Yannick Michel opened and got two callers including Simon Deadman in the big blind.
The flop was and Michel continued for 1,275. With the other player folding Deadman check-raised to 3,000. Michel responded with a further raise to 7,300 and Deadman called.
The turn card was the and both players checked. On the river card Deadman led out for 13,200.
Michel asked to see how much Deadman was playing, it wasn’t much compared to the size of the pot. After agonising for a while he folded in frustration saying he thought Deadman had, “three of a kind.”
Fraser MacIntyre got the last of his 4,150 stack in preflop out of the small blind and no less than four opponents including William Kassouf in the hijack and Nicolas Noguera on the button called. A small side pot of 1,600 emerged and the flop came . The initial raiser bet 2,500 and just Noguera called.
On the turn, the action checked to Noguera and he bet 5,000, which was called. After the river, it was again checked to Noguera and his shove forced a fold from the sole remaining active opponent. "Queens?" MacIntyre asked and turned over his , Noguera had for the flopped full house which saw the Scotsman bow out.
MacIntyre will be back for the turbo heat in the evening though, and Kassouf got a selfie with him for a friend before MacIntyre headed for either the cash game tables or the bar - he was not sure yet which of the two.
James Macgillivray opened the action for 1,100 and faced a three-bet from Stefano Frisoli in the cut-off. Macgillivray gave it some thought and called.
The flop was and both players decided to check. On the turn card Macgillivray checked again allowing Frisoli to bet 2,900.
The combined total entries for the Day 1s so far at the PokerStars Festival London has just ticked over 745. There are still some players waiting to join the action and a Turbo flight tonight for those who have busted a previous Day 1.
That total surpasses previous standalone UKIPT Main Event numbers that have been held in London.
There was betting on the flop but the turn was checked and now small blind Kristaps Rigas Deks and [Removed:393] on the button were looking at the final board of .
There was 12,000 in the pot and Deks led out for 2,100. Rabalison raised to 8,500 and went in the tank, obviously not expecting this turn of events. He tried to puzzle it out and writhed in his seat for a spell before he called.
Rabalison showed him the full house and Deks mucked.
On the heads-up turn of , Abraham Passet in late position bet 2,800 into a pot of more than twice of that and Cuoc Huy Le called on the button. The on the river completed the board and Passet now slowed down and checked. Le quickly fired 10,000 and Passet glanced over at the board, then tapped the table after some consideration to give up the pot.
Le moved up to almost two times the starting stack.
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