Lococo Down Early; Stars Joining the Field
Level 3
: Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
Konstantin Voronin raised to 800 on the button before Alejandro Lococo three-bet to 4,000 in the small blind. Voronin called and they went heads-up to the 2♠J♦J♠ flop.
Lococo then continued for 3,000 and Voronin called. The turn came the Q♣ and Lococo slowed down and checked as Voronin fired out 6,600.
Lococo called to the Q♠ river, where Voronin bet another 10,700. Lococo instantly called with A♥J♥, but Voronin showed 10♠8♠ for a flush to win the pot off the Team PokerStars Pro.
The field on Day 1a has started to creep into another area of the Merit Royal Diamond tournament area. Players recently taking their seats in this part of the room include EPT Barcelona third-place finisher Carl Shaw, Dario Sammartino, and Joao Vieira.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
4,000 |