Antonio Estfandiari has been chatting to PKR online qualifier Andreas Johansson about which clubs to go to in Vegas. Estfandiari recommending XS at the Encore above all others.
At the poker table, Estfandiari called a bit of 800 on the turn of a board but dwelt for ages before folding to a 1,300 bet on the river.
Taking up another empty table is an interesting tussle between Lex Veldhuis and Nam Le.
Lex Veldhuis mentioned that he believes Nam Le thinks that he (Lex) views Nam as a very tight player, and thinks that Nam might play incredibly aggressive instead as a result.
On the feature table, Sammy George is bemoaning his cards, "All I'm getting are 8-2's and 10-4's. I wouldn't mind if they were suited."
Sandra Naujoks still holds the advantage in that match.
Antonio Estfandiari has dropped to about a 2:1 chip deficit after folding to a big 3,500 bet from Andreas Johansson on the river of a board.
On a flop, all the chips go in between Jonas Westerlund and Juha Helppi.
Westerlund shows for a pair and a straight draw, but Juha has flopped the straight with . The turn is the and now Westerlund has additional outs to split the pot.
The river is the though and Helppi doubles through.
Juha Helppi has completed his victory over Jonas Westerlund, the Finns...er... 'Finnished' it when Helppi's stayed ahead of Westerlund's on a board and the PKR online qualifier was knocked out.
Vicky Coren and Peter Eastgate arrive to play their match. John Duthie also arrives, as does Tom 'Durrrr' Dwan wearing a backpack and looking like a kid arriving for his first day of school.
Antonio Estfandiari has doubled up to over a 2:1 lead, he was all-in with against Andreas' but the board came and now Antonio holds 14,000 to Andreas' 6,000.