Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier opened for 1,600 and Dominik Nitsche defended in the big blind. The flop was . Nitsche checked and Grospellier continued for 2,000. Nitsche check raised him to 5,200 but Grospellier raised it up some more with a bet of 12,100 which ended the resistance and gave him the pot.
On the next hand, Grospellier again opened for 1,600. Zoltan Szabo called on the button and Kristoffer Edberg did the same from the small blind. The flop came and a bet of 2,200 from Grospellier did the trick.
The total number of entries is 150 so far. Of those 150 entries, 15 are reentries. People are still allowed to enter and reenter till the start of Day 2.
Jonathan Karamalikis opened from early position only to have a short-stacked Simon Ravnsbaek three-bet jam for 17,600 from the button. Ismail Erkenov, who was in the small blind, was slow and deliberate in his decision. Eventually he came in with a four-bet to 30,400, and that inspired both the big blind and Karamalikis to fold.
Erkenov:
Ravnsbaek:
Ravnsbaek was well out in front with his kings, and they held after the board ran out a dry .
Juha Helppi busted earlier in the evening, and he took some time off before opting to reenter. On the flip side, Team Online's Marc-Andre Ladouceur recently busted and decided to immediately reenter. Different strategies for different folks.
Action folded to Sam Trickett on the button and he opened for 2,000. Raoul Refos, who was next to act in the small blind, three-bet to 6,500, the big blind folded, and Trickett made the call to see a flop of . Refos bet 4,500, Trickett called, and the dealer burned and turned the .
Refos bet again, this time 7,500, but he couldn't shake Trickett. When the completed the board on the river, Refos checked and Trickett followed suit. Refos tabled the , and it was good as Trickett nodded and then sent his cards to the muck.
The chips are starting to fly here in the Hofburg Palace, and no one is catching them as well as Russia's Ismail Erkenov.
In a recent hand, Lukas Berglund three-bet shoved for approximately 13,000 holding and Erkenov four-bet to 30,000. David Kaufmann then five-bet shove for 93,000 with , and Erkenov snap-called with . The board ran out a clean , and just like that Erkenov found himself sitting in the catbird seat.
Steve O'Dwyer just opened the hijack to 2,400 and next door neighbor Patrick Sacrispeyre made the call from the cut off.
Sam Trickett on the button had bigger plans though and raised it up to 6,500. Both blinds released but O'Dwyer seemed interested. O'Dwyer made the call, Sacrispeyre folded.
O'Dwyer checked to Trickett on . Trickett made a 4,000 continuation bet and O'Dwyer called without much hesitation.
Both players checked the on the turn and the dealer got right underway dealing the river: .
O'Dwyer reached for chips and slid 7,500 forward. It wasn't all that much, but enough to make Trickett fold his hand.
. Nitsche checked and Grospellier continued for 2,000. Nitsche check raised him to 5,200 but Grospellier raised it up some more with a bet of 12,100 which ended the resistance and gave him the pot.
and a bet of 2,200 from Grospellier did the trick.
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completed the board on the river, Refos checked and Trickett followed suit. Refos tabled the 
. The board ran out a clean 
, and just like that Erkenov found himself sitting in the catbird seat.
. Trickett made a 4,000 continuation bet and O'Dwyer called without much hesitation.
on the turn and the dealer got right underway dealing the river: 
