The players on tables 1-45, including the feature table, will go on dinner break after Level 5, which should be around 7 p.m. local time. All other players will go on break after Level 6, which should be around 8:15 p.m.
Players will have 75 minutes to grab something to eat.
Steven Watts opened the action and was three-bet by Matias Ruzzi to 1,200. Back to Watts he enquired brusquely, “How much you got?”
Ruzzi showed him and having established he had a little over 6,000 Watts four-bet to 2,700. Ruzzi moved all in and Watts instantly called. Ruzzi tabled and Watts the . The board ran out and Ruzzi tapped the table as he exited the tournament.
As Watts stacked the chips another player told him he had just knocked out the winner of the Estrellas Main Event. Watts expressed surprise, evidently unimpressed with what he had seen, discussing a previous hand that he had been involved in.
It's interesting to note some of the players who played in the very first EPT ten years ago and who are also playing today. They include bracelet winner Willie Tan, Ken Lennart and Team PokerStars Pro Luca Pagano (who finished 3rd in that €1,000 event for €20,000).
With on the table, Govert Metaal was seen check calling a 750 bet from the player in the cut off. The player in the big blind folded, so it was heads up to the -turn. Both players checked, and the was for free.
Metaal bet out 1,200 and smiled. The player in the cut off thought for some time and Metaal said: 'You know what I have, a flush!" No decision yet. "Watch out, there's a straight flush out there" continued Metaal.
Eventually the cut off made the call. Metaal pointed to the board, and said that was what's he was playing. Metaal showed and his opponent tabled and took it down.
"I try it" said Metaal with a big smile. He's still up for the day, the Dutch EPT regular has about 35,000 in front of him.
The European Poker Tour wouldn't be the European Poker Tour if there wasn't an amazing party to attend. For the 100th edition of the EPT PokerStars made the party extra special by letting world famous DJ Roger Sanchez provide us with some amazing tunes!
At the party we spoke to Team PokerStars Pros Jonathan Duhamel, George Danzer and Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier, Team Online Marc-Andre Ladouceur, former November Niners Marc Etienne McLaughlin and EPT Grand Final winner Steve O'Dwyer.