Leo MCClean has taken the chip lead in the room after getting the river twice with two-pair against different opponents.
First, McClean bet 6,500 and got a call with on a board of , before a couple of hands later doing almost the same thing but for slightly less value with on a board of .
"If you are raised on the turn, though, you have to fold, right?" asked an opponent who wasn't in the hand.
"I don't know, maybe try it in the next hand." quipped McClean. He's up to 46,000.
Scott Syer opened to 600 from middle position and saw his action raised to 2,000 in the next seat by Robert Lim. Only Syer called, and the two men saw a flop of .
Syer checked to Lim, who led for 1,000. Syer called. The turn of saw Lim make it 2,500and Syer call again. The river of saw Lim make it 5,500 and again Syer called it off, only to be shown Lim's . That was good enough to scoop the pot.
Steve Watts raised over an opening bet from 450 to 1,600 pre-flop from middle position. Both the player on the button and the original raiser called Watt's bet, and the three went to a flop of .
Watts continued for 2,500 and only got a call from the player on the button. the turn of saw Watts lead for 3,800 and this time he got a fold.
"Slowly, slowly..." Watts remarked as he continued his climb. Having bossed much of the latter stage of the High Roller, Watts saw his stack decimated in a huge pot where he was unlucky. Can his luck hold to reach Day in the Main Event too?
After playing the £2,000 High Roller event yesterday, German pro Robert Heidorn has sat down in the Main Event, and has immediately been putting position to good use, raising a bet fro the cut-off in the big bling then powering check-raises post-flop in two consecutive hands to go up to 36,000 very quickly. He seems in no mood to slow down.
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After a player in early position opened to 1,000 and Daniel James called in the cut-off, Steven Game raised to 3,200 from the small blind. Both players called.
On the flop of , Game continued for 4,500 and after the original bettor folded, Daniel James moved all-in for 29,525. Game called it off.
Steven Game:
Daniel James:
The turn of and river of gave Daniel James a double-up and sent Game down to 12,000 chips.
Sam Grafton has only just sat down, but the Poland-based British pro has already grown his starting stack in the first hand he played.
Calling an opening bet in position to 2,500 pre-flop, Grafton led the flop of for 3,000, getting a call. On the turn of , he made it 7,000 and got a fold after being asked how much he was playing. "Starting stack" was the reponse, but Grafton now has 20% more chips than he started with.
Eric Le Goff made it 700 and Martin Bader called from the big blind.
"I bet I have the best hand." Bader said.
The two men saw a flop of saw Le Goff continue for 1,000. Bader made it 2,200 and Le Goff called. The turn of saw both men check and they did the same on the river. Le Goff turned over and Bader .
"Oh, I knew I had the best hand pre-flop." said Bader. Le Goff raked in the pot, however and the High Roller champion who won £30,000 yesterday evening, is off to a good start.
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, before a couple of hands later doing almost the same thing but for slightly less value with 
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saw Lim make it 2,500and Syer call again. The river of 
saw Lim make it 5,500 and again Syer called it off, only to be shown Lim's 
. That was good enough to scoop the pot.
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, Game continued for 4,500 and after the original bettor folded, Daniel James moved all-in for 29,525. Game called it off. 
gave Daniel James a double-up and sent Game down to 12,000 chips.
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river. Le Goff turned over 
and Bader 
