On the three-way flop of , Yuriy Boyko bet 600 out of the big blind and the player in under the gun called. On the button, John Macnair raised to 2,600 and Boyko called, the third player in the hand folded.
After the turn, Boyko checked and Macnair bet 8,000. This sent Boyko in the think tank and Macnair was about to call the clock on his opponent when the all in announcement came from Boyko. Macnair quickly called and the cards were turned over.
Yuriy Boyko:
John Macnair:
The on the river paired the board and Boyko doubled for 21,050, leaving his opponent very short. Macnair asked staff if he could enter again and that was confirmed - a single re-entry is allowed for this High Roller event.
On the flop of , Antonio German bet 1,500 in the small blind and [Removed:393] called in the cutoff. The o the turn saw another bet worth 2,400 by German and Rabalison called before the on the river completed a possible flush draw.
German made it 6,200 to go and Rabalison splashed his chips around while contemplating about the decision. Eventually, he called and German turned over for a bluff. Rabalison had for fives and sevens and that scooped the pot.
On the flop of , Mauro Maura Mancin checked to Rodrigo Strong and the latter bet 3,100 from the button into a pot of around double. Mancin eventually raised to 7,125 and left exactly 15,000 behind. Strong called and the duo then saw the on the turn.
Mancin checked and Strong bet 8,100. Mancin gave it some thought and moved all in after a minute of consideration, Strong quickly called with the superior stack.
Mauro Maura Mancin:
Rodrigo Strong:
The on the river was already meaningless and Mancin was eliminated.
The flop was and Chris Moorman checked it over to Alex Bounsall who bet 1,000.
Moorman called and on the turn card he decided to come out firing with a bet of 1,700. Bounsall chewed on his gum for a minute before throwing in his hand.
The field is growing further and another half a dozen players were waiting upon restart to get their seats. At least two tables are running in the Lounge on the other side of the casino on the same floor, and players are also being moved over there to balance.
With already 134 entries, the attendance has eclipsed the 114 of last year when the same event was still part of the United Kingdom & Ireland Poker Tour.