A player raised to 425 from under the gun and Marcel Luske called on the button. The two of them saw the flop come down . The under-the-gun player fired one red T1,000 chip and announced "eight" as the bet of 800. Luske made the call.
The turn was another eight, pairing the board with the . The first player fired 1,600 and Luske called again.
The river was the and the first player fired 3,100. Luske tanked and then mucked his hand, allowing his opponent to scoop the pot. Luske dropped to 26,000.
After the hijack seat opened to 450, Noah Boeken called on the button and the two saw a flop of . The hijack seat fired a continuation bet of 450. Boeken didn't budge and made the call.
The turn was the , completed some possible flush and straight draws. The first player checked and then Boeken fired 1,100. His opponent called.
The river was the and both players checked. The first player waited to see Boeken turn up the and then tabled his . Although Boeken weas freerolling with a spade draw on the turn, the two players chopped up the pot.
Nicolas Levi is wearing a big jacket, but it's not quite enough to hide what's underneath. Nice try, buddy. Levi made a last-longer prop bet with Alexia Portal in Deauville. If he won, he got to choose a crazy hat for her to wear today. If she won, she earned the right to pick his shirt. Though Levi was the chip leader for in Deauville for awhile, he managed to bust before Portal. She finished in 10th place, earning $73,000 and the right to embarrass Levi. Well played, Alexia.
Miguel Neves raised to 500 in mid position and the gent in the small blind flat-called. Luca Pagano in the big blind made it 1,625 to go, both players called, and they saw a flop.
Flop:
The small blind and Pagno checked to Neves, who bet 2,125. Mr. Small Blind gave it up but Pagano called and they went heads up to the turn.
Turn:
This time both players checked it and they got to see the river for free.
River:
Pagano now bet out 3,500 and Neves tanked up for a while before folding, a forlorn expression on his face. Pagano's face gave nothing away as he raked in the pot.
No cigar this time for affable New Zealander Richard Grace as he was spotted in the hallway texting news of his demise to loved ones back home in (unexpectedly) London.
Turns out he was already down to half his starting stack when he found queens and furthermore was blessed with a raggy flop and a ten on the turn - but his opponent was holding pocket kings and duly took the rest of Grace's chips and sent him to the rail.
Well that's it for registration, folks. We should know the official numbers shortly; until then, please enjoy 15 minutes of milling about in the Hyatt hallway or in front of your computer, depending on where you are.
Sandra Naujoks won EPT Germany last year, besting a field of 617 runners to claim the €917,000 first-place prize. Although that event was held in Dortmund, she is still looking to defend her title, albeit in a different city from her home country.
Naujoks raised preflop from early position to 550 and was called in two spots. One player called in middle position and another called from the small blind. The three saw a flop of and the small blind checked to Naujoks. She fired 750 and the next player folded. The small blind called though, continuing the action to the turn.
The turn brought the and Naujoks fired 1,425 after her opponent checked. The player took a moment, but then mucked his hand and Naujoks won the battle, moving back up to 29,500 chips.
A player from under the gun plus one limped in before Carter Phillips raised a little bit larger than his standard open to 825 in order to account for the limper. Markus Golser called on the button and then the limper called as well.
The flop came down . The first player checked to Phillips, who fired a continuation bet of 1,725. Golser folded and then the other player folded as well, giving Phillips the pot.
Two hands later, Phillips opened to 600 and the big blind called. This was the same player that limped and called Phillips' preflop raise moments prior. The two took a flop together and watched it come . The big blind checked and Phillips fired 650 to win the pot.
With those two hands going his way, Phillips is up to 35,000 chips.