We're only part way through the fourth level of the day, and already the entry count has risen to 300 unique runners! That's almost twice the number of players we closed registration with in yesterday's 1pm flight, with late registration open until the start of level nine!
Today looks like it will be the busiest day on the tour so far, with Grand Prix Austria shaping up to be another huge success from partypokerLIVE.
The player in the under-the-gun position raised to 1,500 and was called by 4 other players including Miroslav Sasek on the button.
The flop came , the players in the early positions checked, the player in mid-position however opened to 4,000. The player in the hijack folded, Sasek called and the other two players folded.
They both checked the on the turn to see the complete the board on the river. Now Sasek's opponent check-folded to his 7,000 bet.
We joined the action on table 24, just as Markus Ertelt was moving all-in for his last 8,800 on a flop into two other players. The player on the button thought for a minute before putting in the call, with Udo Hemmert coming along as well, having already checked the flop from the small blind.
The dealer burned and turned the , prompting another check from Hemmert, allowing the player on the button to move all-in for his last 38,000 - roughly a pot-sized bet. Hemmert let out a sigh before tossing his cards into the muck. The player on the button very quickly showed for top pair top kicker, while Ertelt was on a flush draw with his .
No diamond for Ertelt on the river, as he exits the tournament area. If he wants to take another stab at the €500,000 guarantee, he'll have the option to re-enter once for another €115, or even come back later for either the 7pm flight or 1030pm hyper-turbo.
Robert Weiser opened from early position for a min-raise to 2,000, picking up no fewer than three callers, and taking it four ways to a flop. Nina Wegscheider checked first to act, with Dragan Zaric using this as an opportunity to put in the remainder of his stack, moving all-in for 4,100. Weiser, the original raiser, was the only player of the four to fold, with Patrick Lipina making the call, and Wegscheider coming along for the ride.
With one player all-in and nothing in the sidepot, both live players opted to check the turn, but Wegscheider couldn't check any longer when the board paired on the river, leading out for 8,500. Lipina quickly made a raise to a total of 30,000, with Wegscheider folding and Lipina whipping over for the turned nut flush. Zaric launched his face-up towards the muck, as he exited the tournament area, while Lipina dragged in another big pot.
The player in seat 9 was all-in and was called by Renato Ljubas and the player on Ljubas' left. The flop came , now Ljubas shoved all in and was called by the other player.
Renato Ljubas:
Seat 2:
Seat 9:
The board was completed with the on the turn and the on the river. No aces on the board so Ljubas scooped the whole pot and eliminated the player in seat 9.