On an flop, Vladislav Varlashin and Stephen Chidwick checked across to Shannon Shorr who bet 2,000. Varlashin called but Chidwick stuck in a check-raise to 6,700. Shorr thought briefly and folded and Varlashin called.
The turn was the which didn't appear to change much and Varlashin checked once again, Chidwick bet 10,000 this time and it proved too much for the Russian, who folded.
Daniel Dvoress has just regained some of those earlier lost chips. With 29,000 already in the middle and a board reading , Dvoress checked across to Agshin Rasulov who briefly thought before checking back.
Abi Khaitan opened the action for 575 and picked up three callers including Team PokerStars Pro Victoria Coren Mitchell in the big blind.
A flop of saw Khaitan continue for 1,125 and get calls from the small blind and Coren Mitchell. The turn and river were checked around and Coren Mitchell won with her two pair only to see the small blind had two pair and Khaitan two pair .
“Oh I did miss a bet.” Coren Mitchell chided herself as the dealer joked it was a spilt pot.
Jean-Noel Thorel raised to 600 preflop and was called by Paul Newey before Steve O'Dwyer made it 2,600 behind them. Thorel made the call, as did Newey and the dealer put out a board of .
It was checked to O'Dwyer who bet 4,200, Thorel called and so did Newey. The came on the turn and Thorel checked again, Newey took the lead in betting and made it 7,600. O'Dwyer called and Thorel folded.
The river was the and Newey bet 16,000 - just over half O'Dwyer's remaining stack. The Irishman had a tiny, almost imperceptible shake of the head and then shrugged, mucking his hand with a sigh. Newey flashed the and Alexander Roumeliotis murmured a hum of approval.
Andrey Andreev is the first player out of the High Roller, lasting a little under two hours.
It all started harmlessly enough as Tom-Aksel Bedell opened the action and Andreev made the call. They saw a flop of and Andreev called a 500 bet. The fireworks happened on the turn card when Bedell checked and Andreev jammed for 20,000.
The big over bet meant it took some time for Bedell to make up his mind but in the end he called it to see Andreev show for a draw and Bedell tabled . The river card bricked out to send Andreev out. It remains to be seen if he will take his option of buying back in.
“Brave call.” Max Silver said but the self-effacing Norwegian just shrugged.
Philipp Gruissem, sporting a natty new mustache, opened the action for 525 from the button and picked up one caller in the big blind, the tricky Russian Vladimir Troyanovskiy.
The flop was checked and the came on the turn. Troyanovskiy bet 700 and shot Gruissem a wolfish grin. The impassive German made the call and saw the hit the felt completing the board. Still grinning, Troyanovskiy bet 1,200.
Maybe he had it, maybe he didn’t. We’ll never know as Gruissem gave this one up.
Praz Bansi made it 500 to preflop before Talal Shakerchi three-bet to 1,500 behind him. Bansi responded with a four-bet to 3,600 but Shakerchi quickly came back over the top with a five-bet to 7,800. Bansi folded instantly with a smile.
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flop, Vladislav Varlashin and Stephen Chidwick checked across to Shannon Shorr who bet 2,000. Varlashin called but Chidwick stuck in a check-raise to 6,700. Shorr thought briefly and folded and Varlashin called.
which didn't appear to change much and Varlashin checked once again, Chidwick bet 10,000 this time and it proved too much for the Russian, who folded.
, Dvoress checked across to Agshin Rasulov who briefly thought before checking back.
and Rasulov mucked.
saw Khaitan continue for 1,125 and get calls from the small blind and Coren Mitchell. The turn 
and river 
were checked around and Coren Mitchell won with her two pair 
only to see the small blind had two pair 
and Khaitan two pair 
.
and Newey bet 16,000 - just over half O'Dwyer's remaining stack. The Irishman had a tiny, almost imperceptible shake of the head and then shrugged, mucking his hand with a sigh. Newey flashed the 
and Alexander Roumeliotis murmured a hum of approval.
for a draw and Bedell tabled 
. The river card 
hit the felt completing the board. Still grinning, Troyanovskiy bet 1,200.
