Zoltan Szabo was the second player eliminated and Remi Castaignon just followed suit. The former EPT Main Event champion got into a three-way raising war with Pierre Calamusa and Ben Wilinofsky with the latter opening to 900 on the button. Castaignon three-bet to 3,750 in the small blind and Calamusa four-bet to 7,300.
Wilinofsky five-bet to 12,900 and Castaignon shoved a below starting stack, Calamusa folded and Wilinofsky snap-called.
Wilinofsky:
Castaignon:
The board ran out 3c,Jd,4d,8d,9h] and that was it for Castaignon.
Hossein Ensan bet 10,000 into a pot of 17,000 from the small blind on the river of a and his opponent Patrick Leonard folded.
Soon after, Justin Bonomo checked the big blind after the flop and Tobias Leuenberger fired 9,000 from the cutoff. Bonomo then check-raised all in and Leuenberger let go.
The field size has increased to 114 entries and another three tables are empty with two more being opened next to the media desk as of the writing of this update. Given the progress of sign ups and the registration being open all day long, it seems very likely to approach a total of 150 entries here.
When two players like Chris 'Big Huni' Hunichen and Stephen 'stevie444' Chidwick sit across from one another there's bound to be some history there.
With online winnings reaching $7,757,585 and $4,519,201 respectively, including a combine winnings of almost $8 million on PokerStars alone, these guys certainly run in the same online MTT circles.
While Hunichen has seven-figures in live cashes, Chidwick has been more successful in-person, having crossed the $4.5-million mark with a small cash at WSOPE in Berlin earlier this month.
Throughout the first few levels today, it even looks like Chidwick has been going after him a little, but Hunichen says that hasn't presented a problem.
The two have tangoed in a number of pots already with Hunichen winning every one and close to half Chidwick's starting stack.
Ivan Luca opened to 800 from under the gun and Anthony Zinno called in middle position, all other players folded. On the flop , Luca continued for 1,075 and was called before tossing in a min-bet of 300 on the turn. Zinno raised to 2,000 and that went through.
Luca is still up for the day and amassed impressive $ 1,687,663 in 2015 alone including a bracelet at the World Series of Poker and a second place in this very tournament back in March after coming second to David Peters for a career-high payday of €397,000
After an open raise, Oliver Weis squeezed to 1,500 on the hijack and Paul Vas Nunes reraised to 4,400 from the button to receive a call from Weis only. Both players checked the flop and Weis then bet the turn for 5,500. Vas Nunes folded and the German recovered some chips, but remains below starting stack.
The screens have been updated and now show 101 entries. Mike "Timex" McDonald busted in the Main Event and immediately jumped into the High Roller along with Alexander Rocha, PokerStars Team Pro Jake Cody and Jose Carlos Garcia.
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and his opponent Patrick Leonard folded. 
flop and Tobias Leuenberger fired 9,000 from the cutoff. Bonomo then check-raised all in and Leuenberger let go.
turn. Zinno raised to 2,000 and that went through.
and Weis then bet the 
turn for 5,500. Vas Nunes folded and the German recovered some chips, but remains below starting stack.
