Three ways to the 
turn with 24,000 in the middle, the action checked to Kayhan Mokri on the button. He bet 18,500 and Andre Akkari folded out of the big blind. Kamal Bejjani sigh-called from an early position and Mokri then checked behind the 
on the river.
Bejjani tabled the 
for queens and deuces, which ended up as the winning hand.
The field rapidly increased with the arrival of more than a half players and among them was also football star Neymar Jr. alongside PokerStars ambassador and fellow countryman Andre Akkari. With now 31 entries and 30 players remaining, the first High Roller tournament of the series is off to a decent start.
In a heads-up pot to the 
flop, Kamal Bejjani bet 6,500 for the size of the pot when checked to. Viktor Ustimov check-raised to 21,000 out of the big blind and Bejjani quickly called.
Ustimov led the 
turn for 20,000 to pick up a call and bet the 
river for 52,000 while keeping one T-1,000 chip behind. Bejjani used two time banks and folded with plenty of frustration, exposing the 
in the process.
The Day 1 field size has already increased to 23 entries with 22 players remaining and some of those recent additions are yet to appear. However, all of the following participants below are now in contention.
Derk van Luijk raised and called a three-bet to 8,500 by Mehdi Chaoui from the very next seat, which led them to the 
flop. Van Luijk opted to check-call a bet of 5500 and both then checked down the turn and river. The 
of van Luijk won the pot as Chaoui sent his cards into the muck.
In the meanwhile, Stephen Chidwick returned for his second and final entry in this tournament.
Niveau: 2
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Alexandros Theologis three-bet to 9,500 out of the small blind and Kayhan Mokri called on the button. The 
flop brought a bet worth 5,500 by Theologis and Mokri then used one T-25,000 chip while announcing a raise to 14,000.
Theologis double-checked his cards, joked "nope, nothing changed" and folded.
"I gonna punish this guy," Mokri responded after which his opponent bemoaned that it had been his first three-bet.
The action kicked off with a raise to 3,000 by Jorryt van Hoof from under the gun and he picked up calls by Alexandros Theologis and Stephen Chidwick out of the blinds.
No betting action took place on the 
flop, which led to the 
turn. It checked to Chidwick who bet 3,000 and van Hoof called. Theologis check-raised to 14,000 and Chidwick then used one time bank extension before re-raising to 33,000. Van Hoof quickly folded and Chidwick moved all-in for what appeared to be 91,500 with Theologis snap-calling.
Stephen Chidwick: 
Alexandros Theologis: 
No spade followed as the river sent Chidwick to the rail in the first level.
Julien Sitbon and Mehdi Chaoui have finally entered and taken their seats while Orpen Kisacikoglu and Nikita Kuznetsov also entered with a fresh stack of 100,000. So far, the screens show 16 entries but not all registered players have made their way to the tournament area yet.
With 9,500 in the middle to the 
turn, Kayhan Mokri bet 2,500 out of the big blind on a short-handed table of four. Alexandros Theologis raised to 12,500 from under the gun and Mokri called. The river was checked and Mokri's for a pair of fives won the pot.
One table over, Alev Kulev was spotted with a check-raise from 5,000 to 18,000 on the 
turn and Adam Miller let go.
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