Mustapha Kanit made it 8,000 under the gun and two positions down it was Neymar Jr. three betting to 20,000 from the hijack. Action folded back to Kanit and last years EPT Grand Final single-day super high roller champion made the call.
The flop came and Kanit checked. Neymar Jr. bet 20,000 and Kanit called.
The fell on the turn and Kanit checked again. Neymar Jr. bet 55,000 and Kanit moved in for just a fraction more. Neymar Jr. called instantly.
Kanit had and had some catching up to do as Neymar Jr. showed . Kanit's last out didn't hit, the fell on the river and he wished the table good luck. Neymar Jr. now just under 500,000!
On the flop, Sergey Sergeev fired 8,700. Gerard Piqué made the call, and the turn brought the . Sergeev bet 17,000, and Piqué called again.
The river was the , and both players quickly checked before Piqué tabled the for trip aces. Sergeev mucked, and Piqué won the pot to move near 300,000.
Antonio Buananno raised it up to 6,000 from late position and Luuk Gieles three bet from the small blind to 21,000. Buananno made the call and the flop came . Gieles checked and Buananno made a bet of 20,000. Gieles check raised all in for 92,600 and after some tanking Buananno made the call.
Gieles showed , which was the best hand against Buananno's . The on the turn gave Buananno a flush draw and the completed that draw. Gieles wished the table good luck and he made his way to the exit, just as calm as ever.
Picking up the action on the flop, Sergio Aido bet 12,000, and Neymar Jr. made the call. The turn paired the board with the , and Aido bet 25,000. Neymar Jr. min-raised to 50,000, and Aido made the call.
The river was the , and Aido checked. Neymar Jr. fired 55,000, and Aido folded. Neymar Jr. showed the and collected the pot to move to 375,000 in chips.
Neymar Jr. just limped in after which David Andersson moved all in for 32,700 and the action folded back to Neymar. The Brazilian football pro made the call and the showdown went as following.
Neymar:
Andersson:
The board ran out and Andersson hit a straight on the river to double up through Neymar. Even though Neymar lost this pot, he's still sitting a huge stack worth 327,500 and he's near the top of the counts.
As we walked up to Neymar Jr.'s table we saw Sergio Aido check on a flop of . His neighbor Neymar Jr. bet out 12,000 and a third player folded, Aido made the call. Aido check called another 12,000 on the turn and 15,000 on the river. Neymar Jr. showed and Aido mucked.
Not much later Neymar Jr. min raised under the gun and action folded to David Peters in the big blind. The American pro shoved for just under 45,000 and Neymar Jr. made the call. Peters showed the best hand with as Neymar Jr. had to do with .
The flop came and Peters was still in the lead. The on the turn changed things around though, and the on the river was just there to make things look even prettier for Neymar Jr. Peters busto, Neymar Jr. robusto.
Gerard Pique sits just three tables away from his friend and teammate Neymar Jr., and the two have been checking up on each other constantly.
After writing up a hand with Neymar, Pique looked over at your reporter on the scene indicating he wanted to know what happened.
"He has about 190,000," yours truly said.
"Oh, I have 160,000," Piqué said, "But I have to beat him."
After a short pause Piqué laughed, "If not, in the dressing room I'll be dead."
Piqué has much more experience on the poker felt, and he even played in the World Series of Poker Main Event this year, and losing to Neymar today will for sure make for some great banter in the Barcelona F.C. dressing room.
and Kanit checked. Neymar Jr. bet 20,000 and Kanit called.
fell on the turn and Kanit checked again. Neymar Jr. bet 55,000 and Kanit moved in for just a fraction more. Neymar Jr. called instantly.
and had some catching up to do as Neymar Jr. showed 
. Kanit's last out didn't hit, the 
fell on the river and he wished the table good luck. Neymar Jr. now just under 500,000!
flop, Sergey Sergeev fired 8,700. Gerard Piqué made the call, and the turn brought the 
. Sergeev bet 17,000, and Piqué called again.
, and both players quickly checked before Piqué tabled the 
for trip aces. Sergeev mucked, and Piqué won the pot to move near 300,000.
. Gieles checked and Buananno made a bet of 20,000. Gieles check raised all in for 92,600 and after some tanking Buananno made the call.
. The 
on the turn gave Buananno a flush draw and the 
completed that draw. Gieles wished the table good luck and he made his way to the exit, just as calm as ever.
flop, Sergio Aido bet 12,000, and Neymar Jr. made the call. The turn paired the board with the 
and collected the pot to move to 375,000 in chips.
. His neighbor Neymar Jr. bet out 12,000 and a third player folded, Aido made the call. Aido check called another 12,000 on the 
turn and 15,000 on the 
and Aido mucked.
as Neymar Jr. had to do with 