With 3,300 in the pot and a flop of , Sylvain Loosli checked from the big blind and Brazil's Ricardo Da Silva did the same from the hijack. After the dealer burned and turned the , Loosli, who if you recall finished fourth in the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event for $ 2,792,533, led out for 2,000 and it did the trick as Da Silva released his hand.
It wasn't much of a hand, but it gave us a good excuse to update you on the Frenchman's chip count, which is down since the last time we checked in on him.
We noticed a massive pot brewing at Johnny Lodden's table, with the river just arriving to make the board . Lodden's opponent checked from the big blind, and Lodden bet 11,000 into a pot already containing more than 30,000. His opponent tanked a bit and then gave up his hand, saying something inaudible to Lodden.
"I wanted a call," Lodden responded as he dragged the sizable pot.
We saw Rob Schiffbauer standing on the rail, which is usually a sign of elimination. Sure enough, he confirmed that he had fallen after growing short and trying to squeeze with . His opponent held , and while a queen appeared in the window, it was followed by a ten.
With the board reading , Andrey Danilyuk had bet out 1,600 into a pot of around 3,500. Philipp Gruissem, who had only recently joined the field was deep in the tank before calling. Danilyuk turned over for a stone-cold bluff, which Gruissem beat with . The German pro looks to have made a good start to Day 1b.
Former Lord of the Rings, Rudy and The Goonies star Sean Astin made his way to Monte Carlo to play on the thrilling Shark Cage poker show. Astin, who's no stranger to a game of cards, talked about his experiences at the table, but also about a poker game on one of his movie sets.
Shyam Srinivasan bet 7,500 on a board of against two opponents. Mohsin Charania called in the hijack, and the player in the cutoff made what was clearly a crying call. The famed online grinder known as "s_dot111" showed , and Charania revealed for beaten trips. The third player showed .
Srinivasan has tasted success on the European Poker Tour before, with four Main Event cashes that include back-to-back PCA final table appearances.