Fedor Holz opened to 16,000 under the gun and Pascal Hartmann three bet to 44,000 from the hijack. Holz called and the flop came . Holz checked, and called the 39,000 bet that followed.
The turn was the and Holz now check called a bet of 91,000.
The river had Holz check again. Hartmann checked behind and Holz showed , Hartmann mucked.
Fedor Holz and Thomas Bichon were seconds late today, so they missed the first hand. They were both blinds so the first hand had some free chips up for grabs.
On the other table there was action from the get go. Andreas Freund shoved all in from early position, and right next to him Frederik Jensen over shoved. All other players folded.
Andreas Freund:
Frederik Jensen:
The flop wasn't too good for Jensen: . Jensen had just one direct out left to win the hand, but the on the turn wasn't a bad card either. The on the river was a blank and the two chopped the pot.
With just seventeen players remaining, already well in the money, the goal for the day is simple: lose nine more players and reach the final table of six. That's easier said than done though; the field is extremely strong and nobody is going to give it away today.
There's a Master Classics of Poker champion still in (David Boyaciyan), EPT winners from Greece (Sotirios Koutoupas) and Denmark (Frederik Brink Jensen), a WPT champ (Thomas Bichon), Austria's all time money earner (Josef Klinger), the best French female poker player (Gaelle Baumann) and an German extreme high roller in the lead with Fedor Holz. Holz's accomplishment include a WCOOP win for $1.3 million, EPT side event win and a Mega Poker Series win.
Levels will again be 90 minutes long today, starting at 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante. PAfter each level there's a 15 minute break, with a 60-minute dinner break after the third level most likely. lay stops when there's just five players remaining. Play starts at 2 p.m. local time, so check back here in half an hour.
. Holz checked, and called the 39,000 bet that followed.
and Holz now check called a bet of 91,000.
had Holz check again. Hartmann checked behind and Holz showed 
, Hartmann mucked.
and both players checked.
turn and Koutoupas shoved all in for 291,000 after some thinking. Klinger called rather quickly.
was a blank and Koutoupas doubled again. "What can I say? Ninety six is my favorite hand" he laughed to country man Konstantinos Nanos.
and Klinger made a continuation bet. Koutoupas shoved all in for 122,000 and Klinger made the call.
and the river was the 
, making Koutoupas two pair and guaranteeing him the double up.
. Jensen had just one direct out left to win the hand, but the 
on the turn wasn't a bad card either. The 
on the river was a blank and the two chopped the pot.
