Adrian Mateos raised to 400 from under the gun putting the action on Senh Ung in the next seat along. Ung three-bet to 1,500 which folded out everyone in turn, until Mateos called.
Mateos checked the flop, Ung bet 2,000 and Mateos called. Another check by Mateos on the turn was followed by a check from Ung. The river saw Mateos check and then face a 3,500 bet from Ung. Thirty seconds passed by before Mateos called, but his hand hit the muck when Ung revealed the .
Steven Warburton was the first to act and he made it 400 to go from his sea in the cutoff. Dangerous Spaniard, Sergio Aido, quickly made it 1,200 to go from the button and Warburton tossed in calling chips.
The flop was checked by Warburton, Aido bet 1,200 and Warburton called. Warburton checked again when the dealer placed the onto the partypoker-branded felt and this time Aido checked behind. The river was the and Warburton sat pondering what to do, eventually settling on a bet of 2,800. Aido wasn't prepared to pay this and he mucked, leaving Warburton to climb over the starting stack of 50,000.
Three new faces have entered the High Roller, making the waters more shark-infested than ever.
Mian Wei has entered the fray, as has Tom Hall who is sporting a rather shirt decorated with different species of birds. The third new player is America's Jason Wheeler who informed us his flight from Amsterdam was initially diverted then he and his fellow passengers were left waiting for their luggage for two hours before he finally made it to Nottingham.
Ben Dobson came in for a raise to 400 from the button and Adrian Mateos, who at the tender age of 19-years old won the 2013 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event, called from the small blind. Senh Ung folded from the big blind meaning it was heads-up to the flop.
Mateos checked and Dobson checked behind. Mateos took up the role of aggressor on the turn, betting 600. Dobson called. The river saw Mateos revert to checking, and Dobson checked behind. Mateos showed for two pair and won when Dobson mucked.
From middle position, Sheffield-based grinder Richard Trigg tested the waters with a 525 bet on the flop and Daniel McAulay called from the button. Trigg then check-called a bet of 500 on the turn, before both players checked the river.
The dealer instructed Trigg to show his hand, which was the and it lost too McAulay's .
Daniel McAulay checked to Richard Trigg on the flop, then called a 350 continuation bet. McAulay, in the big blind, checked the turn and Trigg checked from the button. McAulay checked a third time on the river, but Trigg wasn't prepared to check behind. Instead, he fired a bet of 1,150 and McAulay released his hand.
The thought of parting with £5,250 would make most people cringe, but those in the High Roller could do so twice because a single re-entry is allowed up to the end of the first level on Day 2, giving them ample opportunity to take this tournament down.
From under the gun, Waikat Lee min-raised to 200 and received one caller in the shape of Senh Ung in the big blind. Ung checked the arrival of the flop and then called when Lee continued with a 250 bet.
Ung checked again when the dealer placed the onto the felt and Lee checked behind. Both players then tapped the table and checked the river, Lee taking down the pot with his .
Daniel McAulay has started as he means to go on by four-betting high roller regular, Paul Newey.
McAulay opened with a min-raise to 200 from the cutoff and Newey responded with a three-bet to 700 from the small blind. Richard Trigg folded from the big blind, but McAulay wasn't done with his hand and four-bet to 2,000. No sooner had his chips hit the felt, Newey's cards hit the muck.
flop, Ung bet 2,000 and Mateos called. Another check by Mateos on the 
turn was followed by a check from Ung. The 
river saw Mateos check and then face a 3,500 bet from Ung. Thirty seconds passed by before Mateos called, but his hand hit the muck when Ung revealed the 
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flop was checked by Warburton, Aido bet 1,200 and Warburton called. Warburton checked again when the dealer placed the 
onto the partypoker-branded felt and this time Aido checked behind. The river was the 
and Warburton sat pondering what to do, eventually settling on a bet of 2,800. Aido wasn't prepared to pay this and he mucked, leaving Warburton to climb over the starting stack of 50,000.
turn, betting 600. Dobson called. The 
river saw Mateos revert to checking, and Dobson checked behind. Mateos showed 
for two pair and won when Dobson mucked.
flop and Daniel McAulay called from the button. Trigg then check-called a bet of 500 on the 
turn, before both players checked the
river.
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turn and Trigg checked from the button. McAulay checked a third time on the 
river, but Trigg wasn't prepared to check behind. Instead, he fired a bet of 1,150 and McAulay released his hand.
flop and then called when Lee continued with a 250 bet.
onto the felt and Lee checked behind. Both players then tapped the table and checked the 
river, Lee taking down the pot with his 