On a flop of big blind Philipp Gruissem checked and when Mike McDonald bet 7,000 Gruissem raised him to 25,000. McDonald made the call.
The turn card was the and Gruissem led now for 27,000 which McDonald called. The two players had a bit of a stare at each other as the last card peeled off.
The river card was checked by both players and McDonald mucked when Gruissem flipped over and his top pair was good.
This coming Sunday PokerStars will reach another huge milestone with their 900 millionth tournament. To celebrate, PokerStars has created an infographic that reveals some key monthly and yearly tournament statistics and all-time record-breaking figures.
Tournament Number 900 Million
When: April 27 - 13.00 ET (19.00 CET)
Buy-in: $109
Guarantee: $1 million guaranteed
Extras: $100,000 in additional prizes given away during late registration
Reigning World Series of Poker Europe Main Event winner Adrian Mateos opened the action with a raise to 4,000 from the button, which inspired Alec Torelli to three-bet to 14,000 from the big blind. The Spaniard, the first to ever play the Grand Final $100,000 Super High Roller, made the call and it was heads-up action to the flop, which they both checked.
When the appeared on the turn, Torelli checked for a second time and Mateos bet fur blue T5,000 chips for a bet of 20,000. Torelli thought for a long time before waking up with a check-raise to 65,000, which did the trick as Mateos released his hand.
On a flop Senh Ung bet out 7,500. Isaac Haxton made it 21,000 from the button, but that wasn't the last of it. Ung three-bet to 32,500 and Haxton called.
The turn wasn't a blank at all; . Ung checked, and folded to Haxton's 50,000 bet.
Jennifer Robles caught up with defending champion Max Altergott during the first break of the PokerStars and Monte-Carlo Casino EPT Grand Final Super High Roller tournament. He says how far he's come and what he does with his shamballa bracelet.
Less than a week ago, Ole Schemion won the PokerStars.it EPT10 Sanremo High Roller for €265,000. The victory made his an overwhelming favorite to capture the EPT10 Player of the Year title, and just when things couldn't be going any better for the 21-year-old German, he won his way into this event for a reduced €10,200.
That's because last night a dozen players participated in a €10,200 buy-in satellite into the €100,000 Super High Roller. Others who participated included Adrian Mateos, Steve O’Dwyer, Sorel Mizzi, Mike McDonald, Olivier Busquet, Thomas Muclocker, Igor Kurganov, Mustapha Kanit, Ami Barer, Martin Finger and Max Altergott.
Of those, only Barer, Mizzi, Muhlocker and Kanit have not entered the SHR today. Only time will tell if they decide to pony up the $100K.
Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier opened for 3,200 from early position and cleared the field all the way around to Igor Kurganov, who three-bet to 10,600 from the big blind. Mercier made the call and then fired out 12,200 when his German opponent checked the flop.
Kurganov made the call and the check-called another bet, this time 28,000, when the dealer burned and turned the . When the completed the board on the river, Kurganov checked for a third time and Mercier fired out a hefty 68,000. Kurganov hit the tank for about 90 seconds and then flicked his cards to the dealer.