Fresh from his victory in the €5K PLO tournament last night winning €57,700, Scott Seiver opened for 300 and got called by Andrei Konopelko in the small blind and the big blind.
The three players saw a flop of . Checked to Seiver who bet 300 and got one caller in Konopelko. The turn card was the and this time Konopelko check called a bet of 800 from Seiver.
A river card saw Konopelko lead out for 2,000 and Seiver folded his two cards, perhaps wishing that he had had four cards in his hand.
Annette Obrestad called an early position raise and when the blinds folded she was heads up in the pot and looking at a flop of .
Obrestad called a bet of 325 and they went to the turn card where she now called a bet of 525.
The river was the and her opponent bet 800. Obrestad gave it some thought before making the call to see her opponent table , but one of the best starting hands was no match in the end for Obrestad’s .
As she stacked the chips a player joined in seat 10 at her table causing her to remark, “Ten handed? Wow.”
The dealer confirmed that depending on how busy it was some tables will be ten handed but it will go nine handed as the field thins out.
When the button opened to 150 Ludovic Geilic, a player known for his aggressive style, raised to 575 from the small blind. The button called and they saw a flop of .
Geilic bet 625 and got a call so they went to the turn . Geilic then check called a bet of 600 and when the river was dealt the they both checked the four flush board.
Neither of them had it though as Geilic turned over for top pair top kicker on the flop but he had fallen behind to the on the turn and the pot was shipped to his opponent. No comment from Geilic.
We're back for the final start day of the last main event of Season 10 of the European Poker Tour to see who will become the 99th EPT winner.
Yesterday 214 players stumped up €10,000 to take part with Samir Hadad finishing on top with 178,100. Today the field is expected to be even bigger as more players flock to Monte Carlo in the hopes of pursuing a dream. Among those thought to be playing today will be Daniel Colman, who last night won the €100,000 Super High Roller event, runners-up Daniel Cates and Igor Kurganov are also likely to be involved.
So what does the buy-in get you exactly? You'll receive 30,000 chips with the aim of getting through eight 75-minute levels (with a 75-minute dinner break after level 6). Manage that and you'll be through to Day 2 alongside the 106 qualifier who made it past Day 1a.
Play will begin at 12pm. This is the big one, a blue ribbon event and one of the most important tournaments of the poker calendar.