A dream start for Mike Watson as he doubled up the second hand.
He started with less than ten big blinds and had no time to hang around. He was under the gun and moved all in and was called by Scott Seiver in the big blind.
Watson: 
Seiver: 
The board ran 
to pair Watson's jack on the river.
Max Altergott raised from the button to 
to 100,000 and Mike Watson moved all in from the big blind with 
for just onder a million chips. Altergott folded his cards and Watson took down the pot without showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,025,000
-85,000
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-85,000 |
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1,000,000
520,000
|
520,000 |
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145,000
-480,000
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-480,000 |
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Scott Seiver has managed to triple up his micro stack to a short stack after queen high was good.
The action folded around to him on the button and he moved in for 110,000 and was called by Mike Watson and Timothy Adams in the blinds.
Watson and Adams checked down the 
board before all the cards were revealed.
Watson: 
Adams: 
Seiver: 
for the winning hand!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,120,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
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2,240,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
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2,120,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
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1,915,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
|
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1,040,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
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|
700,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
|
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365,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
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Sorel Mizzi and Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier were very likely to play a lot of hands against each other and we just saw the first of many.
Mercier raised to 100,000 under the gun plus one with 
and Mizzi called from the big blind with .
The flop brought out 
and Mizzi check-called 90,000. On the turn the 
hit and both players checked. The river brought out the and Mercier folded to Mizzi's 100,000-chip bet.
Sorel Mizzi is starting to make his mark on the final after winning two pots in a row. He three-bet Mike Watson off a hand pre flop and then he took a bigger one off Max Altergott.
Mizzi raised to 100,000 from the cut-off and Altergott defended from the big blind to see a 
flop. Both players checked to the 
turn where Altergott led for 125,000. Call.
On the river, Altergott check-folded to a 280,000 bet from Mizzi.
It was the correct fold as Mizzi's 
was ahead of his opponent's 
.
Vladimir Troyanovsky raised from the cutoff to 105,000 and Scott Seiver moved all in from the big blind for 340,000. Troyanovsky called creating another all-in showdown.
Troyanovsky: 
Seiver:
The board ran out 
and Seiver doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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1,800,000
-440,000
|
-440,000 |
|
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740,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
|
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Jason Mercier's stack has suffered the first big dent to his stack after a battle in the blinds with Vladimir Troyanovsky.
The latter raised to 100,000 from the small blind and Mercier peeled to see a 
flop. Troyanovsky led for 100,000 and the Team PokerStars called to the 
turn where his oppoenent checked to him. He took the invitation to bet by sliding 270,000 forward. Call.
Both players checked the river and Troyanovsky's bettered Mercier's 
. He dropped to around 3.3 million whereas the Russian is up to 2.2 million.
Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier raised to 130,000 from the small blind and Max Altergott called from the big blind. The flop brought out 
and Mercier bet 105,000, Altergott called.
On the turn the 
hit and both players checked. The river brought the and again the action was checked. Mercier showed and that was not enough against Altergott's .
Mike Watson is the first player to bust today after he was eliminated by Sorel Mizzi, who takes over the chip lead.
Max Altergott raised to 100,000 from the hijack before Watson shoved for 665,000 from the button. Mizzi was in the big blind and flat called which was enough to scare off Altergott.
Watson:
Mizzi:
The board ran out 
, and Watson was eliminated in seventh place. He took home €218,300.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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