It folds to Pascal Lefrancois on the button who puts out 150 in chips. However, the opening blind level in the €10,000 High Roller is 100/200, therefore it was ruled just a call. The small blind folded and Vladimir Troyanovskiy checked his big blind.
The Russian had a wicked smile on his face as he checked a flop of to his opponent who bet 200. Troyanovskiy then check-raised to 600 and Lefrancois three-bet to 1,900. Troyanovskiy called.
The turn was the and Troyanovskiy check-called a bet of 1,500 from his opponent. Both players checked the on the river and Troyanovskiy turned over for top pair, while his opponent showed for a set of threes. Lefrancois raked in the pot, shaking his head slightly as Troyanovskiy still grinned.
It's been a tough couple of minutes for Dietrich Fast. First he checked a board of to his opponent who checked behind. Fast showed but his opponent had him beat with and he raked in a 20,000 chip pot.
A short while later, a player opened under the gun and Dietrich Fast three-bet to 1,500 from the next position. Kiryl Radzivonau called in the cutoff and the initial raiser got out of the way.
The flop was . Fast bet 2,200 and Radzivonau called. The turn was the and Fast checked to his opponent who bet 5,175. This time it was Fast who made the call.
The river was the and Fast checked to his Belarussian opponent who moved all in. Fast thought for a few moments before flinging face up across the board, mucking them in the process.
Fast isn't out of this tournament yet, sitting with still 22,000 chips. However, there is a single re-entry should he need it.
Players are continuing to pour into the High Roller field. The latest additions are 2014 WSOP Main Event Champion Martin Jacobson, Team PokerStars Pro Andre Akkari and EPT 11 Monte Carlo final tablist Hady El Asmar.
With twenty minutes left in the second level of the day, the number of entrants has reached 300. Late registration is open until the start of Day 2, and each player is allowed a single re-entry into the tournament should they wish to have a second go.
Dmitry Yurasov raised to 600 from early position and Luca Pagano three-bet to 1,200 from the next position to him. The player in the big blind Ilkin Amirov, who has spent the best part of the first two levels taking Dietrich Fast's chips, called as well, as did Yurasov.
The flop came and it checked to Pagano who bet 2,300. Both his opponents called. The turn was the and again both players checked to the Italian. This time he bet 3,300 and both his opponents called.
The river was the and all three players checked. Amirov showed for a pair of nines, and Yurasov for a pair of jacks, and all Pagano could do was muck.