On a flop of Shivan Abidne check-called a bet of 6,400 from Dario Sammartino, and then when the was dealt on the turn, he moved all in. His stack covered that of his Italian counterpart and Sammartino thought for a while before committing his chips to the pot.
Abidne turned over for top pair, and he had a better kicker than the of Sammartino. The river was the and Sammartino headed to the exit. He still has the option of a second bullet in this event if he wishes.
"So where are we all from?" asked Alex Keating to his table.
"Hungary," said Andras Nemeth.
"Russia," came the response from Roman Korenev.
"Russian? You don't look Russian," said Keating to Korenev, "You look Swedish. You look like you work in Ikea..."
Meanwhile, Andras Nemeth and Roman Korenev were involved in a hand together. The Hungarian raised to 1,200 from the button and the Russian called in the small blind. The pair checked a flop of and a turn of the .
The river was the and Korenev bet 800 and was quickly called by Nemeth. Korenev turned over for king-high and Nemeth showed for ace-high and took down the pot.
"I take it back," piped up Keating, "You are Russian."
Farid Chati, who won a live satellite yesterday to qualify for the €10,300 EPT Barcelona High Roller, saw a flop with Ognyan Dimov and Andrey Pateychuk. The latter bet 1,800 on a flop of , with Chati being the only caller.
Both players quickly checked the turn. On the river, Chati casually flicked in a 5,000-chip and Pateychuk immediately folded.
On a flop of , Felipe Ramos and another player checked to Robin Hegele, who bet 6,800 in an already sizable pot. The third player called, then Ramos put in a check-raise to 17,800. Hegele called and the third player folded.
The appeared on the turn and the Team PokerStars Pro moved all in, 28,825 to be exact. Hegele gave it a brief thought before flinging his hand in the muck.
Igor Pihela opened from under the gun to 1,500 and as three-bet by Danyel Boyaciyan on the button to 5,900. The blinds both folded before Pihela four-bet to 16,500. Boyaciyan then moved all in for 35,925. Pihela held the calling chips in his hand before laying them down and calling.
Boyaciyan showed and Pihela eventually turned over . The board ran out and Boyaciyan headed to the exit, perhaps to ponder a second bullet.
Timothy Adams, who rebought himself back into the tournament, raised to 1,000 from the cutoff. Chance Kornuth three-bet to 2,500 from the small blind, and Adams called. The flop came , prompting Kornuth to continue with 2,500. Adams called in position.
Both players checked the on the turn. On the river, Kornuth moved in for around 15,000, getting Adams to snap-fold his hand.
Team PokerStars Pro Andre Akkari, who was one of Brazil's chosen ones to carry the Olympic torch, is off to a solid start today. Just now, he won another pot by betting 5,500 on a board of . Benjamin Nicholas, his opponent in the hand, mucked after two minutes of thought.
With that pot, Akkari is up to 85,000 in the early stages.
Shivan Abidne check-called a bet of 6,400 from Dario Sammartino, and then when the 
was dealt on the turn, he moved all in. His stack covered that of his Italian counterpart and Sammartino thought for a while before committing his chips to the pot.
for top pair, and he had a better kicker than the 
of Sammartino. The river was the 
and Sammartino headed to the exit. He still has the option of a second bullet in this event if he wishes.
and a turn of the 
. 
and Korenev bet 800 and was quickly called by Nemeth. Korenev turned over 
for king-high and Nemeth showed 
for ace-high and took down the pot.
, with Chati being the only caller.
river, Chati casually flicked in a 5,000-chip and Pateychuk immediately folded.
, prompting Kornuth to continue with 2,500. Adams called in position.
on the turn. On the 
river, Kornuth moved in for around 15,000, getting Adams to snap-fold his hand.
