Shaun Deeb entered late, but got involved straight away. On the first hand he played, Deeb check-called a bet of 2,525 on the board against Stephen Chidwick to see the land on the turn. Deeb checked again, and Chidwick fired 5,575. Deeb called.
The river completed the board with the , and both players quickly checked to get to a showdown.
Deeb tabled the for top pair that backed into a flush, and Chidwick mucked his hand.
Last year's €10,300 High Roller from the European Poker Tour Barcelona attracted 138 unique entries with 42 reentries for a total of 180. That set the record for the largest €10,300 High Roller on the EPT at the time, and that record was later broken in Vienna with 141 unique entries with 40 reentries.
The tournament today is through just one level of play, but it looks as though a brand new record will be set. There's always 169 unique entries in the field this year, and that's all but secured a new record being set.
Lukas Berglund opened from early position for 600, and Gaelle Baumann (middle position), and Jonathan Little (hijack) made the call. The player in the cutoff squeezed to 2,800 and just Baumann made the call.
Baumann check called another 2,925 on , and the popped up on the turn. Baumann checked again, and her opponent bet out 7,550.
Baumann thought for a little bit, and then folded. Her opponent showed his and gathered the chips.
Thomas Muehloecker has just entered the tournament, going for back-to-back titles after taking this event down here last year. Last year's runner-up Daniel Negreanu has not been spotted yet.
Also in the field is Olivier Busquet, who took down the €50,000 Super High Roller earlier this festival. No sight of the runner-up from that event, Daniel Colman, either.
From the button, Doug Polk opened to 525. Bulgarian Atanas Malinov called from the small blind, and then Marcelo Bonanata from Uruguay reraised out of the big blind to 1,525. Play was back on Polk, and the man who recently challenged Daniel Negreanu four-bet to 4,200. Malinov and Bonanata both folded, giving Polk the early pot.
From the button, Nikolay Prokhorskiy opened to 525. In the big blind was 2014 World Series of Poker November Niner Andoni Larrabe, and he reraised to 1,400. Prokhorskiy called, and the flop came down .
On the flop, Larrabe checked, and Prokhorskiy bet 1,700. Larrabe check-raised to 4,800, and his opponent called to see the land on the turn. Larrabe bet 7,700, and Prokhorskiy called.
The river paired the board with the and brought in a flush draw. Larrabe took his time, then moved all in for around 36,000. Prokhorskiy tanked for a minute or so, then folded, and Larrabe won the pot.
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board against Stephen Chidwick to see the 
land on the turn. Deeb checked again, and Chidwick fired 5,575. Deeb called.
, and both players quickly checked to get to a showdown.
for top pair that backed into a flush, and Chidwick mucked his hand.
, and the 
popped up on the turn. Baumann checked again, and her opponent bet out 7,550.
and gathered the chips.
.
land on the turn. Larrabe bet 7,700, and Prokhorskiy called.
and brought in a flush draw. Larrabe took his time, then moved all in for around 36,000. Prokhorskiy tanked for a minute or so, then folded, and Larrabe won the pot.
