Antonio Esfandiari opened for 21,000 from late position. Action folded to Team PokerStars Pro Vanessa Selbst in the big blind and she shoved all in for 117,500. Esfandiari asked for a count, and called as soon as he got the amount from the dealer.
Vanessa Selbst:
Antonio Esfandiari:
"I thought I was gonna win this one" said Selbst with a tempered but relaxed voice after the board ran out: . The king on the river felted Selbst, now just Negreanu remains for Team PokerStars Pro.
If there's one thing you can say about Russian players, it's that they are never scared.
On a flop, Daniel Colman bet 26,000 before Vladimir Troyanovskiy check-raised to 61,000. Colman opted for a three-bet to 107,000 but the Russian responded by making it 162,000.
Colman moved all in and Troyanovskiy called off his last 200,000 or so.
Colman:
Troyanovskiy:
The didn't offer the Russian even the chance of a sweat and he was eliminated on the river. Colman, who is the only player to have rebought into this event twice, now has almost a million in chips.
Blind-versus-blind hands tend to get out of hand, especially when the two players in them wake up with big cards. That's exactly what just happened over at the feature table.
It began when action folded to Ole Schemion in the small blind and he limped. Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier decided to exercise his option to raise and made it 26,000 to go. Schemion opted to push back with a three-bet to 78,000, and that inspired Mercier to four-bet to 168,000.
Schemion, who won the EPT10 Sanremo €10,000 High Roller for €265,000 less than a week ago and qualified for this event through a €10,000 satellite, paused for a few moments before announcing that he was all in, and Mercier quickly called off for 561,000. Schemion had his opponent covered by just 21,000 in chips, but he had by far the best hand.
Mercier:
Schemion:
It was another cooler, and Mercier found himself in dire straits. The flop left Mercier in need of running cards, but the turn took away any chance of that happening. The was put out on the river for good measure, and then Mercier grabbed his backpack and headed for the exit.
Max Altergott had been crippled in a previous hand and got his final few chips in preflop blind on blind against chip leader Philipp Gruissem.
Altergott:
Gruissem:
"You got €100,000 in with seven-deuce?" said Gruissem, gently ribbing his opponent.
It looked as though Altergott would double up as the flop came and the turn gave him two pair with the . But the river was the and Gruissem made a straight meaning last year's winner is now out of the tournament.
We're only a few minutes into Day 2, and already there has been a big cooler. It happened over at the feature table between Ole Schemion, Paul Newey, and Mike "Timex" McDonald.
It began when Schemion opened for 14,000 under the gun only to have Newey three-bet to 40,000 from the cutoff. When action reached McDonald in the big blind, he moved all in for 178,000. Schemion asked how much Newey had back (it was 209,000) and then moved all in over the top. Newey found himself between a rock and a hard place, but after thinking about it for a few moments he decided to call off.
Newey:
Schemion:
McDonald:
McDonald woke up with kings at the perfect time, but of course he needed to dodge an ace, queen, and spades. As for Newey, he was looking for some help to stay alive against Schemion in the side pot. The flop was dry, though Newey tried to find the silver lining.
"There's a spade," he said, referencing his shot of hitting a runner-runner flush. Unfortunately for him, those hopes died when the blanked on the turn. The river failed to change anything, and Schemion took down the 62,000 side pot to eliminate Newey, while McDonald tripled with the 544,000 main pot.
Welcome back to Day 2 of the 2014 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final €100,000 Super High Roller. There are 37 players remaining out of the initial 59 entries, but that number could increase given that players can still register until the start of play today. Anyone who enters today would still have over 40 big blinds, so it seems likely that at least a couple of players will chose to take another shot at this huge event.
Philipp Gruissem, the High Roller specialist, currently leads the tournament with 1,038,000 ahead of Ping Sang Chan (938,000) and Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu (915,000). The field was made up of some of the best players in the world so it would be unfair (and almost impossible) to exclude anyone in particular from having a shot at the title.
When registration closes at midday we should be able to get the full prize pool for this massive event and what seven-figure sum the winner will be taking home. The plan for today is to play down to the final table of eight players, however long that may take.
The tournament is scheduled to start at 12 p.m., so stayed tuned for all the latest news and updates from this tournament. Pokerstars.tv will also be showing live streaming from the start of play, so be sure to tune in to watch the action from the feature table.
. The king on the river felted Selbst, now just Negreanu remains for Team PokerStars Pro.
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flop, Daniel Colman bet 26,000 before Vladimir Troyanovskiy check-raised to 61,000. Colman opted for a three-bet to 107,000 but the Russian responded by making it 162,000.
river. Colman, who is the only player to have rebought into this event twice, now has almost a million in chips.
was put out on the river for good measure, and then Mercier grabbed his backpack and headed for the exit.
blanked on the turn. The 
river failed to change anything, and Schemion took down the 62,000 side pot to eliminate Newey, while McDonald tripled with the 544,000 main pot.
