PokerStrategy.com TV World Championship **Live Ticker**

German coach DaPapst is ready to play on Tuesday:

He will be at the table with DaPapst: Erik aka Biggie1982

Tom from Poland won a freeroll and therefore his seat:

All right, interviews are done, let's move to the Welcome Drinks party.

Here a little video in which Barry explains how he feels after all the interviews:

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lmao "low budget porn"

High budget ones are filmed exactly the same only with costumes....or so im told anyway

Here are a few pictures from the welcome drinks party. Some of the players said they will go now to the city to party more.

Can't wait to make low budget porn! I mean interviews! ♦

Znah from Russia shows of his rap skills:

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Find out if TwiceT liked the welcome party last night:

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One hour to go until the first heat starts.

Here are first pictures from the studio:

First players arriving at the studio now - and here a few more pics:

We are about 20 minutes away from Heat 1 of the PokerStrategy.com TV World Championships.

The players are in the green room right now getting to know each other and enjoying a little bit of Poker Heaven hospitality, while the crew make their last minute preparations in the studio.

These are the players, their seats, and the community they are representing today.

Seat 1 Bonifacius Russia
Seat 2 ROBSON1966 Poland
Seat 3 mcsias Belarus
Seat 4 znah Russia
Seat 5 Mattee Germany
Seat 6 ETSERATOV Ukraine

The players have taken their seats and been given their instructions by the tournament director, so we should be ready to start any moment.

Players start with 100,000 chips, the blinds start at 1000/2000.

Red Chips = 25,000
Yellow Chips = 5,000
Blue Chips = 2,000

what is the URL to live stream?

Shuffle up and deal!

The cards are in the air, the button is on Seat 1 Bonifacius.

Let's wish everyone the best then!

The very first hand ETSERATOV picks up pocket Aces, but unfortunately does not get any action with them, taking down the blinds.

are 2k the smaller denomination chips in play?

GL to all playing today!

Barry shows you around at the Poker Heaven / PokerChannel Europe offices and the TV studio:

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Time a small question: If the blinds are 1 and 2 k, how can you pay with a minimum of 2 k 1 k chips in blind?

McSias raises to 5,000 with K♠9♥

Znah calls with A♠ A♦

Bonaficus reraises to 12,000 with 8♣8♦

MCSias folds

Znah calls

Flop is Q♠ Q♥7♥

Bonaficus bets 28,000

Znah goes all-in for another 49,000.

Bonaficus tanks for a very long time, and eventually folds. The first big hand of the heat.

The tournament director is explaining the rules, just before we start off: