Ted Forrest, who seems quite happy to quietly get along with his job while the cameras tend to follow some of our louder participants, has just won yet another pot to push him up to the 180,000 mark.
Forrest fired 6,000 on the flop, 10,000 on the turn and finally 20,000 on the river. Raffaele Arena just called him down the whole way but shook his head when Forrest turned over . Arena flashed - "Wow," said Forrest, relieved he had hit the flop so hard.
Fabrizio Cataldi opened preflop to 5,100 before Alain Roy made it 12,500 in the blinds. Call.
The flop was and Roy led out for 15,500, Cataldi raised to 34,000 then Roy reraised to 65,000 and Cataldi moved all-in for 141,000. Roy now tanked for several minutes, it was cost him about two thirds of his remaining stack to call but he ended up folding instead.
"Show a nine!" shouted Ruben Visser. Cataldi turned over for just a gutshot to much giggling from the Dutch Team PokerStars Pro. Roy dropped to 120,000 while Cataldi has about 220,000.
Victor Ramdin is currently in possession of 380,000 - that looks to be the chip lead at the moment. Furthermore, he's just been moved to a table with Carter Phillips. The EPT Barcelona winner has dropped a little from his earlier high of 400,000, but he's still at 320,000 and is not to be messed with. Arturo Pierantoni at that table is also in possession of a hefty stack - around 300,000 - and we wouldn't be at all surprised if we see an über-stack emerge at this table as the day progresses.
There was around 200,000 in the pot by the time we arrived on the river of the board, and it looked as though online qualifier Antonio De Salvo had gone all in. After a long period of eyeing him up, Samer Rahman folded, almost half his stack disappearing into De Salvo's. "Wow," he said, "nice hand. Ace-king hearts. I think."
Andrew Teng is up to 180,000 after betting out 48,800 on the river of a board. Daniele Mazzia tanked and tanked but eventually folded, leaving himself in poor shape on 75,000 - around half the average.
Vamplew raised to 5,100 from under the gun and Marcellino Terracciano three-bet to 15,200 from behind. Everyone folded around to the Scot who moved all-in and Terracciano snap-called.
Terracciano:
Vamplew:
Vamplew was in terrible shape but would still have had plenty of chips should he have lost. He needn't have worried as a queen on the flop and then a queen on the river game Vamplew quads and left his Italian opponent simply stunned.
Poor old Florian Schleps is going to take some time to get over this one!
Ramzi Jelassi started of this epic hand when he raised from early position. Kevin Vandersmissen, Florian Schleps and the big blind all called and the dealer gave us a flop.
Flop:
The big blind checked to Jelassi who bet 12,000 and Vandersmissen cold-called in the hi-jack. Schleps was seated on the button and he raised to 40,300. The big blind and Jelassi folded and Vandersmissen called.
Turn:
Vandersmissen quickly checked and Schleps counted out a bet of 36,000 and pushed it confidently across the line. Vandersmissen made the call.
River:
Vandersmissen snap-checked and Schleps moved all-in so confidently we thought he was a lock. Then Vandersmissen snap-called and flipped over for aces-full. A distraught Schleps flipped over for nines-full.
Vandersmissen is now our chip leader with 520,000.
Brian Roberts appeared to have check-raised all in on a after Piero Piave fired out 16,000 (having flatted Roberts preflop). Piave tanked for a couple of minutes before calling with a surprisingly strong but he was behind to Roberts , the latter staying ahead on the turn and river.
Georgios Manousos, whose proud dad is eagerly railing him and sneaking into the tournament area whenever possible, is up to 270,000.
He was in the big blind and betting out 16,600 when we arrived on the turn of the board. Fabrizio Cataldi tanked for a while in the cutoff and then made the call. They saw a river - the - and Manousos now bet out 26,300. There was another tank from Cataldi, but this one resulted in a fold. Manousos' dad was overjoyed.
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flop, 10,000 on the 
turn and finally 20,000 on the 
river. Raffaele Arena just called him down the whole way but shook his head when Forrest turned over 
. Arena flashed 
- "Wow," said Forrest, relieved he had hit the flop so hard.
and Roy led out for 15,500, Cataldi raised to 34,000 then Roy reraised to 65,000 and Cataldi moved all-in for 141,000. Roy now tanked for several minutes, it was cost him about two thirds of his remaining stack to call but he ended up folding instead.
for just a gutshot to much giggling from the Dutch Team PokerStars Pro. Roy dropped to 120,000 while Cataldi has about 220,000.
board, and it looked as though online qualifier Antonio De Salvo had gone all in. After a long period of eyeing him up, Samer Rahman folded, almost half his stack disappearing into De Salvo's. "Wow," he said, "nice hand. Ace-king hearts. I think."
board. Daniele Mazzia tanked and tanked but eventually folded, leaving himself in poor shape on 75,000 - around half the average.
after Piero Piave fired out 16,000 (having flatted Roberts preflop). Piave tanked for a couple of minutes before calling with a surprisingly strong 
, the latter staying ahead on the 
river.
board. Fabrizio Cataldi tanked for a while in the cutoff and then made the call. They saw a river - the