Well, not quite. But four out of the ten that are playing today have already been eliminated.
Team PokerStars Pro Joao Nunes lasted precisely two hands while high stakes player Michel Dattani, former EPT Champion Joao Barbosa and Diogo Filipe de Melo Cardoso have all been knocked out.
Team Pro Henrique Pinho is doing decidedly better, he's up to about 55,000 at the moment.
Theo Jorgensen has doubled up after his triumphed over Alexander Schilt's . All the money went in preflop with Jorgensen never looking in trouble on the board. The Team PokerStars Pro is up to 23,500 while Schilt was knocked down to 6,300.
Jamie Roberts led out for 2,225 on a flop of , and fellow Brit and Team PokerStars Pro Jake Cody called.
The turn was the , Roberts fired out another 3,675, and Cody again called.
The river brought the , and Roberts emptied the clip, firing a third and final bullet worth 7,300. Cody tanked for well over a minute, then finally pushed his cards away from his chips.
George Manolache opened in the hijack, Martin Staszko three-bet to 1,200 on the button, and the action folded back to Manolache, who called.
The flop fell , Manolache check-called a bet of 1,500, and as soon as the turned, he led out for 2,000. Staszko tank-called.
The river was the , Manolache knuckled, and Staszko checked behind. Manolache shook his head, then showed only the . Staszko flicked his hand into the muck, and the dealer forced Manolache to show his other card - the .
On the turn of a board, Calogero Morreale and Morten Mortensen checked to Tamer Kamel who bet 2,700. Morreale called, then Mortensen overcalled to see the on the river.
Morreale and Mortensen checked again to Kamel who checked behind.
Morreale showed , Mortensen flipped and Kamel mucked his hand - though not before he had flashed his to his neighbour first.
A pot for the Danish former EPT Snowfest finalist.
Rasmus Vogt check-raised all in on the turn of a board against Fergal Nealon's 2,000 bet. It was another 8,800 for the Irishman to call but he took about five minutes before he did so.
Vogt showed having got lucky against Nealon's . The river was the , changing nothing and Vogt doubled back up to about 24,000 while Nealon dropped to roughly 13,000.
There was an open in middle position, Kevin Vandersmissen three-bet to 1,200 in late position, and PokerStars qualifier Dejan Divkovic cold four-bet to 2,500 out of the small blind. The original raiser flicked his cards into the muck, and Vandersmissen called.
The dealer fanned , Divkovic led out for 2,700, and his Belgian opponent called.
The turn was the , Divkovic opted to check, and Vandersmissed reached for chips. He flicked forward 5,450, and after a minute or two of internal debating, Divkovic folded.
"Aces?" Vandersmissen asked his opponent. "I had kings, and I was going to try and bluff you off aces on the river."
Dejan informed Vandersmissen that he didn't have aces, he had queens.
"I couldn't beat anything," he told the Belgian, frowning.
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, and his opponent, Dhru Patel, called.
completed the board, Baker quickly checked, and Patel tossed out 1,500. Baker called, then mucked when Patel showed 
for a pair of aces.
triumphed over Alexander Schilt's 
. All the money went in preflop with Jorgensen never looking in trouble on the 
board. The Team PokerStars Pro is up to 23,500 while Schilt was knocked down to 6,300.
, and fellow Brit and Team PokerStars Pro Jake Cody called.
, Roberts fired out another 3,675, and Cody again called.
turned, he led out for 2,000. Staszko tank-called.
and Kamel mucked his hand - though not before he had flashed his 
to his neighbour first.
having got lucky against Nealon's 
. The river was the 
, changing nothing and Vogt doubled back up to about 24,000 while Nealon dropped to roughly 13,000.
, Divkovic led out for 2,700, and his Belgian opponent called.
