As often happens early in High Roller events, players are constantly being moved from table to table as new players enter the field. That was recently the case as the late entries of a few players required a third table to open. One player who was moved was Ole Schemion. Not long after, Fedor "CrownUpGuy" Holz was seated at Schemion's former table.
A couple minutes later, one of the Atlantis' capable waitstaff lingered about Holz's table in a vain attempt to deliver a hot cup of green tea.
"I think someone at this table," Holz said pointing to the newly opened table. He then shouted to the room, "Someone order a green tea?"
A few seconds delay occurred, and then Schemion shot up his arm and simply said, "yeah."
With that, the case of the missing green tea was solved.
Action folded to Daniel Dvoress in the small blind and he raised to 3,000. Paul Newey then pushed back with a three-bet to 10,000 from the big blind, Dvoress called, and the flop came down . Dvoress proceeded to check-call a bet of 13,000, and then both players checked the turn.
When the completed the board on the river, Dvoress led out for 18,000 and Newey hit the tank for over a minute before tossing in a call. Dvoress tabled the for two pair, and it was good as Newey sent his hand to the muck.
Bill Perkins raised under the gun to 3,000 and Sam Greenwood called from the cutoff after which Justin Bonomo three-bet from the small blind to 13,000. Both Perkins and Greenwood called, putting out on the flop.
Bonomo bet 18,000 on the flop and Perkins called, after which Greenwood folded.
The turn brought the and this time Bonomo checked, and Perkins bet 27,000. Bonomo made the call and the river completed the board with the .
Both players checked and Perkins announced, "Ace," after which he showed .
Bonomo quickly tabled and his kicker played, handing him a nice pot in the first level.
From under the gun, Joe McKeehen, winner of the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event for $7,683,346, raised to 3,000. Bill Perkins called from the next seat, and then play folded over to Sam Greenwood on the button. Greenwood reraised to 12,000, the two blinds folded, McKeehen called, and Perkins called.
With three players in action, the flop fell . McKeehen and Perkins checked, and Greenwood bet 16,400. After McKeehen made the call, Perkins check-raised all in for around 110,000-115,000. Greenwood quickly folded, but McKeehen quickly called.
McKeehen rolled over the for top pair and a flush draw. Perkins didn't like what he saw and sheepishly turned over the .
"How about a red five?" cried Perkins. "Give me a red five!"
The dealer did not deliver a red five, and the turn was the and the river the . That kept McKeehen's hand best, and he had Perkins covered, which meant the first elimination of the day.
Fedor Holz's been having the most amazing three weeks, winning WPT Alpha 8 in Las Vegas for $1.5 million and the WPT National Philippines $200k for $3.4 million. O'Dwyer's run hasn't been much worse as he won the EPT Prague Super High Roller for $809,752, followed by a fourth-place finish in the event won by Holz for $953,700.
Today, Holz and O'Dwyer are facing each other once again, as the latter has direct position on the former.
Just now, on a board showing we saw Holz check-called a bet of 25,000, but only to check-fold on the river to a bet of 54,000 when the hit.
O'Dwyer raked in this pot, and we're expecting to see many more fireworks between these two.
A bunch of players have jumped into the mix including Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier. Likewise, Bill Perkins, who was the first player eliminated from the tournament, has opted to reenter.
Isaac Haxton opened for 2,500 from the button and Issac Baron called from the big blind to see a flop. Both players checked, the dealer burned and turned the , and Baron bet 4,500. Haxton made the call and then called a bet of 13,500 on the river.
Baron rolled over the for a full house.
"That's good," Haxton conceded and sent his hand to the muck.
On the board, Dani Stern checked. Christoph Vogelsang fired a bet of 7,500, and Stern called to see the complete the board on the river. Stern and Vogelsang both checked, and then Stern turned over the for two pair. The table pleaded with Vogelsang to show, but Vogelsang didn't want to and tossed his hand to the muck.
Scott Seiver, who was seated to the left of Vogelsang, said he could ask to see Vogelsang's hand, which then prompted a debate as to what the official ruling was in regards to requesting to see hands at showdown. After Vogelsang's hand was mucked, Seiver had said, "You know I can make you show, right?"
The floor staff was called over to get the official ruling for the future. The hand was explained, and the floor staff ruled that only another player in the hand at showdown — in this case, Stern — could ask to see an opponent's hand.
. Dvoress proceeded to check-call a bet of 13,000, and then both players checked the 
turn.
completed the board on the river, Dvoress led out for 18,000 and Newey hit the tank for over a minute before tossing in a call. Dvoress tabled the 
for two pair, and it was good as Newey sent his hand to the muck.
out on the flop.
and this time Bonomo checked, and Perkins bet 27,000. Bonomo made the call and the river completed the board with the 
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and his kicker played, handing him a nice pot in the first level.
. McKeehen and Perkins checked, and Greenwood bet 16,400. After McKeehen made the call, Perkins check-raised all in for around 110,000-115,000. Greenwood quickly folded, but McKeehen quickly called.
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. That kept McKeehen's hand best, and he had Perkins covered, which meant the first elimination of the day.
we saw Holz check-called a bet of 25,000, but only to check-fold on the river to a bet of 54,000 when the 
, and Baron bet 4,500. Haxton made the call and then called a bet of 13,500 on the 
for a full house.
on the turn. Perkins continued for another 12,000 and Mercier followed with a call.
and quickly Perkins bet 50,000 by tossing in two chips worth 25,000 each.
board, Dani Stern checked. Christoph Vogelsang fired a bet of 7,500, and Stern called to see the 
complete the board on the river. Stern and Vogelsang both checked, and then Stern turned over the 
for two pair. The table pleaded with Vogelsang to show, but Vogelsang didn't want to and tossed his hand to the muck.
