The high rollers will be playing eleven levels of 40 minutes today. Late registration will be open up until the start of Day 2, where players will receive a stack of 25 big blinds if they opt to jump in at the last possible moment.
The board read and action was on JL. The German bet 13,500 into a pot of over 15,000, leaving himself with just 15,000 behind. Luca Stevanato and Martin Staszko both took their time before folding their hands.
The chipleader of the tournament is none other than Pierre Neuville. The former November Niner won a big pot off David Urban, in which Urban check-raised on a board. Neuville had bet 2,900 and Urban made it 9,200, which Neuville called in position.
On the river, Urban bet 11,000, leaving himself with nearly the same behind. Neuville went all in and Urban folded his hand. With a big grin, Neuville flashed the and scooped up the pot.
Shortly after, Urban shoved pocket threes in the pocket tens of Tomas Söderström and lost the remainder of his stack.
Viliyan Petleshkov is the latest to enter this tournament. Petleshkov is fifth on the Bulgarian All Time Money list, with over $1,000,000 in lifetime winnings. Petleshkov is fresh off a big score here in Prague, where he cashed €283,850 in the EPT 13 €10,000 High Roller.
An already substantial pot was brewing between Albert Daher and Martin Kabrhel, with action on the latter. The board read and Kabrhel shoved all in, which was effectively for Daher's remaining stack of 23,500.
Daher needed no more than five seconds before sliding in a call. Kabrhel showed for a set of fives and Daher nodded before mucking his hand. As it was an all-in situation, the Lebanese was forced to show his hand: for two pair.
"Good luck with rebuy. Unlucky", Kabrhel said empathetically.
Pierre Neuville opened in middle position to 1,050, Mantas Bagocius called on the button and Martin Staszko defended his big blind. On the flop, Neuville bet 2,100, Bagocius called and Staszko folded.
The turn was the and Neuville checked. Bagocius bet 3,200 and received a call. On the river, Neuville checked again. Bagocius bet a hefty 11,700, which left him with 20,600 behind.
Neuville asked how much Bagocius had behind, then took a minute before sliding a towering stack of T-5,000 chips forward. Back on Bagocius, the Lithuanian considered it for a minute before reluctantly calling the rest of his stack off.
Neuville tabled the nuts with . A composed Bagocius showed his for the lower full house and was forced to the rail after the massive setup.
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier was playing the 100/100 PLO cashgame on the live stream earlier today. After the game broke down, the Team PokerStars Pro quickly made his way to the tournament area to enter the €5,300 King's High Roller.
and action was on JL. The German bet 13,500 into a pot of over 15,000, leaving himself with just 15,000 behind. Luca Stevanato and Martin Staszko both took their time before folding their hands.
board. Neuville had bet 2,900 and Urban made it 9,200, which Neuville called in position.
river, Urban bet 11,000, leaving himself with nearly the same behind. Neuville went all in and Urban folded his hand. With a big grin, Neuville flashed the 
and scooped up the pot.
and Kabrhel shoved all in, which was effectively for Daher's remaining stack of 23,500.
for a set of fives and Daher nodded before mucking his hand. As it was an all-in situation, the Lebanese was forced to show his hand: 
for two pair.
flop, Neuville bet 2,100, Bagocius called and Staszko folded.
river, Neuville checked again. Bagocius bet a hefty 11,700, which left him with 20,600 behind.
