Coming up to the end of level 2 there are currently 132 players seated, another big turnout of poker players to support the festival. Overflow tables are now being used in the Lounge and it’s only likely to get busier.
Nível: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
A raise to 500 and 3 callers, including Barny Boatman on the button, saw the player in the small blind raise to 2,100. Everyone called.
There was no more action until the river with a board reading 
.
Sorin Drajneanu bet out 6,000 about two-thirds pot. Morgan Aceto called and the rest mucked.
“I have a set.” Drajneanu said as he showed 
for the rivered set. Aceto could only muck and contemplate his dwindling stack.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
36,000 | |
|
15,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
Michael Stephenson and PokerStars Qualifier James Manlove reached the river of a board reading 
. Manlove moved in from the small blind for 26,450.
Stephenson looked pained and was perhaps contemplating a call when Manlove stared to talk him. “Ace two is no good. I have that beat. It will be a good laydown, you’ll get respect.”
Stephenson responded by saying his set of twos was probably beaten but encouraged Manlove to talk some more.
In the end Stephenson let his hand go and Manlove showed him the 
.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
The flop was 
.
Erik Oloffson bet 1,500 and got a call from the player in the big blind before Tom Ward raised to 6,300. Nicos Nicolaou was next to Ward and he called the raise. Back to Oloffson he looked at the board before raising to 13,000.
The player in the big blind folded but Ward moved all in and Nicolaou moved all in too.
“This is going to take a while,” Oloffson said about his decision, but in the end it was a relatively quick fold.
Ward showed for a set and Nicolaou had the straight draw with 
.
Ward pleaded for the board to pair, but the 
turn brought the straight for Nicolaou and the river 
bricked out.
Oloffson showed he had folded 
while Nicolaou gave a little fist pump as he gathered the pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
20,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Players are on their first 20-minute break of the day.
Nível: 4
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 50
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
43,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
36,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
30,000 | |
|
||
|
26,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
||
|
22,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
|
||
|
13,000
-22,000
|
-22,000 |
|
||
Chris Da Silva opened from under the gun for 700 and picked up one caller in Joakim Pantelis on the button.
Both players checked it to the turn of a board reading 
. Da Silva checked to Pantelis who bet 1,200, but Da Silva responded with a check-raise to 2,700. Pantelis called and they went to the river .
A check from Da Silva saw a bet of 4,000 from Pantelis. A short time passed before Da Silva called and Pantelis reluctantly turned over his 
for a missed flush draw. Da Silva had the ace-high winner with 
which got a "good call" from Pantelis.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
46,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
||
Three players got to the river of a board reading 
with just over 9,000 in the pot.
Action was on Christopher Concelliere and he bet 4,500. A glum looking Andrew Purser called and Andrew Christoforou mucked.
Purser’s mood was not improved when Concelliere showed him 
top set.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
46,000 | |
|
|
10,000 |
