Well, almost everybody. On the turn, Michael Wang checked in the small blind and Anthony Zinno made it 2,000 to go. Wang check-raised to 5,250 and Zinno called before Wang fired 9,300 on the river. Zinno snap-called with the and Wang showed for an equally strong straight.
Arriving on the river of a rather innocent board and around 5,000 in the pot, Ezequiel Kleinman checked out of the big blind. Byron Kaverman bet 3,800 and Kleinman then check-raised big to 15,000. Kaverman didn't snap-call but did make the call to get shown for a bluff.
Kaverman's for a straight won the pot and he bumped up his stack.
On the river of a board, Raoul Refos checked into a pot of around 5,000 chips and his opponent Justin Bonomo checked behind. Refos flipped over for trips jacks and claimed the pot. Both players are among the latest list of entrants that also includes the likes of Charlie Carrel, Thomas Muehloecker, Dominik Nitsche and Elliot Smith.
Speaking of perennial bridesmaids, Team PokerStars Pro Luca Pagano has never been a bride.
In fact, he's made an outstanding seven EPT final table appearances without ever having won one.
Don't feel too bad for Pagano, however. He has parlayed all that success and notoriety into loads more, with a career as an entrepreneur, investor, TV commentator and reality show personality in Italy.
It's his company, Pagano Events, that partners with PokerStars to run the the EPT Malta festival and by all accounts it has been a rousing success.
It appears things are going great for the always affable Team Pro and with a raise and take it moments ago here early in the High Roller, they could be on the way getting even better.
Volodymyr Yastreb opened to 500 from the button and Gerald Karlic three-bet to 1,500 from the small blind, which Yastreb called. On the flop , Karlic led for 1,700 and called a raise to 5,100 by his sole opponent. On the turn, Karlic checked and called a bet worth 10,500 before the completed the board.
Karlic checked and Yastreb moved all in for 22,225, which was more than what Karlic had left behind. The Austrian eventually called and tried to muck his cards when Yastreb showed for trips queens. The dealer obliged and revealed Karlic's while the Austrian immediately rushed out of the tournament area.
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.
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.