Juha Helppi and Sergio Aido built up a big pot to the turn before checking the river. Helppi flashed the for a pair of jacks and that was good enough to win the pot. Aido dropped down to almost half the starting stack while his fellow countryman Adrian Mateos is already up by almost as much.
First he fired the turn for 20,000 to win a pot uncontested and just now battled with Jason Mercier. Again the big pot emerged until the turn before the river was checked through by both players. Mateos flipped over for top pair and that was good enough to win the pot.
Max Silver was the first player to purchase his second bullet after getting involved in a three-bet pot with Jean-Noel Thorel. The full action is unknown, but Silver fired all streets with and flopped two pair. Thorel shoved the river and Silver called only to get shown a flopped set of queens.
The jokes have become less frequent while the splashing of chips dominated the action recently. The screens now reveal 68 entries and among the most recent additions to the field were Anthony Zinno, Rainer Kempe, Scott Seiver, Stephen Chidwick and Mikita Badziakouski.
Joni Jouhkimainen is among the players who built up a bumper stack early on. On the river of a board, Jouhkimainen fired a bet worth 33,000 into a pot of almost double that and his opponent Oliver Weis called eventually. Jouhkimainen showed for the nut flush and Weis mucked the for trips nines.
After winning the €25,000 High Roller here last night, Mike McDonald is off to a fast start.
After opening from under the gun plus one, McDonald responded to a 12,400-chip three bet from Farid Jattin on the button by making it 27,500.
Jattin called and when McDonald checked the flop, Jattin led for 17,800. McDonald called and checked again when the turn was revealed. Jattin checked behind and they both checked the river.
McDonald turned over and Jattin threw his hand in the muck.
On the flop, Max Silver checked and Orpen Kisacikoglu bet 3,700. Silver called and did so again on the turn for 9,700. Both players then checked the river and Silver showed for two pair, aces and fours. Kisacikoglu had that beat with and scooped the pot.
Max Silver was the first player to run out of chips but rebought almost immediately. Oliver Weis lost a big pot against Joni Jouhkimainen not long ago and just now his media card found the way to the desk to confirm his elimination. Weis can reenter the tournament one more time if he wishes to do so.
Danish Team PokerStars Pro Theo Jorgensen raised it up to 2,800 under the gun and got three callers, including Norwegian Team PokerStars Pro Johnny Lodden on the button and Martin Finger in the big blind.
The flop came and when it checked to Lodden, he bet 6,400. Only Jorgensen called and the turn brought the . Jorgensen checked and Lodden continued for 15,000. Jorgensen called again and they both checked the river.
Mustapha Kanit may not have a EPT Main Event or WSOP bracelet yet, but the Italian is playing High Roller Events regularly all over the world and won two of them on the European Poker Tour along with a ring at the Aussie Millions. It is no surprise to see him in today's field and almost at the same time, Salman Behbehani also registered. They clashed in Berlin a few days ago at the €25,600 High Roller tournament and Kanit came third, busted Behbehani early on Day 2.
turn before checking the 
river. Helppi flashed the 
for a pair of jacks and that was good enough to win the pot. Aido dropped down to almost half the starting stack while his fellow countryman Adrian Mateos is already up by almost as much.
turn for 20,000 to win a pot uncontested and just now battled with Jason Mercier. Again the big pot emerged until the 
turn before the 
river was checked through by both players. Mateos flipped over 
for top pair and that was good enough to win the pot.
and flopped two pair. Thorel shoved the river and Silver called only to get shown a flopped set of queens.
for the nut flush and Weis mucked the 
for trips nines.
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flop, Jattin led for 17,800. McDonald called and checked again when the 
turn was revealed. Jattin checked behind and they both checked the 
flop, Max Silver checked and Orpen Kisacikoglu bet 3,700. Silver called and did so again on the 
turn for 9,700. Both players then checked the 
and when it checked to Lodden, he bet 6,400. Only Jorgensen called and the turn brought the 
