It’s All Business.
The High Roller is underway.
There was little chatter as the casually dressed poker sharks strolled in to take their seats at one of the four tables in action so far. Registration is still open.
As one player collected his seat draw the tournament director was confirming the structure over the Tannoy.
“Twenty thousand starting stack, blinds start at 50/100. One re-entry allowed.”
“Oh, there’s a re-buy?” The player asked. It sounded like he’d have it to hand if needed.
As play got going, an open to 225 was taking down the blinds uncontested as the High Rollers begin to assess their competition. We saw a few flops in the opening half hour but only one go to the river with two players checking and showing ace rag for a chopped pot.
The action is relaxed but focused. One or two may be on i-pads, or in one case playing a Smurf game on their phone, but make no mistake with these players…
It’s all business.