Olivier Busquet is up to 33,000 already. The American won the UKIPT £2,000 High-Roller event last night for just over £107,000 and is hoping the good form continues in the EPT Main Event today.
Busquet called bets of 700 and 1,000 on the turn and river of a board with and although he'd missed his huge draw, the rivered pair of eights was enough to beat his opponent's .
Randal Flowers raised to 450 and Dimitar Danchev called from the button after which the other players folded. The flop brought out and Flowers continued with a bet of 500, Danchev called.
On the turn the hit and Flowers bet another 1,150 and Danchev called again. The river completed the board with the and Flowers bet 2,300, which was quickly called by Danchev.
"Top pair," Flowers announced before showing .
Danchev quietly showed and his set took down this pot.
Shannon Shorr raised to 400 preflop from under-the-gun and got called by Nicholas Galtos and Guillaume Diaz before Team PokerStars Pro Luca Pagano made it 1,100. PokerStars Team Online member Marc-Andre Ladouceur cold-called in the cutoff and Shorr, Galtos and Diaz also made the call for a sizeable three-bet pot.
The flop came and it was checked to Pagano who bet 3,100. Ladouceur was the only player who called to see the on the turn. Pagano now checked and Ladouceur took over the betting, making it 6,100 to play. The Italian called to see the on the river, putting a straight on the board.
Pagano checked once more and Ladouceur bet 15,500. Pagano tanked for a couple of minutes before making the call.
"Straight," sighed Ladouceur, showing . Pagano showed for the chop.
Mickey Petersen and Yaron Zeev Malki took a flop of in a raised pot. Petersen was first to act after the flop and continued out for 600. Malki came over the top to 1,450 total and Petersen called to see a turn.
The dealer produced the on the turn and Petersen checked to the raiser. Malki checked it back, allowing the to finish the board. The PokerStars Team Online member reached for chips and put 2,700 across the betting line. Malki called and watched as Petersen showed for aces and tens with a king. It was no good, however, as Malki rolled over for a winning spade flush.
Despite this hit, Petersen is still over starting stack with about 32,500 to his name.
We reported earlier how a talkative player on Paul Newey’s table was playing most hands and seemed determined to be the table boss. That run has most likely come to an early end as he has just clashed in a big hand against Paul Newey where they went heads-up to a flop of .
Newey bet 2,100 on the flop and faced a raise to 6,600. After some thought Newey put out the call. The turn card was the and this time Newey checked and faced a bet of 10,200. Newey looked over at his opponent’s stack, which he obligingly organised for him, and saw he had around 7,000 behind. Newey himself had over 20,000 and made the call.
The river was the which saw a quick check from Newey and after much counting and stacking of chips his opponent thought better of it and said despondently, “I check.” Upon being show the he added to Newey, “You win.”
Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier had just sat down and got involved straight away from the cut-off. There was an early position open for 300 and one caller before the Team PokerStars Pro squeezed and made it 725.
The original raiser called and it went heads-up to a flop of which was checked. The turn card was the and Grospellier called a bet of 1,000. The river brought the and Grospellier called a further 2,000. His opponent turned over his which was no good against the of Grospellier.
Jan Sjavik, who sits second on the Norwegian All-Time Money Winners List, finished in 7th place here last year for £88,175, having previously also finished third for (£168,600) all the way back in Season 3 when a certain Victoria Coren Mitchell won her first ever EPT.
Sjavik has had a good start so far today, he just picked up a pot getting a 700 chip bet paid off on the river of a board by Nikolaos Lampropoulos. He's up to 38,000.
We arrived in time to find Sam Greenwood already in the tank on a completed board of . With over 14,000 already in the middle, Greenwood was facing a river bet of 10,000 from Andrea Cortellazzi.
Two minutes ticked down on the clock while Greenwood pondered his action. The Canadian attempted to get information from his opponent, waving across the table and smiling. Cortellazzi would have none of it, however, as he stared at one spot on the table and did not lift his gaze.
Greenwood let out a sigh and went back to pondering his action. Another two and a half minutes passed before he flung out two blue t5,000 chips. Cortellazzi showed for merely eight-high, allowing Greenwood to win the pot with .
With this win, Greenwood brought his stack up to about 48,000.
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board with 
and although he'd missed his huge draw, the rivered pair of eights was enough to beat his opponent's 
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and Flowers continued with a bet of 500, Danchev called.
and Flowers bet 2,300, which was quickly called by Danchev.
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and it was checked to Pagano who bet 3,100. Ladouceur was the only player who called to see the 
on the turn. Pagano now checked and Ladouceur took over the betting, making it 6,100 to play. The Italian called to see the 
in a raised pot. Petersen was first to act after the flop and continued out for 600. Malki came over the top to 1,450 total and Petersen called to see a turn.
on the turn and Petersen checked to the raiser. Malki checked it back, allowing the 
to finish the board. The PokerStars Team Online member reached for chips and put 2,700 across the betting line. Malki called and watched as Petersen showed 
for aces and tens with a king. It was no good, however, as Malki rolled over 
for a winning spade flush.
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and this time Newey checked and faced a bet of 10,200. Newey looked over at his opponent’s stack, which he obligingly organised for him, and saw he had around 7,000 behind. Newey himself had over 20,000 and made the call.
which was checked. The turn card was the 
and Grospellier called a bet of 1,000. The river brought the 
which was no good against the 
board by Nikolaos Lampropoulos. He's up to 38,000.
