Talented German pro Ole Schemion is charging up the chip counts and is now armed with 120,000 discs.
Schemion has over $3,000,000 in live tournament winnings to his name, helped by the fact he won the 2012 Partouche Poker Tour Main Event for €1,172,850. More recently, Schemion took down a €10,000 Six-Max Turbo event at the EPT Grand Final for €101,500.
Alex Goulder opened to 700 from his seat in the cutoff and found callers in the shape of Gavin Mills (button) and Jon Spinks (big blind). As the dealer placed the flop onto the black felt, Goulder watched Spinks' every move.
This means he definitely saw Spinks lead out with a 1,750 bet, a bet that folded out both Goulder and Mills, leaving Spinks to win another pot.
Just before that hand took place, Chris Sly joined the table having had his previous table broken by the floor staff.
Roberto Romanello bet 400 from the small blind on a flop and was called by his shaven-headed opponent in the big blind. The turn saw both players check, which is what looked like was going to happen when the fell on the river. Romanello checked, but his opponent bet 1,025. Romanello, in the midst of a massage, tossed in the extra chips to make the call.
The big blind flipped over for quad eights, and Romanello mucked.
Pete Linton is in a relaxed and jovial mood at the table this afternoon. So he should be as he brings a monstrous of 270,000 chips, having finished top of the final day one only yesterday.
He hasn’t played many hands so far but he is providing a service, making change for the more short stacked players.
Flicked an orange 25,000 chip, Linton exchanges it for five purple chips, remarking. “You’re chipping me down.”
“Oh Mr big stack you bully.” Liz Lieu taunts him, “You can afford it.”
“Jealousy doesn’t suit you.” Linton responds.
“No, not jealous. Admiring.” Lieu insists.
“I believe you…for now.” Says Linton, trying to get the final word.
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi is using his second and final bullet in this tournament today and, so far, things seem to be going well for him.
Mizrachi called a three-bet with a pair of deuces and went on to get his stack into the middle of the felt on the flop against a pair of kings. Mizrachi's set of deuces held and he is now armed with 104,000 chips and is back on course for what would be his sixth seven-figure score from live poker tournaments.
Mitchell Johnson hasn't got off to the best of starts after a clash with Balint Pusztai did nto go how he will have planned it to.
On a flop, Johnson led for 700 from middle position and Pusztai called in the cutoff seat. The appeared on the turn, putting a myriad of draws out there and Johnson now checked. Pusztai sat staring at the flop for a count of 20 seconds before setting the price to play at 2,100. Johnson seemed unfazed by this bet; in fact quite the opposite was true. Johnson check-raised to 5,950 and the pot began to swell.
Almost 90-seconds passed after Johnson's bet before Pusztai took back his original 2,100 bet and replaced it with three purple chips and one yellow chip. Combined, these chips represent 16,000. Johnson mucked his hand shortly after that raise, pausing for a few moments for maximum effect before he did so.
Pete Linton entered an online Day 1 tournament last night and it turned out to be a great decision. When the tournament ended, with 10% of the entrants remaining, Linton had amassed a stack of 270,000 chips, which puts him way ahead of anyone else in the Day 2b field.
At the far end of the tournament area there is a table that could throw up some interesting confrontations between the players currently seated there.
In Seat 1 is David "sexygee" Gent who recently finished second in the special seventh anniversary edition of the PokerStars Sunday Million. That result banked Gent $836,321.
To Gent's direct left is Praz Bansi, a double World Series of Poker bracelet winner who is no afraid to put his chips into the middle of the felt.
Then to their left, albeit a couple of seats over, is a rank amateur by the name of Albert Sapiano. Mr Sapiano is a regular on the UK live poker circuit and has a number of impressive results to his name. He also has a reputation for never folding a hand once he is in a pot. He did, however, just fold a hand against Gent.
On a flop, Gent led for 2,000 and Sapiano called from late position. The turn put the into play and Gent fired a 5,000 bet at his opponent, which to our surprise saw a fold from Sapiano.
Sapiano's willingness to get to the river in most pots he is involved in and the fact Gent and Bansi will attempt to run the show should throw up some interesting confrontations.
flop onto the black felt, Goulder watched Spinks' every move.
flop and was called by his shaven-headed opponent in the big blind. The 
turn saw both players check, which is what looked like was going to happen when the 
fell on the river. Romanello checked, but his opponent bet 1,025. Romanello, in the midst of a massage, tossed in the extra chips to make the call.
for quad eights, and Romanello mucked.![[user252447]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
flop against a pair of kings. Mizrachi's set of deuces held and he is now armed with 104,000 chips and is back on course for what would be his sixth seven-figure score from live poker tournaments.
flop, Johnson led for 700 from middle position and Pusztai called in the cutoff seat. The 
appeared on the turn, putting a myriad of draws out there and Johnson now checked. Pusztai sat staring at the flop for a count of 20 seconds before setting the price to play at 2,100. Johnson seemed unfazed by this bet; in fact quite the opposite was true. Johnson check-raised to 5,950 and the pot began to swell.
flop, Gent led for 2,000 and Sapiano called from late position. The turn put the 
into play and Gent fired a 5,000 bet at his opponent, which to our surprise saw a fold from Sapiano.
