From the cutoff seat, Masa Kagawa raised to 9,000. Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu called from the button and fellow Team Pro Vanessa Selbst reraised to 28,000 from the big blind. Both Kagawa and Negreanu made the call and the flop came down . Selbst bet 34,000 and Kagawa folded. Negreanu raised all in for around 150,000 and Selbst folded.
Patrik Antonius raised to 8,000 on the button, Phil Ivey called in the small blind as did Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier in the big blind. All three players checked on a flop of and the betting action started at the sight of the on the turn. Ivey checked, ElkY bet 12,500, Antonius called and Ivy folded. The final card was the and ElkY liked it because he moved all-in. The statue-like Antonius also called and we had a showdown, albeit a little bit of a damp squid, because both players held for a split pot.
Bill Perkins has just returned to the game with his second bullet fully cocked and ready to fire. He has decided to sit to the left of Jonathan Duhamel, whom Perkins has singled out as the Table Captain.
"I want my chips back...now we can have some fun," said Perkins.
Mike McDonald raised to 8,000 in the cutoff and when the action folded around to Govert Metaal in the big blind he three-bet to 28,000. McDonald decided to make the call and within no time both players were at the flop.
Flop:
Metaal bet 36,000, McDonald bet 77,500, Metaal moved all-in for 134,500 and McDonald called. When the hands were overturned Metaal was ahead but could still be eliminated from the competition.
The tournament staff has just announced to the players that tomorrow's Day 2 will begin at 1:00 PM local time (CEST) instead of 12:00 PM. That means players will have to option of re-entering up until the start of Day 2 an hour later than originally planned.