Andrew Pantling, who finished runner up to Steve O'Dwyer here last year for €842,000, has been eliminated from the tournament. We saw him sitting on an outer table talking to Roberto Romanello who was also recently eliminated from that same table.
Former table mate Olvedo Heinze told us that Pantling had lost a big pot to Georgy Filippovich a bit earlier. Not much later he lost his remaining chips to Filippovich as well. Pantling shoved allin holding but couldn't out flop, out turn or out river Filippovich with ace-ten.
On a flop, Henrik Lyngmark fired 2,600 and Thomas Wahlroos was the only caller in the big blind. The turn was the and Wahlroos checked again, Lyngmark fired 5,000 this time but again Wahlroos made the call.
The came on the river and Wahlroos checked a final time, Lyngmark bet 7,500 and Wahlroos tanked for a minute before finally opting to fold his hand.
Three players were fighting over a 10k pot. They had got to the turn of a board reading . Viktor Blom was in the big blind and he checked it to Mikal Blomlie who bet 2,300. Adam Joseph Reynolds folded but Blom made the call.
The river was the and when both players checked the dealer instructed, “Showdown.”
Blom turned over and whatever Blomlie had he couldn’t beat that and an important pot was pushed to the Full Tilt Professional.
We saw World Series of Poker bracelet winner and former October Niner Jeremy Ausmus walking out of the tournament room with his backpack in tow, but before he left he was kind enough to inform us of some specifics.
According to him, an aggressive player opened for 1,000 under the gun and another player called. A third player then three-bet to 2,900, Ausmus four-bet to 5,000 with , and only the three-bettor called to see a flop of with two clubs. Both players checked and the dealer burned and turned the .
Ausmus' opponent moved all in, and Ausmus called off his last 10,000. Unfortunately for him, his opponent was head with and the river failed to produce another jack.
Kitty Kuo opened under the gun for 1,100 and a player two positions down made it 2,700. All other players quickly folded but Kuo couldn't be scared away just that easily. She made the call and saw a flop heads up.
on the flop and Kuo check-called a 3,000 continuation bet. Her opponent checked behind both the turn () and river () and Kuo showed her . Those eights were a winner, small pot to the twitter sensation.
After a player in early position opened for 800, Charlie Combes shoved all in for 8,025 from the button. Defending champ Steve O'Dwyer asked for a count before making the call from the big blind, and the original raiser folded.
O'Dwyer:
Combes:
Combes was well out in front, but O'Dwyer has been known to run hot in this tournament. The flop made it seem like he might do so again as he picked up an open-ended straight draw, but then the and blanked on the turn and river respectively. Ship the doubles to Combes.
It looks like it’s been a tough day for the entertaining Team PokerStars Pro Humberto Brenes from Costa Rica. He has his lucky sharks with him and entered the tournament carrying two larger sharks, but they seem to have stayed in their cage so far as his stack has dwindled.
We saw him win a small pot by betting a flop of but his opponent had a look at his stack and threw his cards in.
Laste year 531 players entered and Steve O'Dwyer beat everyone there was to beat to take down the €1,224,000 first place prize. This year there will be more entrants than last year, as the total number for today is up to 415. Add the 214 we had yesterday on Day 1a and that makes 629, already 98 players more than last year. Registration is still open and will remain open till the start of play tomorrow, so anticipate the participants number to grow even more.
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but couldn't out flop, out turn or out river Filippovich with ace-ten.
flop, Henrik Lyngmark fired 2,600 and Thomas Wahlroos was the only caller in the big blind. The turn was the 
and Wahlroos checked again, Lyngmark fired 5,000 this time but again Wahlroos made the call.
came on the river and Wahlroos checked a final time, Lyngmark bet 7,500 and Wahlroos tanked for a minute before finally opting to fold his hand.
. Viktor Blom was in the big blind and he checked it to Mikal Blomlie who bet 2,300. Adam Joseph Reynolds folded but Blom made the call.
and when both players checked the dealer instructed, “Showdown.”
with two clubs. Both players checked and the dealer burned and turned the 
.
and the river failed to produce another jack.
on the flop and Kuo check-called a 3,000 continuation bet. Her opponent checked behind both the turn (
) and Kuo showed her 
. Those eights were a winner, small pot to the 
flop made it seem like he might do so again as he picked up an open-ended straight draw, but then the 
but his opponent had a look at his stack and threw his cards in.
