Mikhael Kvale and David Peters put 1,300 in each on the flop before seeing the land on the turn. Here, Kvale bet 2,200. Peters thought for a minute and then gave it up.
From early position, Vanessa Selbst opened with a raise to 600. Mikhael Kvale called from the button and Bertrand Marchal called from the big blind. The flop came down and Marchal checked. Selbst bet 700 and then Kvale moved all in for about 4,800. Marchal folded and then Selbst tossed them in as well.
After Mikhael Kvale checked the flop, Vanessa Selbst fired 600. Kvale check-raised to 1,600 and Selbst made the call.
The turn was the and Kvale checked. Selbst slid a tall stack of chips out for a bet around 6,500. Her opponent Kvale had less and gave it up, allowing Selbst to take the pot.
Event #2: €1,090 No-Limit Hold'em here at the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe is officially the largest event in WSOP Europe history.
Another 390 players came out today and combined with the 381 from yesterday's Day 1a flight to make an overall field size of 771 players. That smashes the previous record of 608 set in 2009 in the £1,000 No-Limit Hold'em event that JP Kelly won.
Looks like the move to Cannes was a great idea by the WSOP Europe. Here at PokerNews, we're loving it and looking forward to all of the events still to come!
Sorel Mizzi was all in preflop for 725 with the . He was up against Lars Bonding with the . The flop, turn and river ran out and Mizzi headed out the door.