On a board reading , with about 3,000 in the pot, Patrik Pavelko led out for 1,600 from the small blind.
Morris Dadoun was in middle position and raised to 4,000. Pavelko immediately moved all in for 16,000 and Dadoun quickly called.
Dadoun tabled for the nut flush, while Pavelko showed for two pair, kings and sixes.
The river was the and Dadoun's flush held, sending Pavelko to the rail. As he was stacking his chips, Dadoun had a big smile on his face and innocently waved goodbye to Pavelko on his way out.
Sharman Olshan was first to act and raised to 400. Mike McDonald called from middle position and Hrair Janian over called from the big blind.
All three of them checked on and the hit the turn. Janian bet out 1,100 and Olshan instantly folded. McDonald called in position.
The completed the board and Janian bet out 2,100. McDonald tanked for a bit and eventually called. Janian showed and McDonald tabled to rake in the pot.
With a little of 20,000 in the pot and a board reading , Niel Mittelman checked from the small blind and Canada's Pouliot Serge moved all in for 17,000 from the button. It did the trick as Mittelman released his hand. Serge chipped up to 37,000 while Mittelman preserved his 17,200 stack.
A couple tables over, there was 9,000 in the pot and a board reading when Olivier Busquet checked from the small blind and 2016 GPI Player of the Year David Peters bet 5,200 from the cutoff. Busquet gave it some thought, but ultimately released his hand. With that, Peters is up to 36,000 while Busquet fell to 27,500.
Finally, over at Table 9, Pawel Zielony raised to 400 from early position and Vojtech Ruzicka, who if you recall finished fifth in the 2016 World Series of Poker Main Event back in November, three-bet to 1,400 from the hijack. The Netherlands' Arjen Hulskotte flatted from the cutoff, the button and blinds all folded, and Zielony put in the additional 1,000 to see a flop.
Two checks saw Hulskotte bet 2,000, and both Zielony and Ruzicka folded. Ruzicka fell to 33,000 after the hand while Hulskotte got back to the 30,000 starting stack.
Patrick Serda has entered the field and is fresh off a favorable heads-up chop at the last ever EPT High Roller in Prague last month.
Serda made a deal with William Kassouf, giving him second place and €719,000, while Kassouf took the win, the trophy and €532,500. Serda held a four-to-one lead and did not have to play a single hand heads up while taking home €10,000 more than the ICM numbers revealed.
Serda is no stranger to the EPT, taking second place back in 2014 in a turbo event for €21,900 with additional cashes in Barcelona, Monte Carlo and Prague. Look for Serda to continue to make deep runs in his hunt for a spade trophy here at the PokerStars Championship Bahamas.
Czech Republic's popular WSOP Main Event final table player Vojtech Ruzicka has arrived at the PokerStars Championships Bahamas Main Event here on Day 1a. He's already been involved in plenty of hands, and shared the latest with Finnish player Lauri Varonen.
We joined the action with 1,000 chips in the pot preflop. The flop came and Ruzicka bet 625 from the big blind after Varonen checked from the small blind but the Finnish player raised to 1,800, which Ruzicka called.
The turn of saw Ruzicka lead again, this time for 1,650, which was enough to take it away.
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As we walked up to the table, a big pot was already brewing between defending champion Mike Watson and Dutchman Niels Dekker. The board of was already out and Watson checked. Dekker bet 6,000 from the button and action was on Watson. The latter tanked for a bit before he called. Dekker waited for Watson to show but eventually tabled his when Watson didn't oblige. Watson quietly mucked, pot to Dekker.
, with about 3,000 in the pot, Patrik Pavelko led out for 1,600 from the small blind. 
for the nut flush, while Pavelko showed 
for two pair, kings and sixes. 
and Dadoun's flush held, sending Pavelko to the rail. As he was stacking his chips, Dadoun had a big smile on his face and innocently waved goodbye to Pavelko on his way out.
and the 
hit the turn. Janian bet out 1,100 and Olshan instantly folded. McDonald called in position.
completed the board and Janian bet out 2,100. McDonald tanked for a bit and eventually called. Janian showed 
to rake in the pot.
when Olivier Busquet checked from the small blind and 2016 GPI Player of the Year David Peters bet 5,200 from the cutoff. Busquet gave it some thought, but ultimately released his hand. With that, Peters is up to 36,000 while Busquet fell to 27,500.
flop. 
saw Ruzicka lead again, this time for 1,650, which was enough to take it away.
. Salas checked, and McDonald bet 800. Salas called.
. Salas checked again, and McDonald bet 2,200 this time. Salas thought about it for a moment and decided to call for a second time. 
. Salas checked to McDonald for a third time, but this time McDonald checked back. 
