Connor Drinan opened for 6,000, and Igor Kurganov made the call from the cutoff. Thomas Muehloecker in the small blind squeezed to 19,000 and both Drinan and Kurganov made the call.
on the flop and Muehloecker bet out 20,000. Both Drinan and Kurganov made the call.
The current World Series of Poker Main Event chip leader Jorryt van Hoof came to play in today's Super High Roller to practice against top-notch competition. We caught Van Hoof on camera and he told us how his life has changed considerably since making the year's biggest final table.
As of right now the Dutchman's looks very good in the Super High Roller with one of the biggest stacks in the room late on Day 1.
Daniel Colman has been much talked about after refusing to talk to the media after winning The Big One for One Drop. Well, he's here in Barcelona and he'll do his best to give the media something to wine about once more after he wins the trophy in this tournament. He just entered, getting a crispy fresh stack of 250,000 to work with.
He entered with a big smile, something that didn't change after Martin Finger asked why he was acting so weird online with a serious voice. Colman and Finger might have crossed swords on the online table recently, and they have a rematch here today as they're on the same table.
On the board, Igor Kurganov checked, and Jason Mercier bet 9,300. Mike McDonald called, then Kurganov check-raised to 31,500. Mercier called, and McDonald folded.
The river completed the board with the , and Kurganov bet 60,000. Mercier called, but saw the bad news when Kurganov tabled the for a wheel. Mercier mucked and dropped back to 105,000 in chips. Kurganov moved to 367,000.
In a cutoff versus small blind situation, Dan Shak and Ryan Fee got all of the chips in the middle. Fee had the upper hand with , as Shak had to work with .
The gave Fee a set, while Shak was still in the running with his gutter ball. The on the turn made things official, and the on the river couldn't change a thing.
Shak got up, grabbed his iPad and laptop, and made his way to the exit.
Jorryt van Hoof opened from the hijack, and Fabian Quoss on the button was the sole caller.
Van Hoof fired 13,000 on and Quoss made the call. Quoss called another 17,000 once the hit the turn, but after facing a 27,000 bet on the -river, he folded.
With 55 unique entries, and five reentries, the tournament is on its way of becoming the biggest EPT Barcelona Super High Roller ever. When Dan Smith won the inaugural event two years ago, 55 unique entries and nine reentries were made. Last season, Vitaly Lunkin topped a total field of 51 players, of which 11 reentered.
Five more entries or reentries, and today's event will be the biggest in Barcelona's short super high roller history. You can enter or reenter into this event up until the start of Day 2, which will be at 12 p.m. local time tomorrow.
One of the tables used today is a little separated from the rest. It's a table that the rest of the week will be used to live stream the Estrellas Poker Tour. The Super High Roller is played there right now, though there's no streaming going on.
We just peeked in, and saw Tony Gregg check call a 64,000 bet on . Jean-Noel Thorel was caught with his hand in the cookie jar, as he had just a mere to show for. Gregg had and raked in the chips.
on the flop and Muehloecker bet out 20,000. Both Drinan and Kurganov made the call.
fell on the turn and Muehloecker checked to Drinan. Drinan, these days more known for suffering a bad beat with aces to aces in The Big One for One Drop than anything else, bet out 33,000. Kurganov made the call in position, Muehloecker folded.
completed the board and Drinan checked with around 140,000 behind. Kurganov bet out 115,000, and Drinan folded.
board, Igor Kurganov checked, and Jason Mercier bet 9,300. Mike McDonald called, then Kurganov check-raised to 31,500. Mercier called, and McDonald folded.
, and Kurganov bet 60,000. Mercier called, but saw the bad news when Kurganov tabled the 
for a wheel. Mercier mucked and dropped back to 105,000 in chips. Kurganov moved to 367,000.
, as Shak had to work with 
.
gave Fee a set, while Shak was still in the running with his gutter ball. The 
on the turn made things official, and the 
on the river couldn't change a thing.
and Quoss made the call. Quoss called another 17,000 once the 
. Jean-Noel Thorel was caught with his hand in the cookie jar, as he had just a mere 
to show for. Gregg had 
