Frantic Restart in the €51,000 High Roller; Eibinger and Simao Out
Matthias Eibinger was the first of four short stacks to get his stack in and ran out of luck with ace-king versus queen-jack before a string of double ups changed the stack sizes dramatically in quick succession.
Sergio Aido scored a big double with against the of Sam Greenwood, who then stayed in contention with cracking the of Patrik Antonius thanks to four diamonds on the board.
Greenwood doubled once more with against the of Aido, as a nine on the flop was followed by an ace on the river.
Eventually, partypoker ambassador Joao Simao ran out of chips soon after when his could not hold up against Aido's , a queen and jack appeared on the flop. Simao, who scored his third partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Super High Roller final table, added another €160,000 to his poker resume.
In fewer than two full levels, the €1,100 Open Event #1 has lost almost two dozen players and there are just 64 hopefuls in contention. The €101,000 Super High Roller is preparing for the start but there will be a delay of 15 minutes before any cards get in the air.