Niki "KaiBuxxe" Jedlicka, a Full Tilt pro who made a name for himself beating some of the biggest cash games on the net, has been moved to a table with Kevin "Comma_D" Arba, a PokerStars sit'n'go pro with Supernova Elite status.
Sparks could fly as these two cyber heavyweights size each other up. At the moment, Jedlicka has approximately 11,000 in chips, while Arba has just under 12,000.
Annette "Annette_15" Obrestad and Anna Wroblewski, friends and former partners in a recent Aussie Millions teams event, are now competitive enemies, as they've been placed together at the same tournament table.
Nearby, good friends Roland de Wolfe and Thomas Wahlroos are sitting side-by-side at the same table, chatting it up in between hands.
With the board reading , Katja Thater moved all in for her remaining 6,700 on the turn. After a lengthy think, her opponent called and turned up . Thater winced as she flipped over her . The river was the and Thater graciously shook her opponent's hand as she headed to the rail.
Half the field is now on a one-hour dinner break, while the second half will continue to play one-half of a level before their chance to grab one of the hotel's 20 euro cheeseburgers (That's about $27 US!)
Noah Boeken built a nice stack early today, but now seems to have found a nemesis on his table that he is struggling to overcome. The two have been exchanging plenty of chips and verbal warfare throughout the afternoon.
In a recent hand both players toyed with each other by refusing to view the flop or turn, with both streets checked in the dark by both players.
The river arrived to produce a board of and Boeken's opponent announced "pot" in full knowledge that a pot bet is not a valid bet amount in No Limit Holdem. He eventually committed 4,200 into the pot and Boeken grimaced before making the call. His opponent flipped over a set of nines which was too good for Boeken as he flashed a queen before mucking his hand. Boeken is now down to around 17,000 in chips.