CA High Roller Event will start any minute now.
The buy in is $25,000 + $500.
People are still registering through pokerstars as I'm writing this.
46 people have registered via the pokerroom already.
From Team PokerStrategy.com Tobias "Pokernoob" Reinkemeier and Daniel "Allanon" Drescher will be playing.
Furthermore, Benjamin "Psychobenny" Spindler, will be playing as well.
Pokernoob and Allanon are at the same table.
Nazgul is still in the side event.
$5,000 NLHE Freezeout.
They're on the bubble now playing hand for hand.
Things haven't been going so great for him since he lost 2 big pots recently.
Late registration is still open.
I will give you a final number of entrants as soon as I have one.
Here is the list of all the people who bought in through Pokerstars
You can see this list yourself in the Pokerstars lobby.
Go to Events -> PCA -> Qualifiers -> High Roller
sick tournament...sick buyn whateva .... looks far to crazy for me :)) ! was so happy for 1.5 .... and when i m looking at this buyins headache :)) GL PSTRATEgy players
The Main Event Final Table is completely sealed off.
Which means I can't see anything. But I can hear everything.
I'm wondering why everyone just went mental in there...
Anyway, Benny lost half of his chips already.
Pictures coming up!
Still hand for hand on the bubble in the side event.
Here's PokerStrategy member Philbort, also playing the High Roller:
Pokernoob already lost quite a big pot.
The board was 7:sQ:s9:h3:s
The pot is about 13.5k
Pokernoob on the SB checks and villain on MP1 checks behind.
River 6:s
Now Pokernoob bets out 12k
Villain calls
Pokernoob mucks
Villain wants to muck as well but someone asks to see his hand.
Dealer tells villain to show, who shows the 8:s
The blind structure is a bit weird indeed.
Daniel Negreanu said:
I think players are really going to enjoy what we did with the structure. We are starting the blinds at 150-300 and leaving them there for four levels with 50,000 in chips. Rather than starting at 50-100, starting out higher and leaving it there actually creates a tournament with much more MEANINGFUL play.
So blind levels are:
150/300
150/300
150/300 with 50 ante
150/300 with 50 ante
I wonder what our players are thinking about this...
Seat 1: Christian "charder30" Harder
Seat 2: Daniel "Allanon" Drescher
Seat 3: Max Lykov (EPT Kyv winner)
Seat 4: Justin "ZeeJustin" Bonomo
Seat 5: Humberto "ze tsjark" Brenes
Seat 6: Lex "Raszi" Veldhuis
Seat 7: Isaac "philivey2694" Haxton
Seat 8: Tobias "Pokernoob" Reinkemeier
Nazgul is finally ITM in the side event with 24 players left.
He is now pretty short though having 35k left with blinds 1.5k/3k with a 300 ante.
He's on a 20 minute break now.
Things aren't going well for Benny.
Dario Minieri opens UTG
Benny 3bets with KQo
Dario calls
Flop: T97
Check-Check
Turn: Q
Dario bets 4k into 5, Benny calls
River:2
Dario checks
Benny overbets to 15k
Dario snapcalls and shows QTo
Philbort: 63k
Pokernoob: 56k
Allanon: 50k
Benny: 43k
Benny was able to double up but I don't know how yet.
Meanwhile on the other table Isaac openraised on the CO to 1,025
Allanon made it 3.5k on the Bb
Isaac called
Flop: Q:h5:c5:h
Allanon bets 4k
Isaac calls
Turn 5:d
Allanon bets 10k
Isaac folds
Players are going on a 90 minute dinner break now.
Coverage will be back at 21:30 (03:30 Germany time).
Originally posted by EliasVeritas
2 players who have been succesful at the PCA so far, sitting next to each other.
3*? isn't that alex gomes on the left? ^^
nice coverage, will be following as usual
gl to ps guys 
Players are back at the tables and they look more then ready for it.
Play will continue until 2AM local time (8AM German time).
