on the turn and checked.
. The 
on the river made Abbasov quads and he knocked out Wheeler.
saying, “My first hand of the day.”
flop with Team PokerStars SportStar Fatima Moreira de Melo making the call. Both players then checked the 
on the river. Barer checked again befor folding when de Melo bet 3,300 on the end.
. It was checked to Maimone who bet 900 which got rid of neither of them. The turn 
. First to show was Buonanno who hit the river with 
which turned out to be the winner as Maimone showed 
to Oleg Vasylchenko's 
even with Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst having also folded ace-queen. The board came 
.
and sat their until Smith took charge instructing Morgensztern to turn his cards over saying, “Turn your hands up.” as per EPT rules with no action on the river.
but the Irishman rivered a straight to knock Seidel out.
