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After calling a bet on a flop of 
, Dan Smith was faced with a bet of 1,300 after the 
turned. He tank-called.
The 
completed the board, Smith's opponent fired out another 2,600, and Smith called. The player showed 
for tens and fives, which Smith had beat with 
for tens and sevens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
53,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
The High Roller event started with only a few players but right now, in the second level, we're already up to 46. Plenty of big name players have not shown up yet so we're expecting to see the field grow over the next few hours.
A fire alarm at the neighbouring hotel meant it was an earlier start for some than they might have wished for. But players in the main event seemed unperturbed as they made their way to their seats this morning. Then again, they didn’t meet a naked man in a hotel corridor wearing nothing but green underpants, as the PokerStars Blog reports.
We just caught the tail end of a huge hand between Team PokerStars Pro Luca Pagano and Yaron Zeev Malki who had flopped a full house. We're not sure when the money went in, but the board read 
when Pagano threw his 
into the muck. Malki showed 
and secured a big double up.
Pagano was very frustrated after getting beaten by the worst starting hand in poker and he's left behind with 30,000 chips. Malki is now up to 72,000 and the early chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
72,000 | |
|
30,000
-29,000
|
-29,000 |
|
||
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The flop read 
when Sofia Lovgren and another player checked to Team PokerStars Pro Barry Greenstein. Greenstein bet 500 and was called by the unknown player.
On the turn the 
hit and Greenstein bet 1,000, his opponent called.
The river brought the 
and this time it went check-check. Greenstein turned over 
and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
56,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
||
After a long football career, Steve Watts is now enjoying an excellent run of results as a poker player. While Watts isn't in this event, he is making a deep run over in the Main Event, which you can follow by clicking here. Meanwhile, thePokerStars Blog catches up with Watts for a little chat.
Ole Schemion has just taken his seat in the high roller, and in the first hand he played he raised in early position, winning the blinds and antes.
The next hand, the German raised to 600 from under the gun, and Team PokerStars Pro Angel Guillen defended his big blind. The flop brought all queens - 
- and Guillen check-called a bet of 850.
The turn was a second diamond - the - and Guillen checked again. The 2013 Global Poker Index Player of the Year leader fired a second bullet worth 2,150, and the Team Pro called.
The 
completed the bord, and Guillen checked a third and final time. Schemion emptied the chamber, firing 4,650, and Guillen quickly called. The German tabled 
for queens full of tens, but it was no good against the Mexican's 
for queens full of jacks.
Guillen is up to 67,000 chips, while Schemion quickly fell to 42,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
67,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
||
|
42,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
We just counted the chips at one of the tables where Angel Guillen currently holds the chip lead after hitting a full house against Ole Schemion.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
78,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
||
|
53,000 | |
|
48,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
46,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
|
44,500
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
37,000
-19,000
|
-19,000 |
|
22,000
-28,000
|
-28,000 |
