Sergio Aido, Julian Thomas and Konstantin Uspenskiy registered and sat down towards the end of the first level while Steffen Sontheimer had to wait for a new table to open. That was done just a few minutes later and the German, who railed fellow countryman Stefan Schillhabel's victory in yesterday's €10,000 High Roller, received chips as well.
Nick Petrangelo made it 3,000 to go from the button and Mikita Badziakouski defended his big blind to check the flop of . Petrangelo continued for 4,000 and received the call before the fell on the turn.
Badziakouski checked for a second time and Petrangelo bet 18,000, the Belarusian called. After the river, both players checked and Badziakouski tabled for a pair of nines to claim the pot, further adding to his growing stack.
First to act, Ali Reza Fatehi opened for 3,500. His neighbor Steffen Sontheimer three-bet to 10,000 before Juha Helppi on his left, cold four-bet to 25,000. Action folded around to Fatehi and he instantly released his cards into the muck. Sontheimer wasn't following his neighbor's lead and called.
Sontheimer checked on and called as Helppi bet 28,000. Both players then checked the on the turn. The completed the board and Sontheimer bet 42,000. Helppi instantly folded.
Big blind Martin Kabrhel checked to Isaac Haxton on a board of , and after tanking a bit, Haxton checked back. On the river, Kabrhel bet just 1,500 into a pot of 7,800, and Haxton responded with a big raise to 19,000. Kabrhel tanked a few minutes and ultimately let his hand go.
Jean-Noel Thorel bet from the button and got check-called by Alexandros Kolonias. Thorel showed top pair with on a board of . The only problem was the river had yet to emerge from the deck, and the dealer placed the on board. Kolonias thought a long time and checked, with Thorel checking and winning a pot worth over 25,000.
After the hand, a tournament official handed Thorel a one-round penalty. Anthony Zinno lobbied for a warning but the official said he was sorry but the rule said a penalty must be given in that spot.
Martin Kozlov raised to 2,500 from under the gun and Charlie Carrel called in the big blind. On the flop, Carrel check-called a bet worth 2,200 and did so again for 13,500 on the turn. After the river, Carrel checked for a third time and Kozlov bet 17,000. Kozlov tabled for top pair and top kicker, while Carrel called and flipped over for two pair to claim the pot.
Hand 2
Carrel limped in from the small blind and folded to a raise by Kozlov.
Hand 3
Carrel raised to 3,000 from the button and Kozlov called in the small blind. The flop fell and Kozlov checked, Carrel bet 7,000 and that ended the hand right there.
Nick Petrangelo (hijack) raised to 3,000 and got no fewer than four callers: Max Silver (cutoff), Mikita Badziakouski (button), Bertrand Grospellier (small blind) and Nariman Yaghmai (big blind) all wanted to see a flop.
All of them checked the flop and turn before Grospellier bet 7,000 on the river. Yaghmai folded, Petrangelo called, Silver and Badziakouski folded.
Grospellier tabled but would have to leave the pot to Petrangelo who showed .
Jean-Noel Thorel opened the action with a raise to 3,000 and Anthony Zinno three-bet to 7,500 on the button. Out of the small blind, [Removed:17] four-bet to 23,000 and Alexandros Kolonias five-bet to 50,000. Thorel and Zinno folded quickly, Yan took more time and also sent his cards into the muck.
In the cutoff, Bertrand Grospellier raised to 2,500 and Nariman Yaghmai three-bet to 6,500 from one seat over on the button. The blinds got out of the way and Grospellier called. On the flop, Grospellier check-called a bet worth 5,500 before the duo then checked the on the turn.
After the river, Grospellier checked and Yaghmai checked behind. The PokerStars Team Pro flipped over , which ended up second best to Yaghmai's .
Isaac Haxton checked from the big blind on a board of , and Koray Aldemir bet 12,000, just a hair under the size of the pot. Haxton called and then checked the river. Aldemir bet 29,000 this time, and Haxton called after some thought. Aldemir showed for a flopped flush and Haxton couldn't beat it.
. Petrangelo continued for 4,000 and received the call before the 
fell on the turn.
river, both players checked and Badziakouski tabled 
for a pair of nines to claim the pot, further adding to his growing stack.
and called as Helppi bet 28,000. Both players then checked the 
on the turn. The 
, and after tanking a bit, Haxton checked back. On the 
river, Kabrhel bet just 1,500 into a pot of 7,800, and Haxton responded with a big raise to 19,000. Kabrhel tanked a few minutes and ultimately let his hand go.
on a board of 
. The only problem was the river had yet to emerge from the deck, and the dealer placed the 
on board. Kolonias thought a long time and checked, with Thorel checking and winning a pot worth over 25,000. 
turn. After the 
river, Carrel checked for a third time and Kozlov bet 17,000. Kozlov tabled 
and Kozlov checked, Carrel bet 7,000 and that ended the hand right there.
flop and 
turn before Grospellier bet 7,000 on the 
river. Yaghmai folded, Petrangelo called, Silver and Badziakouski folded.
.
flop, Grospellier check-called a bet worth 5,500 before the duo then checked the 
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