Hands #1-5: No Big Post-Flop Action So Far
Hand #1: Morten Klein opened for 155,000 from under the gun. Action folded around quickly, and Klein took down the blinds and antes without anyone putting up a fight.
Hand #2: Action folded to Sven Reichardt, who opened to 125,000 with the from middle position. His neighbor, Daniel Colman in the hijack seat, shoved all in for 1.4 million with the . Reichardt asked how much it was, but folded not much later.
Hand #3: Olivier Busquet had the button and opened for 125,000 with the . Sam Trickett was in the big blind and had bigger plans with the . He pushed all in for 730,000 total. Busquet didn't waste any time, as he folded almost right away.
Hand #4: Sven Reichardt opened for 125,000 holding the in early position. Olivier Busquet thought about calling with for a second, but folded. Dan Shak was in the big blind with the and made the call.
With 370,000 in the pot and on the flop, both players missed, and Shak checked. Reichardt bet 125,000, and Shak immediately released his hand.
Hand #5: Scott Seiver opened to 125,000 holding the in middle position. Action folded to birthday boy Vladimir Troyanovskiy in the big blind, and he called with the .
The flop made both players check. The on the turn was checked by both players as well, and so was the on the river.
Holding the only pair in the hand, the 370,000-chip pot went to Seiver.