Over a Hundred
The tournament clock indicates 105 players have registered so far today. Of those 105, just 103 remain as two players have busted before the first break that starts in half an hour.
Tom Hall, Robert Heidorn, and Sam Grafton are amongst those now playing.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Grafton | 1,000,000 | - |
| Robert Heidorn | 1,000,000 | - |
| Tom Hall | 1,000,000 | - |
Van Zadelhoff Raises the Turn
We missed some of the earlier action, but Steven van Zadelhoff was kind enough to fill us in on the details after the hand was over.
Van Zadelhoff opened under the gun and picked up two callers, one of them being the big blind. On [7s5d8s], the big blind checked and so did initial raiser Van Zadelhoff. The third player made a bet and the big blind check-raised. Van Zadelhoff flat called and the flop bettor folded.
On the [2s] turn, the big blind bet out 150,000 into 420,000 with 426,000 behind. Van Zadelhoff raised to 402,000 with what appeared to be 351,000 behind. The big blind used five timebank cards before he eventually folded his hand.
Van Zadelhoff was moved to a different table right after.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Steven van Zadelhoff | 1,250,000 |
250,000  |
Steadily Growing
With 200 big blinds each, the action isn’t as fierce just yet. Small pots are the standard, people aren’t blowing up the pots.
Amongst those to sign up recently is 2017 November Niner Bryan Piccioli, and high rollers Will Molson and Dietrich Fast also just took their seat.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Dietrich Fast | 1,000,000 | - |
| Bryan Piccioli | 1,000,000 | - |
| Will Molson | 1,000,000 | - |
More Early Birds
With twenty minutes left in the first level, the poker room is getting busier and busier. Amongst those to sit down in the first level, are the following players we’ll try to keep track of today:
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Steven van Zadelhoff | 1,000,000 | - |
| Carlos Chadha | 1,000,000 | - |
| Luigi Knoppers | 1,000,000 | - |
| John Mooney | 1,000,000 | - |
| Tom Middleton | 1,000,000 | - |
| Steve Warburton | 1,000,000 | - |
Muehloecker With the Aces
We missed the early action but were keen to write down what was happening when we saw Austrian high roller Thomas Muehloecker in the cutoff check on a board of [6d6cAs] [2s]. His neighbor, Alexandr Merzhvinskiy on the button, bet out 30,000 and Muehloecker called.
The [Kh] completed the board and Muehloecker checked once more. Merzhvinskiy instantly checked behind and Muehloecker showed [AhAd]. Merzhvinskiy quietly slid his cards into the muck with a smile on his face.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Muehloecker | 1,100,000 |
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Time!
From the get-go, a shot-clock is in place this event, with 30 seconds per every action. All players have received six timebank cards that allow them a little extra time for those really tough decisions. Players making Day 2 get topped up to six timebank cards again, with additional timebank cards handed out each redraw.
Early Entrants
The action is underway in Dusk Till Dawn, Nottingham with blinds at 2,000 and 5,000 with a 5,000 big blind ante. The dealer button started in Seat 1.
World Series of Poker Main Event champion Ryan Riess is one of the players to start early. He has direct position on Dutch high roller Govert Metaal.
Here are some of the players that have started so far today:
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Riess | 1,000,000 | - |
| Niall Farrell | 1,000,000 | - |
| Jack Sinclair | 1,000,000 | - |
| Martins Adeniya | 1,000,000 | - |
| Andreas Klatt | 1,000,000 | - |
| Alexandros Kolonias | 1,000,000 | - |
| Simon Brandstrom | 1,000,000 | - |
| Thomas Muehloecker | 1,000,000 | - |
| Joep Raemaekers | 1,000,000 | - |
| Govert Metaal | 1,000,000 | - |
| Antoine Saout | 1,000,000 | - |
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