We missed the precise pre flop action but Ari Engel filled us in afterwards. The player in seat one had opened and Andre Akkari had three bet from the button. Irishman Marc MacDonnel had cold four bet from the big blind and just Akkari had called.
The flop came and MacDonnel had fired a continuation bet, which was called by Akkari.
MacDonnel bet another 5,900 on the turn and Akkari once again called in position.
The fell on the river and MacDonnel pushed all in by placing a stack worth 19,000 in the middle. Akkari, with about 13,000 behind, tanked long and hard but folded in the end.
"Bad river" MacDonnel said to Akkari, implicating that card might had prevented him from getting it all. "Didn't change too much" Akkari replied, later admiting to have had . MacDonnel didn't spoil what he had and started stacking.
We missed the specifics, but we do know that Pagano got the last of his chips in on the turn with the board reading . Pagano held top pair with the , but it was behind the two pair of Horecki. The river failed to help Pagano, and he made his way downstairs to jump into the single-day €10K High Roller.
As we arrived on table 41 we saw a big hand taking place. Brian Yoon told us what had happened before we were there to witness the action.
Yoon opened to 300 and got a call from the button and Anton Wigg in the small blind before Danut Chisu in the big blind squeezed to 1,225. Yoon was the only one folding, both the button and Wigg called.
The flop came and Wigg checked. Chisu made a continuation bet of 2,500 and the button called. Wigg now check raised to 6,700 and both Chisu and the button called.
The turn came the and Wigg pushed all in. Danut Chisu called, the button folded.
Danut Chisu:
Anton Wigg:
Wigg needed a heart on the river to knock his neighbor out and got just that: ! Chisu got up from the table with a disappointed face while Wigg started stacking.
"Such a weird hand" Wigg said afterwards, "Good start of the day" he followed that up.
Doug Lee is playing in his first-ever EPT Main Event, and he has the pleasure of sitting with both Fatima Moreira de Melo and Yann Dion, who could both be considered EPT veterans.
In a recent hand, the Netherlands' Bart Kuiper opened for 450 from the hijack and de Melo called from the cutoff. Lee then three-bet to 1,575 from the button, Kuiper called, and de Melo got out of the way. When the flop came down , Kuiper checked and Lee continued for 1,700. It did the trick as Kuiper quickly released his hand.
EPT Deauville 2013 runner up and EPT Vienna 2014 side event champion Walid Bou Habib opened the hijack to 375 and Shannon Shorr on the button was the sole caller.
The flop came and Bou Habib bet 550. Shorr fired 1,300 to the middle and Bou Habib called.
Bou Habib check called another 1,900 on the turn and the fell on the river. With the board complete, Bou Habib checked again. Shorr fired 3,300 but was met by a snap call. Shorr flashed before mucking, Bou Habib took it down with his .
Shorr is still up for the day though, and so is Bou Habib.
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With 1,800 in the pot, four players saw a flop of and two checks saw Ari Engel bet 900. Team PokerStars Pro Andre Akkari folded from the button, Ireland's Marc Macdonnell called from the small blind, and the player in the big ditched.
After the dealer burned and turned the , Macdonnell checked and then called when Engel bet 2,000. Macdonnell checked for a third time on the river, and finally gave up when Engel bet 4,000.
Bart Kuiper opened the cutoff and both Doug Lee in the small blind and the player in the big blind called. The blinds checked to Kuiper on and the Dutchman fired a continuation bet. Just Doug Lee called, the big blind folded. The fell on the turn and Lee now check called a bet of 1,775. The river was the and Lee lead out for 5,550. Kuiper called, but mucked upon seeing Lee's .
There are 342 players registered for Day 1b at the moment, almost twice as many as yesterday when 184 signed up. Registration is open till the start of Day 2 so we expect a lot more people to show up. Last season's Malta stop saw 895 players compete. Frenchman Jean Montury won the event for €687,400.
and MacDonnel had fired a continuation bet, which was called by Akkari.
turn and Akkari once again called in position.
fell on the river and MacDonnel pushed all in by placing a stack worth 19,000 in the middle. Akkari, with about 13,000 behind, tanked long and hard but folded in the end.
. MacDonnel didn't spoil what he had and started stacking.
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. Pagano held top pair with the 
two pair of Horecki. The 
river failed to help Pagano, and he made his way downstairs to jump into the single-day €10K High Roller.
and Wigg checked. Chisu made a continuation bet of 2,500 and the button called. Wigg now check raised to 6,700 and both Chisu and the button called. 
and Wigg pushed all in. Danut Chisu called, the button folded.
! Chisu got up from the table with a disappointed face while Wigg started stacking. 
, Kuiper checked and Lee continued for 1,700. It did the trick as Kuiper quickly released his hand.
and Bou Habib bet 550. Shorr fired 1,300 to the middle and Bou Habib called.
turn and the 
fell on the river. With the board complete, Bou Habib checked again. Shorr fired 3,300 but was met by a snap call. Shorr flashed 
.
, Macdonnell checked and then called when Engel bet 2,000. Macdonnell checked for a third time on the 
river, and finally gave up when Engel bet 4,000.
and Lee lead out for 5,550. Kuiper called, but mucked upon seeing Lee's 
.
