Ludovic Geilich in the big blind got into a pre-flop raising war with small blind Michiel Brummelhuis who was getting low on chips. The final action before the flop saw Geilich bet 3,100 and Brummelhuis make the call. They saw a flop of
Both players checked to see the turn card . Brummelhuis now bet 4,000 and Geilich made the call. The river was the . Brummelhuis now bet 10,000, a healthy chunk of his stack, and Geilich made the call but mucked when Brummelhuis showed the .
Anatoly Filatov opened for 500 and was raised by Erik Scheidt to 1,600. Sat to his left Roberto Romanello quickly moved all in for just over 10,000 and it folded back round to Scheidt who made the call. Romanello had but was behind the of Scheidt.
The board ran out and the Welsh wizard was left with no chips.
Viktor Blom, a Full Tilt Poker Professional, opened for 375 and found two callers in Ziga Jamnikar on the button and Jens Lakemeier in the small blind, both PokerStars players. Lakemeier had clashed with Blom quite frequently so far today with Blom generally getting the better of it. They saw a flop of:
Lakemeir checked and when Blom bet 500 Jamnikar folded and Lakemeir made the call. The turn card was the and both players checked. The river card then prompted Lakemeir to lead out for 700. Blom checked his cards again and threw out the call after some thought.
Lakemeir had the for the flush but was out pipped by Blom with the .
Dutch pro Jasper Wetemans was just spotted playing an interesting pot, which started out with a raise to 450 by Jens Schmieg. Wetemans made the call, as did Kitty Kuo from his left, and Maya Roca from the big blind.
The flop brought out and Roca checked to Schmieg who bet 1,200 and Wetemans called. Kuo folded and Roca tanked for a bit before making the call as well.
On the turn the hit and Roca checked again to Schmieg who bet 3,800 this time around. Wetemans took his time before calling and then Roca put in a check-raise to 10,600. Schmeig looked back down at his cards before folding and Wetemans quickly made the call.
On the river the hit and Roca went into the tank for about 30 seconds before he decided to check. Wetemans checked behind quickly and his was good against Roca's .
Mike McDonald, former EPT Dortmund winner and PCA Main Event runner-up, is working on an amazing year already with three seven-figure scores. Some might even say the force is with him.
Just now, towards the end of the first level, we saw McDonald play a small but interesting pot.
McDonald raised from late position to 450 and was called by the player in the big blind. The flop brought out and both players checked.
On the turn the hit and McDonald's opponent bet 775. The Canadian pro made the call and on the river the popped up. This time McDonald faced a 1,175-chip bet and he called rather quickly.
The number three on the Canadian all-time money list was shown and that meant his were strong enough to take down the pot.
The flop was and Swedish PokerStars player Carl Carlsson bet 750. Team PokerStars Pro Maxim Lykov made the call as did the big blind, fellow PokerStars Pro Liv Boeree. The turn card was the and when Boeree checked Carlsson continued for 2,150. Lykov folded but Boeree called and it was heads up.
. Brummelhuis now bet 4,000 and Geilich made the call. The river was the 
. Brummelhuis now bet 10,000, a healthy chunk of his stack, and Geilich made the call but mucked when Brummelhuis showed the 
.
but was behind the 
of Scheidt.
and the Welsh wizard was left with no chips.
then prompted Lakemeir to lead out for 700. Blom checked his cards again and threw out the call after some thought.
for the flush but was out pipped by Blom with the 
.
hit and Roca went into the tank for about 30 seconds before he decided to check. Wetemans checked behind quickly and his 
was good against Roca's 
popped up. This time McDonald faced a 1,175-chip bet and he called rather quickly.
and that meant his 
were strong enough to take down the pot.
and when Boeree checked Carlsson continued for 2,150. Lykov folded but Boeree called and it was heads up.