Seth Davies raised to 12,000 from the cutoff and Philipp Gruissem called from the big blind. The flop fell and both players checked to the on the turn.
Gruissem led out for 17,000 and Davies stuck around to see the on the river. Gruissem checked this time and Davies bet 33,000. After thinking for a couple of minutes, Gruissem put in a check-raise to 150,000 and Davies quickly mucked his cards.
On a board reading , Jonathan Little checked from the big blind. Kristen Bicknell bet 30,000 into a pot of around 50,000 and Little check-raised to 100,000. Bicknell called and the landed on the river.
Little fired another 150,000 and Bicknell went into the tank for a couple of minutes. She eventually made the call and Little said, "Nice call." Bicknell turned over to take down the pot and build an early stack.
Ryan Riess and Jack Sinclair have just recently entered the field and have found themselves at the same table as Philipp Gruissem, Adrian Mateos, and Seth Davies. There will be no shortage of skill and action at their table.
With the tables currently playing short-handed, Kristen Bicknell folded the button, the small blind called and Jonathan Little checked his option in the big blind. The flop came and the small blind led out for 6,500. Little made the call and the peeled off on the turn.
The small blind checked this time and Little made a pot-sized bet of 25,000. His opponent called and the completed the board on the river. Both players checked and Little tabled for a pair of kings. His opponent showed and the pot was shipped to Little.
Many notables from around the world have gathered in Punta Cana and there is no shortage of names entered into the first high-roller event. Philipp Gruissem and Adrian Mateos are regular high-roller participants and have been joined by partypoker ambassadors, Kristen Bicknell and Roberto Romanello.