By now, each of the players had at least one fruit plate and another swing just came in to keep the spirits up. That is on top of the free 24/7 buffet and free soft drinks and coffee for everyone else in the casino as well, making it a very popular destination for casual players.
In a battle of the blinds, Philipp Tsukernik bet 1,500 on the flop and then folded to the raise of 5,000 by table neighbor Renato Nowak. Soon after, Nowak got involved into yet another hand and then bet the 5,000 on the turn of an ace-high board. Franco Cantarella folded an ace and was then shown the for just a second pair.
He then showed the second card to this very blogger only and Cantarella demanded the card to be shown to the whole table, which Nowak did. It was the , which made it two pair. "Your kicker was worse," Nowak said to the other side of the table and Cantarella smiled and patted himself on the shoulder.
Joining the action on the turn, Stipo Vladic bet 3,000 from the small blind and was called by Quirin Zech and Franco Cantarella. The river was checked to Cantarella and he fired 6,000. Vladic and Zech both called to see Cantarella turn over the for trips aces.
Vladic was still contemplating whether or not the show and Zech had also turned over his for trips aces. Vladic then mucked and both Zech and Cantarella bumped fists while the dealer chopped up the pot.
So far most of the action has been on the secondary table, where all three of the eliminated entrants thus far have exited from. During the 75th hand on the feature table, Scott Hanna opened the action to 1,000 with . Serbia's Aleksandar Tomovic called from the button with , and Hans Olymp opting to see a flop from the big blind with .
Flop:
Tomovic opened the action to 2,000 on the flop, leading Hanna to fold and Olymp raising to 6,000 with his bottom two-pair. Due to a technical issue on the feature table, we were uncertain what Tomovic was holding, however, the commentators were speculating that it was a ten.
The came on the turn, potentially counterfeiting Olymp's two pair. Both players checked and did the same after the appeared on the river. The pot was shipped to Tomovic, after it was revealed his mystery card was the , giving him three-of-a-kind.
Stipo Vladic made a small bet on the flop against Elliot Smith and then they checked the turn. Vladic bet the river and said "two thousand, you call?" to the Canadian. Smith smiled back and then asked "you have a pair?" before eventually mucking the .
Vladic has been involved in most of the hands on the secondary table and his stack grows consistently to become a serious contender for the overall lead.
In a three-bet pot, three ways to the flop , the duo of Stipo Vladic in the big blind and initial raiser Renato Nowak checkec. Quirin Zech bet 5,600 into a pot of 8,600 and Vladic was the sole caller. The on the turn was checked through before Vladic fired 17,000 on the river.
Zech quickly called and then mucked when he was shown the by Vladic for a flopped queen-high flush.
The field size has increased to 15 entrants after Philipp Zukernik just entered the competition on the secondary table. The Canadian is sitting between Stipo Vladic and Renato Nowak, which should provide plenty of entertainment value.
In a battle of the blinds, Quirin Zech bet the flop for 600 and Elliot Smith called from one seat over in the big blind. On the turn, Zech made it 1,600 to go and Smith called once more before giving up to the third barrel on the river.
Zech continued to get involved in the hands when Stipo Vladic defended his big blind and then led 4,000 on the river of a board. Zech called with the and the of Vladic was no good.