Robert Mizrachi has just entered the field. The tournament director has paused the clock as players redraw to two tables.
In addition, the shot clock has just been introduced to speed up the pace of play. Players will have 10 seconds to act preflop and 20 seconds to act post-flop. For more difficult decisions, players can use one or more 30-second time bank tickets.
Patrik Antonius check-raised a bet of 1,000 from Koray Aldemir to 5,000 after the turn with the on the board with about 3,000 already in the pot.
Antonius tanked for a minute after the completed the board on the river before he jammed for 34,500. Aldemir paused for 15 seconds before he folded to give Antonius an early pot.
James Romero check-called a bet from Joris Ruijs with about 4,000 in the pot with the on the board.
Romero checked again after the completed the board on the river. Ruijs fired out for 10,000 after a minute in the tank. Romero tanked for three minutes before he raised to 25,000 and Ruijs quickly folded.
The PAPC �10,200 Championship Event will be a one-day affair to accommodate players that are in other events, especially PAPC Main Event chip leader Joris Ruijs.
The tournament is expected to start at around 4:45 p.m. EEST.
Many of the high stakes players are waking up late after a late night of partying and nosebleed cash games. The starting time of the PAPC Championship Event has been pushed back until at least 4:15 p.m.