Robert Gill opened to 8,000 from early position and was called by Simon Keating in the small blind. Felix Marutz was in the big blind, and he three-bet jammed for around 106,000.
Gill moved all in for 104,000 and Keating got out of the way.
Robert Gill: K♣K♥
Felix Marutz: Q♣Q♠
In a cooler Marutz had run his pocket queens straight into Gill's pocket kings, and no help was provided by the 2♠10♦3♠5♥10♥ runout.
Baris Topuz opened to 7,000 and received calls from Sandor Ambrus and another player, before Jochen Schreiber three-bet jammed for 51,000. Topuz and Ambrus called, while the other player folded.
With betting on the side, on the K♥J♥9♥ flop, Topuz fired out a bet of 35,000, which Ambrus called.
On the 2♠ turn, Topuz bet what looked like around 100,000, but before it could be counted Ambrus hand was in the muck, and Topuz was pulling his bet back.
Jochen Schreiber: A♥A♣
Baris Topuz: J♣9♣
Schreiber's rockets had been usurped by Topuz's flopped two pair, although Schreiber had the heart draw. Unfortunately for him, the 3♣ river was a brick and Topuz raked in a big pot.
After three action-packed days of poker, we are onto Day 2 of the PokerStars Eureka Hamburg Main Event at Casino Schenefeld.
The event attracted a total of 615 entrants, creating an impressive prize pool of €584,250. Only 138 players remain standing for Day 2, with 87 places paid - first place will see the champion take home the trophy and the sum of €110,070, while a minimum cash is good for €1,750. Players who reach the final table will achieve a minimum payout of €10,610.
Axel Junker of Germany leads the way after putting on a dominating performance on stream in Day 1b (421,500), and he is closely followed by his fellow countrymen Timo Scarcella (392,000) and Julian Paulsen (370,500).
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
Place
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Axel Junker
Germany
421,500
140
2
Timo Scarcella
Germany
392,000
130
3
Julian Paulsen
Germany
370,500
123
4
Malte Von Ostrowski
Germany
367,000
122
5
Baris Topuz
Turkey
362,500
120
6
Sandor Ambrus
Germany
352,000
117
7
Halis Bozkurt
Germany
327,000
109
8
Özgür Anar
Germany
293,000
97
9
Kent Roed
Norway
279,500
93
10
Gregory Kehren
France
269,500
89
Kent Roed
Other players who remain in the mix include Marcin Puczylowski (203,500) of Poland, Nicola Karl (191,500) of Germany and Swiss player Yves Thalmann (173,000).
Nicola Karl
A total of 18 PokerStars Qualifiers or Power Path Silver Pass winners progressed to Day 2, the best placed being Philipp Ruthard (269,000), while two World Series of Poker bracelet winners remain in the field in the form of Ermanno Di Nicola (217,500) and Tommy Nguyen (140,000).
The players are returning to 60-minute levels from now on at Level 14, with blinds of 1,500/3,000 and a 3,000 big blind ante. The length of Day 2 has not yet been confirmed but it is believed a minimum of ten levels will be played.
A stream of the Day 2 action will be shown on a 30-minute delay on PokerStars Team Pro Felix Schneiders' Twitch Channel (xflixx) from 4:30 p.m. local time, and a link will be available here as soon as it is live.
Day 3, the final day, kicks off at 3:00 p.m. local time on Sunday, July 7.
Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for your coverage of all the action, as we see who will progress to the money and put themselves in prime position to get their hands on the trophy.
