When Jan Molby graced the Liverpool midfield, it was unusual for him to be outclassed. During his pomp he was one of the special players who didn't need to do much in order to achieve a great deal - maybe the poker table is the perfect setting for him?
We joined the action on the flop with no less than five players involved. It was a flop and all five players checked it through. The turn was the and the action checked through to Molby who bet 900 from early position. Neuville made the call from late position, as did Romanello in the big blind.
The river card was the and Romanello checked to Molby who bet 2,000 and this time it was enough to force both opponents to fold their hands.
Johnny Jensen raised to 225 in the hijack seat and Paul Berende sits down just in time to call from the big blind. The pair saw a flop of and there was an amicable check by both parties. On the turn we saw the and Berende took the betting lead for 300 and Jensen made the call. The final card was the and Berende maintained his pressure with a second bet - this time for 800 - but Jensen pumped it up to 2,050. Berende with a tough decision in his first hand, and the net result was a fold, allowing Jensen to pick up the pot.
From the hijack seat Jan Verstraete opened the betitng with a raise to 250. The cutoff is yet to take his seat so his hand is declared dead but Dag Vidorbrigsvor decided he wanted to play and he made the call from the button. Former EPT Prague Champion Roberto Romanello folded in the small blind but Jan Molby called from the big blind.
The dealer burned a card the fanned out the all heart flop. Molby checked, Verstraete continued with a bet of 400 and only Vidorbrigsvor came along for the ride so it was heads up to the turn. Verstraete fired a second barrel of 800 chips and Vidorbrigsvor announced "call" and instantly called.
The river was the and not Verstraete took his foot off the gas. Almost as soon as the queen had landed on the felt he had reached out and tapped the table. Vidrobrigsvor decided to try his luck and took a stab at the pot, firing a bet of 1,525 into his his opponent but the Belgian was having none of it and he quickly called.
Jonas Klausen's good start has been clipped back a little by Sudarikov Alexey. The two were heads up to a flop and Klausen led for 800. Alexey clicked it up to 1,600 and the Dane made a quick call. The two of them checked down the turn and river before Klausen opened . Alexy tabled and took the pot.
Meanwhile, on one table along, aggression was paying for Giulio Mascolo. He was facing a raise up to 4,400 from Maxim Panyak. He answered the raise by putting in another bet up to 10,000. The Russian stared down his German opponent before he conceded and slid his cards towards the muck.
We join the action rather late in a hand between Martins Adeniya and Team PokerStars Pro Arnaud Mattern. The action has reached the turn on a board of and Mattern has checked from early position.
All eyes glared at Adeniya and he bet 1,175 and Mattern called. On the river we saw the , Mattern checked and Adeniya dropped 2,550 onto the table with a thud. Mattern had a deep think, and believed he was good, because he made the call. Adeniya flipped over and Mattern rapped his knuckles on the felt and passed his hand unseen to the dealer.
Joining the action on a board, former PokerStars EPT San Remo winner Ruper Elder checked and Steve O'Dwyer checked behind. The river brought the into the equation and Elder sat motionless as he decided what action to take. O'Dwyer was watching him like a hawk watches its pray and he must have seen something he did not like because when Elder bet 600 O'Dwyer instantly mucked his hand.
David Vamplew is seated over on Table 26 and it has not been too favourable for the Scotsman so far today as he currently finds himself with 7,500 less than what he started the day with.
From the cutoff Vamplew made it 300 to play and his only customer was Johnny Jensen on the button. A flop reading saw Vamplew make a continuation bet of 400 only to see Jensen raise the action to 1,025. Vamplew remained stoic throughout, only moving to pick up two red 1,000 chips and placing them on top of his original bet. Jensen made the call in a shower of red and green chips and it was off the the turn.
Vamplew glanced at his opponent and then tapped the table and checked. Jensen instantaneously checked behind and the dealer put out the on the river. Vamplew checked again and as he had done on the turn Jensen checked behind.
Vamplew:
Jensen:
Jensen scoops the pot, having made a move then a call on the flop with his weak flush draw.
David Vamplew stopped the rot after he took a pot off Paul Berende with a flush over flush.
We reached the action on the turn where the board read and Berende led for 600 from the big blind. Vamplew called to the river where he faced a 1,600 bet from the Dutchman. Vamplew took his time before calling with whilst saying, "I have the ace of spades."
"I have the king (of spades)," replied Berende. "Good card for me on the river," he continued.
Former EPT Prague champion Roberto Romanello opened the betting with a raise to 300 from under the gun. The action folded around to Dag Vidorbrigsvor in the big blind and he unsurprisingly makes the call. Unsurprisingly because he seems to be playing every single hand at the moment.
The first three community cards come down , Vidorbrigvor checked and Romanello checked behind. The turn is the and again the action goes check, check. Our final card is the and it goes check, check again.
Romanello turned over which was enough to win the hand as Vidorbrigvor relinquished his hand.