Bicknell Bust by Bitoun; Bounces Back

The damage to Kristen Bicknell's heretofore healthy stack had been done before her final hand. Judging by the recent stack changes it was her neighbour Yair Bitoun who'd benefited, and he polished off the very last of her chips, which were all in preflop with [ad8h].  It was his [9hTd]

Super High Roller Day 2 Initial Seating

With late registration still open, the starting line-up will be as follows: Table Seat Player Chips 1 1 1 2 Mikita Badziakouski 2,250,000 1 3 Kristen Bicknell 2,455,000 1 4 1 5 Preben Stokkan 2,685,000 1 6 Igor Kurganov 2,380,000 1 7 1 8 Rainer Kempe 1,085,000 2 1 Ben Heath 1,555,000 2 2 Luke Reeves 5,160,000 2 3 2 4 Joao Vieira 1,970,000 2 5 Christoph Vogelsang 290,000 2 6 2 7 Alex Foxen 2,240,000 2 8

$25,500 Super High Rollers Return to Action at 1pm with Two Tables Left

Day 2 of the partypoker MILLIONS UK $25,500 Super High Roller brings back two tables that are not yet set in their line-ups: late registration remains open for two more 40-minute levels and a full redraw will be done prior to cards hitting air.  Anyone buying in today will receive

Bicknell Bets Her Button (and Flush Draw)

It folded to Kristen Bicknell on the button, who made it 50,000 to go holding [qd2d]. Both blinds called (Preben Stokkan with [KcTh] and Kahle Burns with [Jc8c]). The flop brought her a flush draw, and paired Burns' eight: [8d3sAd].  She bet when it was checked to her, and brought only

Bicknell Unlucky With Queens

Mikita Badziakouski opened the cutoff with [Ah8s] and found a caller in Kirsten Bicknell who picked up [QsQh] in the big blind and slowplayed. Bicknell check-called a bet on [Ac5s4h] and another 120,000 on the [Jc] turn. The [As] on the river saw Bicknell check a third time. Badziakouski, now with

Bicknell Out-Kicks Foxen

An ace on the river spelled a big pot for Kristen Bicknell, who had bet from the flop onwards when initial preflop raiser Alex Foxen (cutoff) checked at each opportunity.  She bet her [Ax9x] off-suit for 65,000 on the [4d2d6s] flop, called by Foxen with the best diamond draw -

Kempe Empties Clip but Bicknell Bulletproof

Rainer Kempe opened preflop to 25,000 (as has been happening fairly regularly) with [KcTh], called by big blind Kristen Bicknell alone, who defended with [KdQd]. Flop: [Qh4d9c]. Bicknell check-called Kempe's 45,000 bet. Turn: [8c].  Another check, another bet from Kempe with his gutshot - 115,000 this time.  Bicknell called. River: [2c].  Kempe made