Justin Ligeri has built himself quite the stack since the break and has moved up to 240,000. Also on the rise is Michael Soyza, who won the €10,300 High Roller earlier this week, and is now sat on 150,000.
Patrik Antonius has just entered the PokerStars EPT Barcelone €10,300 High Roller and is seated at a table with Max Silver, Dietrich Fast, Ramin Hajiyev...and Will Kassouf.
Antonius was eyeing Kassouf from the opposite end of the table as he sat down.
"I had nine-high in a hand once," said Antonius, "But I checked and he showed queen-high and he won."
"What!" said Kassouf. "Are you trying to tilt me? Trying to put me on tilt?"
"I'm not like you!" came the response from Antonius.
Antonius then opened to 2,000 on the button and Dietrich Fast defended his big blind. The pair checked down an flop and turn, with Antonius folding to a 3,000 bet on the river.
Meanwhile, Ramin Hajiyev was snapping a quick picture of his tablemate, while Kassouf held his phone out.
"Picture for the fans Patrik?" he asked. "Come on Ice Man, gimme a smile!"
The board was down , and the action had been checked by two players to Saar Wilf on the button who then bet 10,000. Maria Lampropulos called in the small blind and the player in the big blind folded.
Lampropulos checked on the river, and Wilf bet 20,000.
With the decision back on the Argentine, she thought for 30 seconds before using a time bank card. She then used a second card as while mulling over her decision, but as the 90-second mark approached she made the call.
Wilf revealed for a full house and Lampropulos mucked, which allowed Wilf to move up to 110,000.
Sergio Garcia was down to 10,000 but mounted a comeback to 47,000 within a level. But the professional golfer has now been eliminated and he recounted the story to us.
According to him, one player raised to 1,500 from early position and got one call before Garcia defended his big blind.
The flop came with one heart and Garcia check-called 2,500 from his opponent, with the other player in the hand folding. The turn was the . Garcia checked and his opponent bet 6,200. Garcia moved all in and after a long tank his opponent called with for a flush draw.
Garcia was ahead with but there was a heart on the river and he was down to around ten big blinds.
He eventually got his remaining chips in with but came up against the of his opponent. There was an ace on the board, but nothing else, and Garcia was eliminated from the High Roller.
The flop was down , and Juan Pardo Domínguez was able to get his stack into the middle against an opponent who had called his all in.
Juan Pardo Domínguez:
Opponent:
Pardo Domínguez was ahead with his overpair to the board and improved to a set on the river when the reeled off.
The Spaniard will be looking for much better luck today after he busted on the money bubble of the €50,300 Single-Day High Roller yesterday when his pocket aces were cracked by ace-eight.