Bruno Fitoussi recently took his seat late in the first level and has already been engaged in significant action. When we came upon the table, Fitoussi opened with an early positioned to 225. Action folded all of the way around to Andrew Hulme who tossed out a call from the big blind.
The dealer fanned and Hulme checked to the raiser. Fitoussi continued out for 300 only to have his opponent come over the top with a check-raise to 800. Fitoussi would not be bullied on the flop, however, as he made a three-bet to 2,100. Hulme called to see a turn.
The board paired on the turn with the and Hulme checked to Fitoussi once more. He tapped the table back, allowing the to finish off the board. Hulme checked for a third time, allowing Fitoussi to fire 4,500. Hulme thought for just over a minute before dropping out a final check-raise to 10,700. Fitoussi promptly folded and Hulme was pushed the pot.
On a board we saw Fatima Moreira de Melo bet 725 and the player on her left called after which Niall Farrell folded. The river was the and Moreira de Melo checked to her opponent who quickly checked behind.
The PokerStars SportStar showed and she raked in a small pot at the start of the day.
An early positioned Jason Mercier raised the action to 225, finding calls from Mateusz Zbikowski in the cutoff as well as the player in the big blind.
The trio took a flop of and action checked back to the PokerStars Team Pro. He continued out for 375, Zbikowski called, and the player in the big blind let his cards go. The dealer produced the on fourth street and Mercier continued his aggression with a bet of 1,000. Zbikowski quickly flung out a call, allowing the to drop down on the river. Mercier slowed with a check, prompting Zbikowski to sit motionless for a moment. Ultimately, Zbikowski reached for chips and dropped 725 into the center of the table.
Mercier called and watched on as Zbikowski tabled for a flopped two pair. Mecier tossed his hand into the muck and Zbikowski was pushed the pot.
Jorryt van Hoof is without a doubt the hottest commodity in poker right now as the Dutchman leads the World Series of Poker Main Event final table. The biggest final table of the year is just a few weeks away and Van Hoof has chosen to get some more practice in here in London.
Van Hoof already played the £5,000 pot-limit omaha tournament earlier this week and he also confirmed to be playing the £10,000 High Roller later this week in the event of an early elimination from the Main Event.
Alongside Van Hoof was saw a legend of the game in the Netherlands, Rob Hollink, enter the room. Hollink was the first ever Dutch WSOP bracelet winner in 2008 when he won the $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship, and he also won the first ever EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo for €635,000 back in 2005.
Hollink hasn't played in many events in recent years and it's great to see him down in London for one of the most prestigious tournaments on the poker calendar.