Ludovic Geilich looks like he is having a good time chatting with players both on his table and the one next to his since entering the Day 1f field a blind level ago. While having fun, he managed to find the time to double up as well.
He opened from the small blind to 6,200 and got a call from the player in the big blind. The dealer dealt an ace-queen-three on the flop with two spades. Geilich bets 8,000 before he called his opponent's raise to 18,000.
Things got more interesting after the appeared on the turn. Geilich opened for 15,000 and then called when his opponent jammed having him covered.
Geilich had for the flush while his opponent had for top two pair. Geilich's stack grew to 190,000 after his opponent didn't get any of the four outs he needed to improve his hand.
With $1.6 million in live tournament earnings, Besim Hot is one of the most accomplished in the field at this very moment, and with lady luck on his side, anyone will have a hard time touching the Swiss high roller.
He just took out an opponent after calling a raise preflop holding from the small blind and getting it all-in on a flop. His opponent on the button had picked up and was out in front, but the on the turn changed that around, and Hot dragged the 100k pot after the river.
It was not the best of days for Natalia Breviglieri. She just lost a huge pot that eliminated her from the Day 1f field for a second and last time after getting it in on a board. Another jack appeared on the river and she packed up her things and was off to the party after her opponent pumped his fist with an almost double-up holding ace-jack.
Breviglieri plans to see if tomorrow is a better day with hopes of running up a stack during the turbo Day 1g starting at 12 p.m. local time.
Easy come easy go for Ludovic Geilich. A few hands after doubling up, Geilich opened with a raise from the button to 7,000. The player in the small blind three-bet to 17,000 before Geilich four-bet to 42,000.
Geilich's opponent then jammed for 183,000. Geilich who had slightly fewer chips snap-called.
Geilich was ahead when the money got in with pocket jacks and his opponent holding ace-six offsuit. However, an ace spiked the flop and the turn and river were of no help to Geilich.
This won't be the last we see of Geilich today. As he was packing his things, he shared he needed to rush off to late register for his second bullet.
With a raise to 7,000 and a call in front of him, the player nicknamed Flash moved all-in for 52,000 total. 9th place finisher in the recent concluded High Roller, Florian Bach, cold-called in the small blind, and the others got out of the way. Flash revealed , and Bach held for the classic coin flip.
The flop was better for Bach, but the changed that and the river gave Flash the higher flush to secure the double.
Despite the setback, Bach is doing just fine with almost double the average stack.
Two big players to give today's Day 1g field one last chance are Ludovic Geilich and partypoker Ambassador Anatoly Filatov. Filatov snuck into the field and almost immediately was eliminated right before the break for his first bullet.
Last registration is now officially closed with 384 entrants joining the action on Day 1f. The first six opening days attracted a total of 675 entrants, meaning that tomorrow's final turbo opening day needs 325 entrants to meet the €1 million guaranteed prize pool.
Meanwhile, many players that already advanced to Day 2 or were eliminated already earlier today are dancing and drinking away at the VIP party.
United Kingdom's Rehman Kassam was one of the latest Day 1f casualties. He got it all in holding five-four against two opponents on a five-four-two board. One of his opponents held pocket fives for top set while his other opponent, who held pocket rockets, wound up with top set on the turn after an ace appeared.
Kassam needed a three on the river for a three-way chop but was unable to stay alive after a blank appeared.
It is unlikely the last we have heard from Kassam as he is likely to enter tomorrow's final turbo opening day in hopes of advancing to Day 2 and beyond.
Alain Riss came into the pot with a raise to 9,000 and both Ognjen Seularac in the cutoff and the player in the big blind called.
The flop was checked around to Sekularac, who opted for a bet of 12,000. Big blind made the call before Riss reraised to 35,000. Sekularac committed the chips.
The turn saw Riss fire another bullet, this time for 55,000, and that was enough for the Serbian to release his hand.
Riss instantly turned over and clearly expected a reaction from his opponent, but though the dealer left the deuces face up for more than 30 seconds, Sekularac never once glanced down the table, and ultimately they were shuffled in with the rest of the cards.
appeared on the turn. Geilich opened for 15,000 and then called when his opponent jammed having him covered.
for the flush while his opponent had 
for top two pair. Geilich's stack grew to 190,000 after his opponent didn't get any of the four outs he needed to improve his hand.
from the small blind and getting it all-in on a 
flop. His opponent on the button had picked up 
and was out in front, but the 
on the turn changed that around, and Hot dragged the 100k pot after the 
river.
, and Bach held 
for the classic coin flip.
flop was better for Bach, but the 
changed that and the 
river gave Flash the higher flush to secure the double.
flop was checked around to Sekularac, who opted for a bet of 12,000. Big blind made the call before Riss reraised to 35,000. Sekularac committed the chips.
and clearly expected a reaction from his opponent, but though the dealer left the deuces face up for more than 30 seconds, Sekularac never once glanced down the table, and ultimately they were shuffled in with the rest of the cards.
