Jack Sinclair has joined the competition and sat down over on table 83 while Sander van Wesemael and Andreas Eiler claimed pots. Both of them came from Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who remains above the starting stack after winning the big pot right off the start.
Eiler made it 600 to go from the button and Sinclair called in the small blind, as did Jachtmann from the big blind. The flop fell and a bet of 700 by Eiler was called from both. After the turn, Eiler fired a second bet worth 3,200 and that won the pot.
Then, Jachtmann raised to 600 and van Wesemael called in the big blind. The Dutchman check-raised the flop from 1,000 to 2,800 and forced a fold.
Van Tiep Nguyen and Hossein Ensan joined in quick succession and they were joined by Robin Hegele, who finished 27th in the 2017 World Series of Poker $10,000 Main Event just a few weeks ago.
With now 18 entries, a third table was opened to accommodate the growing field, and a brief redraw was done for that exact reason.
Manfred Frerichs had just taken a decent pot from Matthias de Meulder who folded on the river to some aggressive play from Frerichs. Confidence and chip stack on the up Frerichs decided to limp the next hand.
“Call? Are you sure?” Philipp Gruissem asked him before bumping it up to 1,200 from the button. The player in the big blind called and Frerichs put in the extra calling chips to see a three-way flop of .
Frerichs was the player who seized the betting lead with 3,000 chip tossed in the middle. Gruissem called the bet and the big blind let it go.
The turn card was the and a further bet of 6,500 from Frerichs was followed by a raise to 25,000 from Gruissem. Frerichs called.
The river was the and Frerichs moved all in. Gruissem took a moment to asses before he called and must have been mightily relieved to hear “Schizer,” coming from Frerichs who tabled for the flopped straight draw that came to naught.
Gruissem tabled for trips and declared aloud, “Chip leader.”
Jachtmann drags one of the more interesting pots so far
Fellow partypoker sponsored pros Jan-Peter Jachtmann and Anatoly Filatov have drawn the same table after the players were reshuffled to accomodate the opening of a third table.
Jachtmann wasted no time getting busy, raising to 800 from first position. He picked up no fewer than three callers, before Van Tiep Nguyen three-bet to 3,000 from the big blind. Jachtmann's response was to put in the four-bet to 7,900 before Andreas Eiler, who had previously just called the first raise, made a five-bet re-raise to 16,200.
Nguyen made the call, as the rest of the table fell quiet. Action was back on Jachtmann, who studied for a long time before tossing in a single 25,000-value chip to call. The three players took a flop, which everyone quickly checked.
The hit the turn, which checked around to Eiler, who put in a 13,500 bet. Nguyen folded, with Jachtmann making the check-raise to 40,000. Eiler dwelled for two full minutes before laying it down, with Jachtmann dragging one of the more interesting pots of the High Roller so far!
Manfred Frerichs lost the remainder of his stack to Kristen Bicknell while Manig Loeser also had a very brief stint at the tables.
Loeser lost almost all of his chips with pocket jacks against the of Julian Thomas in the big blind, who back-doored the nut straight on a board of to score a full double. Loeser had very few chips left and busted soon after.
Manig Loeser is the first player to fire a second bullet while Pierre Neuville and Maxi Lehmanski are both new entries to the field. During the first eight levels of play, unlimited re-entries are available and given the early action thus far, many further players are willing to fire more than once.
Matthias de Meulder raised to 700 from the button and Jack Sinclair three-bet to 2,000 from the small blind, which de Meulder called. On the flop, Sinclair continued for 2,000 and de Meulder called. The turn was checked by both players and Sinclair also checked the river.
De Meulder made it 4,500 to go and Sinclair reluctantly folded.
Jack Sinclair faces three bullets, as Kristen Bicknell looks on
Jack Sinclair raised to 1,000 from the cutoff, with Hossein Ensan 3-betting to 3,700 from the small blind after Kristen Bicknell folded her button. Having already folded to a 3-bet the last two times he opened, Jack Sinclair wasn't about to fold and agreed to take a flop.
The two players went heads-up to which, after some confusion as to whether or not he had checked, Ensan led for 6,000. Sinclair quickly called, as they headed to a turn. Ensan tossed in 13,000, which Sinclair called without much hesitation, before the came down on the river.
Ensan made eye contact with the dealer, announcing "all-in." Sinclair threw in a 5,000-value chip, indicating a call, which made Ensan pass his hand face-down. He was told he needed to reveal his hole cards, and showed , while Sinclair showed down for two pair and picked up a full double-up.
and a bet of 700 by Eiler was called from both. After the 
turn, Eiler fired a second bet worth 3,200 and that won the pot.
flop from 1,000 to 2,800 and forced a fold.
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and a further bet of 6,500 from Frerichs was followed by a raise to 25,000 from Gruissem. Frerichs called.
for the flopped straight draw that came to naught. 
for trips and declared aloud, “Chip leader.”
flop, which everyone quickly checked.
hit the turn, which checked around to Eiler, who put in a 13,500 bet. Nguyen folded, with Jachtmann making the check-raise to 40,000. Eiler dwelled for two full minutes before laying it down, with Jachtmann dragging one of the more interesting pots of the High Roller so far!
of Julian Thomas in the big blind, who back-doored the nut straight on a board of 
flop, Sinclair continued for 2,000 and de Meulder called. The 
which, after some confusion as to whether or not he had checked, Ensan led for 6,000. Sinclair quickly called, as they headed to a 
, while Sinclair showed down