While Mark Teltscher just showed up to wait for his seat assignment, EPT11 Grand Final €100,000 Super High Roller champion Erik Seidel took a big hit to his stack. Andrew Pantling had made a full house fives over nines against him and the American dropped to less than half the starting stack.
As we arrived over on the first table, action was checked around on . The hit the turn and small blind Aidyn Auyezkanov lead out for 15,000. Hijack Isaac Haxton folded, but cutoff Andrew Pantling had bigger plans and raised to 45,000. Patrik Antonius folded his button, Auyezkanov made the call.
The completed the board and Auyezkanov checked. Pantling shoved forward a large stack of blue 5,000-chips and green 25,000-chips, and Auyezkanov instantly called all in for his 128,700 stack. Pantling showed and had to let the pot to Auyezkanov as he showed for the winning set.
On the river of a board , Erik Seidel checked and then folded to a bet worth 25,000 by table neighbor Timofey Kuznetsov.
Soon after, Seidel was involved in a three-way hand with Isaac Haxton in the big blind and Patrik Antonius in early position. Haxton bet the turn for 11,000 and Antonius called, Seidel folded. The turn saw a bet worth 35,000 by Haxton and Antonius called to then muck to Haxton's .
Christoph Vogelsang opened from early position to 4,000 and Jean-Noel Thorel then three-bet to 16,000 out of the big blind. Vogelsang clicked it up to 36,000 and quickly pushed forward a stack of T-25,000 chips when Thorel shoved for around 70,000.
Thorel:
Vogelsang:
After a dry board of , Thorel was sent to the rail but he may still reenter before the registration closes at the end of level eight.
Aidyn Auyezkanov opened to 3,200 and Erik Seidel called from the small blind before Timofey Kuznetsov made it 15,000 to go out of the big blind. Auyezkanov called and Seidel quickly slid his cards into the middle of the table.
On the flop, Kuznetsov immediately fired a bet of 20,000 and that won the pot uncontested.
Jason Mercier showed up just when the players were sent on their first 20-minute break and will be entering the competition at the start of level five.
Charlie Carrel limped in and Sergey Lebedev called from the small blind before Daniel Dvoress checked his option in the big blind. On the flop the action was checked to Carrel and he bet 3,500. Both opponents of the Brit called and the fell on the turn. This time, it was Dvoress who led for 13,500 and he picked up two callers.
The river provided a four-card straight on the board. Dvoress checked, Carrel shoved and Lebedev quickly folded. Dvoress had other plans and asked the dealer for a count. It was 43,400 to call and the Canadian eventually made up his mind and called to see Carrel flip over for a bluff. Dvoress scooped the pot with for top pair and Carrel will likely be back soon on the second bullet.