Until now the table has seemed to have a pretty liberal attitude towards limping. The tide may be changing if recent action is anything to go off.
In one hand German Marchese limped up, with Nino Ascenzio completing from the small blind. Angelo Prifti powered it up to 125,000 from the big blind and both players folded.
A hand later saw Prifti limp from the small blind only to have Sam Khouiss force the fold with a 125,000 chip bet.
Another example saw Lawrence Gibson trying to get in for cheap from under the gun, only for Carl Booth to make it 160,000 as the next to act.
With this type of aggression we can't be far way from our first elimination.
Con Tsapkounis opened to 90,000 from under the gun, and Lawrence Gibson moved all in over the top from the small blind. Tsapkounis went into the tank before making the call.
Gibson
Tsapkounis
Gibson looked set to double up after the flop, but the spiked the turn to make Tsapkounis a set.
Gibson was unable to catch up when the fell on the river to become the first player eliminated on the final table.
"I lay down Jacks before, and now I call with Eights" said Tsapkounis to a friend at the rail.
Sam Khouiss opened to 100,000 before Carl Booth moved all in from the small blind. Khouiss made a reluctant fold and walked away from the table but Booth flashed the goods - !