Three players saw a flop of appear, with Marcin Horecki in the small blind. After two checks, Dimitrios Nanos bet 1,100. Horecki check-raised to 2,650 and everyone folded.
Peter Kamaras is always a welcome sight at any poker tournament. With his friendly demeanor and glorious beard, Kamaras instantly sticks out in a crowd of poker enthusiasts.
Holding pocket queens, Kamaras bet 5,150 on an board. His opponent Michal Snasel snap-shoved all-in for 15,000. Kamaras took nearly three minutes to come to a decision, counting all the possible combinations Snasel could have.
Eventually, Kamaras called but Snasel showed him the bad news with . Kamaras slipped to 11,000, still plenty of room at this stage.
Pierre Neuville played Day 2 of the €5,300 King's High Roller earlier today but became one of the first eliminations by losing a flip to Eugene Katchalov. The 2015 November Niner quickly shrugged it off and bought himself in for the Main Event.
In one of his first hands of the day, Neuville was holding and facing a 3,500 bet from Saevar Saevarsson on a board. Neuville simply called and Saevarsson reluctantly showed for a way worse holding.
Although the Main Event holds a hefty price tag of €1,100 for those interested, poker players had ample opportunity to qualify at King's Casino for a fraction of the cost. Over 200 (!) of them did, of which 44 qualifiers have entered Day 1a on a reduced fee.