We just had to make that pun, but promise to only make it once.
Sean Winter made it 3,500 from the hijack and Shaun Deeb on the button made the call. Winter made a bet of 5,700 on and Deeb called in position. Winter bet a hefty 20,100 on the turn and Deeb called again. Both players checked the on the river and Winter showed for the missed combo draw but hit pair on the river. Deeb had one better with the and raked in the chips.
Not much later Antonio Buonanno opened the cutoff for 3,000 and Winter three bet to 10,500 from the button. Both blinds quickly released and Buonanno called. The Italian Grand Final champion checked on and Winter checked behind. The hit the turn and Buonanno checked again. Winter now bet 9,200 and was check raised by his neighbor to 30,000. Winter called. The completed the board and Buonanno bet out 50,000. Winter called and was shown for not much of anything. Winter himself tabled for the flopped top pair and started stacking his newfound chips.
We missed the early part of the hand, but it appeared Thomas Muehloecker had raised from the cutoff only to have Shaun Deeb three-bet from the small blind. Whatever the case, Deeb had 15,000 out in front of him, and Muehloecker had just raised to 38,000.
Deeb thought long and hard before announcing that he was all in, and a surprised Muehloecker gave it about 10 seconds before flinging his cards to the muck. With that, Deeb is back up to the starting stack.
As we arrived we saw Finger and Roberts committing their stacks. We asked Finger after he busted what had happened, and he filled us in on the details.
Anton Astapau opened for 2,400 from the hijack and he received calls from Smain Mamouni (cutoff), Brian Roberts (button), Martin Finger (small blind) and Berthold Winz (big blind).
The flop came and action checked to the initial raiser. Astapau made a continuation bet of 5,600 and Mamouni called. Roberts squeezed from the button to 28,000 and Finger cold called from the small blind. All other players folded and it was heads up to the turn.
The made Finger check and Roberts bet 55,000. Finger pushed all in and was called by Roberts.
Martin Finger:
Brian Roberts:
Finger had just one out left and didn't hit it with the on the river. The dealer started counting the stacks and Roberts turned out to have 215,700. Finger had 1,800 more and would commit those the next hand with , but was busted by his neighbor Winz who had and hit his six.
Shaun Deeb raised to 2,500 from the cutoff and Juha Helppi and Justin Liberto called from the small and big blinds respectively. All three players proceeded to check the flop, and then Helppi led out for 5,000 on the turn.
Liberto raised to 13,200, Deeb folded, and Helppi called to see the river, which both players checked. Helppi tabled the for a missed flush draw, and it's probably a good thing he didn't make it as Liberto had held a better flush draw with the . As it was, Liberto's ace-high on the two-paired board won him the pot.
Some of the players have complained about the color of the chips here in the €25,000 High Roller. Despite each denomination being different colors, the contrast between a few are a little too close for the players' liking. Here are the current chips in play:
Brown/Black - 100
Pink/Purple - 500
Yellow/Puke - 1,000
Blue - 5,000
Green - 25,000
It's a good thing the players aren't too upset, because the chips aren't going to change.
Scott Seiver opened for 3,000 from early position and Sam Greenwood in the big blind called. Greenwood check called 3,000 on the flop, check-called another 9,000 on the turn, and finally check called 21,000 on the river. Seiver showed but mucked upon seeing Greenwood's .
Like Martin Finger, Quan Zhou was seen hovering around the tournament area, already with his registration slip in his hand. After looking on for a bit, he just walked up to the tournament director and handed over his registration voucher. In return he received 250,000 in chips and a seat. A new table was formed and so some players were moved over from other tables. Besides Zhou, Martin Finger also entered, to get the total up to 18 players. Macau's Huidong Gu has also bought in already as he's on the official player list, but we haven't seen him at the tables yet.
and Deeb called in position. Winter bet a hefty 20,100 on the 
turn and Deeb called again. Both players checked the 
on the river and Winter showed 
for the missed combo draw but hit pair on the river. Deeb had one better with the 
and raked in the chips.
and Winter checked behind. The 
hit the turn and Buonanno checked again. Winter now bet 9,200 and was check raised by his neighbor to 30,000. Winter called. The 
completed the board and Buonanno bet out 50,000. Winter called and was shown 
for the flopped top pair and started stacking his newfound chips.
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and action checked to the initial raiser. Astapau made a continuation bet of 5,600 and Mamouni called. Roberts squeezed from the button to 28,000 and Finger cold called from the small blind. All other players folded and it was heads up to the turn.
made Finger check and Roberts bet 55,000. Finger pushed all in and was called by Roberts.
on the river. The dealer started counting the stacks and Roberts turned out to have 215,700. Finger had 1,800 more and would commit those the next hand with 
, but was busted by his neighbor Winz who had 
flop, and then Helppi led out for 5,000 on the 
turn. 
river, which both players checked. Helppi tabled the 
. As it was, Liberto's ace-high on the two-paired board won him the pot.
turn, and finally check called 21,000 on the 
but mucked upon seeing Greenwood's 
.
