Ole Schemion certainly knows how to make his mark on a new table. The German starlet, fresh from taking down €5k PLO event for €59,200, forced Imed Mahmoud off a hand with a huge river raise.
Mahmoud bet 2,000 on the river of an board and was soon raised to 20,000 by Schemion.
"Why so much?" asked Mahmoud. He received no response. Eventually he folded and Schemion grew a wide smile. "Want to see one?" he asked. Mahmoud shook his head.
Esfandiari did though and, with permission, opened the .
Viktor Blom is back below his starting stack after giving up on the river versus Alex Bilokur.
Around 13,500 had made it into the middle by the turn of an board. Blom bet 10,800 from the hijack and called when Bilokur check-raised to to 26,000 from the small blind.
The river fell and Bilokur blew up his cheeks before he threw 10,000 across the line. Blom shook his head and folded to the small bet.
Barefoot and trim, Antonio Esfandiari is the picture of health, the most relaxed looking man in the room. So is that a massage or is he being held down to stop him floating away? Click through to the PokerStars Blog.
From the hijack seat, Marc-Andre Ladouceur raised to 1,700. Victor Sbrissa made the call from the cutoff seat, then Timothy Adams raised to 4,300 from the button. Everyone, including Ladouceur and Sbrissa, folded, and Adams won the pot.
From under the gun, Scott Seiver raised to 1,800. Micah Raskin flatted in the next seat, then Elio Fox reraised to 5,800 from middle position. Seiver folded, but Raskin made the call.
The flop came down , and Raskin led for 6,500. Fox raised to 15,500, and Raskin called.
The turn was the , and both players checked to see the land on the river. Raskin checked, Fox moved all in for 21,400, and Raskin snap-called.
Fox showed the and beat Raskin's to double to about 88,000. Raskin was left with 23,000.
Paul Volpe has joined the High Roller after busting the Main Event and wasted little time in needling Griffin Benger about how big his ego has gotten since he won the last High Roller in Berlin. Benger saw the funny side of the banter but asked his friend to be quiet while he battled Martin Finger to his left.
The action folded around to Benger in the small blind and he raised to 2,100. Finger peeled from the big blind to see a flop appear. Benger continued for 1,800 and was called. From there both players checked down the turn and river.
Binger announced an ace but mucked after Finger opened .
board and was soon raised to 20,000 by Schemion.
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and Bilokur blew up his cheeks before he threw 10,000 across the line. Blom shook his head and folded to the small bet.
board, Govert Metaal checked to Antonio Esfandiari. Esfandiari fired 5,400, and Metaal made the call.
, and Metaal checked. Esfandiari fired all in for around 12,000, and Metaal made the call.
, and he was eliminated.
, and Raskin led for 6,500. Fox raised to 15,500, and Raskin called.
, and both players checked to see the 
to double to about 88,000. Raskin was left with 23,000.
flop appear. Benger continued for 1,800 and was called. From there both players checked down the 
turn and river.
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