With approximately 2,600 chips in the middle, our reporter arrived at the table of Joseph Cheong to see that he had raised his opponent Samir Moukawem from 2,500 to 8,000 on the flop. Moukawem tanked and tanked, before eventually folding his hand. When Moukawem folded, he showed that he was laying own the to Cheong, and Cheong moved to 36,000 in chips.
The action was picked up on the turn with the board reading just as Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu check-called a bet from Alec Torelli. The river completed the board with the , and Negreanu checked again. Torelli fired 10,000, and Negreanu went into the tank.
In famous Negreanu fashion, he was chatting out loud during the entire time he tanked. Eventually, he made the call.
There are so many tough tables today but this one still stands out. Table 34 has a ton of good players who have won millions of dollars between them.
Sam Trickett has won the most money of all and there's only one player ahead of him in the world which is Antonio Esfandiari who beat him heads up in the One Drop tournament. Trickett has almost 20 million in live career earnings and the next biggest winner is Vanessa Selbst who's on seven million.
Antonio Esfandiari is down to 24,000 after pocket sixes were no good against Danilo Donnini.
Donnini opened to 325 from the hijack and Esfandiari called from the cut-off to see a flop. Donnini continued for 400 and was called. On the turn Donnini checked to Esfandiari who bet 725. Call.
Both players checked the river and Esfandiari opened , losing out to the Italian's .
Talal Shakerchi opened to 400 from middle position, Gerard Gardelli called in the hijack seat, and [Removed:289] defended from the big blind. The flop fell , [Removed:290] checked, and Shakerchi tossed out 625. Gardelli folded, [Removed:290] check-raised to 2,025, and Shakerchi quickly called.
The turn was the , [Removed:290] led out for 3,100, and after tanked for 30 seconds or so, Shakerchi again called.
The completed the board, and [Removed:290] slowed down, checked to Shakerchi who fired out 6,500. [Removed:290] tank-folded, and the EPT London High Roller champion was shipped the pot.
Shakerchi started off slowly, but is now back up to 26,800.
Govert Metaal and Calvin Anderson were heads up on a board of . Metaal was first to act, and he tossed out a single blue T5,000 chip into a pot of around 3,300.
Anderson tanked for nearly a minute, then tossed in a blue chip of his own. The Dutchman showed for a pair of kings, prompting the American, who just bubbled the unofficial final table of the EPT Berlin Main Event, to send his hand into the muck.
It wasn't going to take long for Sam Trickett to get his chips moving. A 10k buy-in event must seem like a freeroll to him these days.
He tangled with Artem Metalidi and committed most of his chips on the river. The board rested as and Trickett checked to face an 8,100 bet that he raised up to 22,000 with only three behind. Metaldi smiled and mucked after a minute's thought.
The Ukrainian asked of Tricket, "Show one?"
"No thank you," came the reply. "Sets are too good; show bluffs!" he went on.
When will it end? Last night as it happens. Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier choppered in late and took down the Open-Face Chinese €2k side event to claim a €48,000 pay day and his first winner’s snap for some time. Read more at the PokerStars Blog.
flop. Moukawem tanked and tanked, before eventually folding his hand. When Moukawem folded, he showed that he was laying own the 
to Cheong, and Cheong moved to 36,000 in chips.
just as 
, and Negreanu checked again. Torelli fired 10,000, and Negreanu went into the tank.
, and Negreanu flashed the 
turn Donnini checked to Esfandiari who bet 725. Call.
river and Esfandiari opened 
, losing out to the Italian's 
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, [Removed:290] led out for 3,100, and after tanked for 30 seconds or so, Shakerchi again called.
completed the board, and [Removed:290] slowed down, checked to Shakerchi who fired out 6,500. [Removed:290] tank-folded, and the 
for a pair of kings, prompting the American, who just bubbled the unofficial final table of the 
