Nível: 4
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Nível: 4
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Kevin Macphee told us about a hand where he eliminated a player. That player opened and Macphee called from the big blind. Macphee check called a bet of 15,000 on and check called another 25,000 on a on the turn. The river came a and Macphee open shoved 60,000 effectively. His opponent called with but Macphee won the lot with his . Macphee up to over 200,000.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Kevin Macphee |
210,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
There's a buzz in the tournament room, everyone is excited for the tournament that's going on. It's not just Neymar Jr. and Piqué playing, though it of course helps, it's the concept of the €25,000 single day High Roller what people are loving. There's a whole bunch of players we don't see on a regular basis in these high rollers who do play smaller tournaments, and then there are a lot of players we've never seen before that appear to be recreational lovers of the game.
All through out the room people are chatting with each other about side action. People are betting on the suits of flops and on the amount of entries the tournament will get. The atmosphere is relaxed, the EPT has another winner with this tournament format it looks like.
Steve O'Dwyer just ended up all in before the flop for his last 29,000 chips and he was up against David Peters.
O'Dwyer:
Peters:
The board ran out and O'Dwyer hit the rail as he busted his first bullet.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
David Peters |
115,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Steve O'Dwyer | Eliminado | |
|
The 106 remaining players are on their first 20-minute break.
Nível: 5
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Gerard Piqué just raised in early position to 3,200 and Viacheslav Buldygin three-bet from the button to 9,500. Both blinds folded and Piqué made the call, after which the flop brought out .
Piqué check-called a bet of 11,5000 and the hit on the turn. This time both players checked and the river was the .
Piqué bet 25,500 and smiled, as Buldygin went into the tank. After a while he folded and with a much bigger smile Piqué flashed for king-high.
The entire table started laughing, Piqué included, and he chips back up to the starting stack.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Gerard Piqué |
100,000
19,500
|
19,500 |
Neymar Jr. raised under the gun to 3,500 and Davidi Kitai made the call, and Sergio Aido did so as well from the big blind. The flop came down and Aido checked to Neymar who bet 5,000, and Kitai called.
Aido opted to check-raise to 20,000 and Neymar folded right away. Kitai made the call and on the turn the hit. Aido moved all in for 74,500 and Kitai tanked for quite a long time before folding his cards.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Sergio Aido |
126,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
Neymar Jr.
|
126,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
Davidi Kitai |
82,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
|
Nível: 6
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
We just saw a flop of when Neymar Jr. checked to [Removed:119] who bet 6,000 and Neymar quickly made the call. The turn was the and Neymar checked again, after which Bensadoun bet 12,000 and the Brazilian football star folded.
Bensadoun showed and said, "Just for him," as everyone at the table smiled.
"You know," Bensadoun continued, "You're playing with the poker pros, so we'll be friendly."
Neymar laughed, and it's clear that he's enjoying himself here in this event even though he dropped below the starting stack just now.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
[Removed:119] | 130,000 | |
Neymar Jr.
|
90,000
-36,000
|
-36,000 |