Stephen Hendry opened under the gun for 150 and picked up four callers including the blinds.
The flop was 
and it was checked to Hendry who bet 350. This time he got two callers as the blinds folded.
The turn card was the 
and Hendry checked. A bet of 700 from the player on the button took the pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
29,500
-500
|
-500 |
Will Kassouf has not ling taken his seat. In an early hand the action folded round to him on the small blind and all eyes were on him, not least the player in the big blind.
What would the controversial Kassouf do? The “Nine high like a boss.” man. The heads up grudge match man. The guy bringing speech play either back in fashion or into disrepute. What verbal wizardry would be unleashed on his hapless opponent?
Kassouf looked at his hole cards.
“First walk of the day” said Kassouf and folded.
The big blind showed 
.
One of the other players called Kassouf’s play there, “Jedi mind tricks.”
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 |
Nível: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
There was an open to 325 and one call before Shola Akindele Deadman made it 1,600 from the button. Ibrahim Ilksoy called and the other player folded.
The flop was 
and a check from Ilksoy saw Akindele Deadman bet 1,800.
Ilksoy called and the turn card was a . Akindele Deadman bet 3,200 and called when Ilksoy check-raised to 7,200.
The river was a 
and Ilksoy led out this time for 9,800. Akindele Deadman called and mucked when Ilksoy showed .
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
52,000 | |
|
8,000
-22,000
|
-22,000 |
Alessio Sabatini opened the betting from the cut-off and James Akenhead three-bet from the big blind. Back to Sabatini who four-bet to 3,500. Akenhead jammed for around 18,000 and Sabatini called.
Sabatini had Queens and Akenhead had six-five off suit.
The queens held up and Akenhead was done before the first break of the day.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
48,000 | |
|
Eliminado |
The board at the turn read 
and there was around 12,000 in the pot.
Action was checked to Will Kassouf who bet 8,600 and is opponent had a tough decision to make, so Kassouf started talking.
“Save your chips. Top pair is no good. I’m not bluffing.”
He got no response from his opponent but a few judicious repetitions of the above with variations got his opponent to lay down his hand.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
46,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
First 20-minute break of the day.
PokerStars offered players the opportunity to qualify to the PokerStars Festival London Main Event through their popular Spin and Go format. John McGlynn was the first to do so and the PokerStars Blog sat down with him for a chat.
Nível: 4
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 50
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
33,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
29,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
27,500
27,500
|
27,500 |
|
26,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
|
11,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
