"Let's play!", Theo orgensen said as he sat down at the table following the break, and that he indeed had come to play became apparent in the very first hand after the tournament clock was restarted.
Cristian Egues opened for 75,000 from the hijack and Jorgensen shoved all-in from the small blind for 590,000 total.
Back on Egues he quickly cut out a tower of 25k chips, and hesitated only for a few seconds before making the call.
Cristian Egues:
Theo Jorgensen:
Egues' ace high was in front, and that didn't change on the flop or the turn. Jorgensen stood up from his chair and prepared his departure, but the made him quickly get back in his seat.
"Oooooh. Oooh la laaaaa", Jorgensen said with a french accent as he was awarded the pot. The Dane is alive and kicking at this €10,300 High Roller.
Pierre Neuville raised to 65,000 in the cutoff and Michael Kane defended his big blind. On the flop, Kane check-folded to a continuation bet.
Hand 2
Kane limped from the small blind, Liviu Ignat checked the big blind. The flop saw a bet of Kane for 25,000 and a call by Ignat. Both then checked the turn and the ]6h] river. Kane briefly showed his cards, but Ignat claimed the pot with the .
Hand 3
Cristian Egues raised to 60,000 and Theo Jorgensen called out of the big blind. On the flop, Jorgensen check-folded to a bet of 80,000. "Can you see my cards?" Egues asked and Jorgensen replied with a dry "always."
Hand 4
Egues limped, Jorgensen filled up from the small blind and Neuville checked the big blind. On the flop, the action was checked. Neuville then bet the turn for 75,000 and both opponents folded.
Michael Kane opened to 50,000 from the cutoff, but only Pierre Neuville in the big blind called, and they saw a flop of .
Neuville checked, Kane bet 50,000 yet again, and Neuville quickly tossed two green 25,000 chips into the pot.
Neuville wasted no time leading for 95,000 when the turn landed, and after a minute in thought Kane released his hand.
"Show me a bluff, Pierre," he asked, but Neuville didn't take orders. Instead, the Belgian silently put his card into the muck and began stacking chips.
In the hijack, Liviu Ignat raised to 55,000 and Cristian Egues called in the big blind. On the flop, Egues check-called a bet of 50,000 before both then checked down the turn and the river. Egues showed and Ignat won the pot with .
Hand 2
Ignat raised to 50,000 the next hand and claimed the blinds and antes.
Hand 3
Stefan Jedlicka made it 50,000 to go from the cutoff and Egues on the button as well as Ignat in the big blind called. On the flop, action checked to Jedlicka and the Austrian won the pot with a successful continuation bet of 63,000.
Michael Kane open-shoved for his last 304,000 from the button and Liviu Ignat folded the small blind. Theo Jorgensen peeked at his cards in the big blind and immediately called.
Michael Kane:
Theo Jorgensen:
"Give me a sweat, queen, ten, king," Kane demanded and Jorgensen replied "don't give him a sweat."
The flop fell and Kane had picked up one jack. The on the turn was a blank and Kane said just one word: "Jack!" Sure enough, the appeared on the river to crack Jorgensen's aces and let Kane double.
Folded to Egues on the button the Spaniard opted for a min-raise, and Liviu Ignat in the big blind called.
Egues followed up with a bet of 45,000 on the flop, and Ignat paid it off.
Turn came the , and when checked Egues fired 120,000. Ignat called again.
River was the , and after a quick check from Ignat, Egues cut out 250,000 and slid them over the line. Ignat was in the tank for a solid five minutes before finally letting his hand go, and Egues could't resist flipping over the for the busted straight draw.