A limp by Javier Zapatero saw Kent Roed call and the blinds came along to see a four way flop of .
A bet of 350 from Zapatero saw Roed call and the blinds fold. The turn card was and both players checked. On the river Zapatero checked and faced a bet of 600 from Roed. Curiosity won out as he called and mucked when Roed showed
Joining the action on the turn with around 3,000 in the middle, Nicola D'Anselmo bet 1,275 and his opponent Jeremy Nicolas called. The on the river saw no betting action and Nicolas flashed , which D'Anselmo had beat with .
Soon after, the Italian also won another pot when picking up and built his stack further.
From early position, Yehoram Houri raised to 450 and a player in middle position three-bet to 1,200. Houri called and checked the flop of . His opponent continued for 900 and received the call before Houri check-called another bet worth 2,500 on the turn.
The duo then checked the river and Houri's opponent turned over . The Frenchman had that beat with to increase his stack slightly.
Chris Moorman is taking a break from crushing online poker to try his luck in the high roller and is already showing he is not afraid of taking on large pots early on.
There was already 6,000 in the pot with the board at the turn reading . Moorman bet 3,500 which left his opponent David Penly a tough decision. He mulled it over for a short while before he mucked and Moorman dragged the pot.
The tournament screen currently shows 77 entries and among those to have taken their seats recently were Victor Ilyukhin, Mitch Johnson, Felipe Ramos, Daniel Rudd and Remi Castaignon. Felipe Ramos also showed up and is at one of the corner tables, but appears to have lost a few chips already.
Jean Louis Perez limped from under the gun and saw a raise to 225 from an early position player before it got to Slaven Poppov on the button who raised it to 625. PokerStars Team Pro Jake Cody was in the big blind and he opted to call. The limper folded and the original raiser called.
The flop was and it was checked to Poppov who bet 900. Cody called and the other player let it go. The turn card was the and Cody check-called for 2,500 this time.
The river saw no further action and when Cody showed his Poppov mucked is cards.
Approaching the end of the first level of play there are currently 66 players in the action with more coming through the door to enter in a steady stream.
The first day of this high roller will play 13 levels with a dinner break at around 7:15 and a finish time of approximately 1:40 am.
Niall Farrell had recently sat down and the Scotsman was involved in a limped pot out of the big blind. On the turn he tossed in a T-500 chip and announced a bet of 200, his sole opponent called. The duo then checked the river and Farrell announced a deuce before flashing .
"You got it," his opponent replied and briefly showed for the busted nut flush draw before sending his cards into the muck. Fellow Scotsman Ludovic Geilich has also made the trip to London, but hasn't shown up just yet.
Paul Newey was involved in some early action. Newey was in the small blind and check-called a bet of 300 on a flop of from the player on the button but opted to check fold on the turn.
Newey was on the button next hand and opened for 250. A raise to 800 from Victor Victorovich Ilyukhin in the small blind saw Newey call to get it heads up.
The flop was with both players checking. The turn card was the and a bet of 1,000 was met with a quick fold from Newey.
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and both players checked. On the river 
Zapatero checked and faced a bet of 600 from Roed. Curiosity won out as he called and mucked when Roed showed 
turn with around 3,000 in the middle, Nicola D'Anselmo bet 1,275 and his opponent Jeremy Nicolas called. The 
on the river saw no betting action and Nicolas flashed 
, which D'Anselmo had beat with 
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and built his stack further.
. His opponent continued for 900 and received the call before Houri check-called another bet worth 2,500 on the 
river and Houri's opponent turned over 
. The Frenchman had that beat with 
. Moorman bet 3,500 which left his opponent David Penly a tough decision. He mulled it over for a short while before he mucked and Moorman dragged the pot.
saw no further action and when Cody showed his 
river and Farrell announced a deuce before flashing 
for the busted nut flush draw before sending his cards into the muck. Fellow Scotsman Ludovic Geilich has also made the trip to London, but hasn't shown up just yet.
