Morten Klein opened the action with a raise form middle position to 20,000. After Connor Drinan flat-called from the cutoff seat, Dong Kim reraised all in for 139,000 on the button. Play folded back to Klein, and he too gave it up. Then, Drinan called with the . Kim had the .
The board ran out to give Kim the double up. Drinan was knocked back to 162,000 in chips.
Saar Wilf opened the hijack for 21,000, and Morten Klein (cutoff), Daniel Negreanu (button), and Dong Kim (big blind) made the call.
Kim checked to Wilf on , and the initial raiser made a 27,000 continuation bet. Klein folded, but Negreanu moved all in. Negreanu had 194,000 total, and Kim thought about it for some time, before folding. Wilf made the call.
"You're a small underdog" said Negreanu with a smile before turning over his hand. Negreanu in fact had just about 35% to win the hand, as his wasn't as live as he hoped for with for Wilf.
The on the turn was a blank, and Negreanu told his masseuse he needed a trey, four, ace, or six. The on the river wasn't one of his outs, and he was left with just 54,000.
Stephen Chidwick started out today with 179,000, but has been eliminated by Tony Gregg a couple of minutes ago. Gregg won the race with , as Chidwick's failed to improve.
Jason Les opened for 19,000 from the hijack, and just Nick Wong in the small blind made the call.
Both players checked the flop, and the hit the turn. Wong lead out for 22,000, and Les made the call.
The on the river made Wong check. Les gathered some chips, and pushed 77,000 forward. Wong thought about it for some time, but eventually made the call with his . The fact that Les had made us use the worst of all puns as the headline for this post.
We just witnessed Jorryt van Hoof bet out 30,000 from the small blind on a board of . Sam Trickett folded his big blind after some thinking, but Jason Les made the call from the button.
The river was the and Van Hoof now bet out 60,000. Les thought for a few seconds, and then made the call.
Van Hoof showed for not much of anything. Les had and raked in the pot.
On the flop, both Martin Jacobson and Timothy Adams checked to see the land on the turn. Jacobson bet 27,000, and Adams called. After the fell on the river, Jacobson check-folded to a bet of 50,000 from Adams.
Shortly thereafter, Jacobson was involved in another hand against Adams. This time the action started with a raise to 17,000 from Oleksii Khoroshenin from middle position before Adams reraised to 38,000 from the hijack seat. Jacobson cold four-bet to 64,000 out of the small blind, and play folded back to Adams. He called.
The flop came down , and Jacobson took some time before betting 40,000. Adams wasted little in folding, and Jacobson won the pot.
While Jacobson has been a notable player for quite some time now, especially on the European circuit, he's gained a new type of fame through reaching the 2014 World Series of Poker November Nine. Yesterday, Remko Rinkema spoke with Jacobson about his preparation for the WSOP Main Event final table to come in a couple months and the media frenzy surrounding him since:
In a battle of the blinds, Alec Torelli got all of his chips in the middle holding in the big blind. Kenney, in the small blind, made the call with .
The flop gave Torelli an extra possibility to win the hand. The on the turn gave him a full house, and the lead in the hand. Kenney needed the case ten to chop it, but the on the river didn't deliver.
As expected, with a record-setting field in this event of 58 unique entries and 19 reentries, first place will be the largest it has ever been for the European Poker Tour Barcelona €50,000 Super High Roller. The total prize pool from the 77 entries came in at €3,697,155, and the top 11 spots in the field will be paid out.
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. Kim had the 
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to give Kim the double up. Drinan was knocked back to 162,000 in chips.
wasn't as live as he hoped for with 
for Wilf.
on the river wasn't one of his outs, and he was left with just 54,000.
failed to improve.
flop, and the 
hit the turn. Wong lead out for 22,000, and Les made the call.
on the river made Wong check. Les gathered some chips, and pushed 77,000 forward. Wong thought about it for some time, but eventually made the call with his 
. The fact that Les had 
. Sam Trickett folded his big blind after some thinking, but Jason Les made the call from the button.
for not much of anything. Les had 
, and Jacobson took some time before betting 40,000. Adams wasted little in folding, and Jacobson won the pot.
, and Peters doubled up.
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