Jens Lakemeier raised to 26,000 from early position and Boris Becker called from the small blind. Timothy Adams three-bet to 155,000 from the small blind, Lakemeier four-bet to 430,000 and Becker folded. Adams took around two minutes before making the call.
The flop was and Adams checked. Lakemeier, who's been on a tear online this year under his moniker "Fresh_oO_D", continued with 375,000 and Adams folded after a minute.
The Wolf limped in from the hijack and Steffen Sontheimer raised to 50,000 in the small blind. The big blind folded and Wolf called to see the flop fall .
Sontheimer checked to The Wolfwho fired a bet of 95,000. Sontheimer made the call and the paired the board on the turn. Sontheimer checked again and The Wolf made a smaller bet of 75,000. Sontheimer continued to call and the hit the river. Both players checked and The Wolf tabled . Sontheimer turned over for the same pair but held a better kicker to win the pot.
Cards are in the air with 51 players already registered in this prestige event. This tournament will be packed with notable names from all around the world and there should be no shortage of action.
Welcome back to the World Series of Poker Europe at King's Casino in Rozvadov. The tournament that most have been waiting for, Event #10: €111,111 High Roller for One Drop No-Limit Hold'em, has finally arrived.
The tournament staff has confirmed that there are 104 players pre-registered for this prestige event. The star-studded lineup is expected to consist of players like Phil Hellmuth, Daniel Negreanu, Patrik Antonius, Bryn Kenney, the Poker Masters Purple Jacket Winner Steffen Sontheimer, and Fedor Holz.
This will be the first time for this event to be played on European soil. It has been taking place in Las Vegas for the past few years, with Doug Polk winning the most recent version this summer for over $3.6 million. There will be a guaranteed €10,000,000 prizepool that will surely be reached.
Players will begin with a whopping 2,000,000 chips and the blinds will start at 5,000/10,000. Blind levels will be 60-minutes in length with a 15-minute break every two levels. There will be 10 levels played on Day 1 and registration will remain open until the beginning of level 13 on Day 2. On each player's first entry, €11,111 will be donated to the One Drop charity. There are unlimited re-entries available for €100,000 apiece afterwards.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the tournament floor to bring you all of the up-to-date action throughout the entire event. The action will kick off at 2:00 P.M. local time.