€4,350 EPT Budapest Main Event Day 1b | 2008 PokerStars.com EPT Budapest

10-29-2008 23:20 UTC+3

Stats

[user46392]

115 players left, average stack 23,500, 40 minutes left of play.

10-29-2008 23:18 UTC+3

Husson Further Boosts His Stack; Still Wearing Bowler Hat

[user46392]

Pierre Husson has busted a short-stacked and dejected player, and is now up to around 70,000. And to think that the press were laughing at his hat this morning.

Tags: Pierre Husson

10-29-2008 23:03 UTC+3

A total of 532 players bought into the PokerStars.com EPT Budapest representing an impressive number of 38 countries. The diligent folks at PokerStars provided a breakdown of every player's nationality. As expected, the Hungarians are well represented with 71 entrants. But it's the Italians who showed up in force.

Here's the breakdown...

Italy 86
Hungary 71
France 54
Sweden 45
Germany 41
UK 35
Denmark 30
Holland 18
Romania 16
USA 16
Finland 15
Austria 10
Israel 10
Norway 9
Russia 9
Poland 8
Switzerland 7
Bulgaria 6
Portugal 5
Spain 5
Canada 4
Czech Republic 4
Greece 4
Slovakia 4
Belgium 3
Ireland 3
Turkey 2
Ukraine 2
Brazil 1
China 1
Dominican Republic 1
Estonia 1
India 1
Lebanon 1
Malta 1
Monaco 1
Switzerland 1
Former Yugoslavia 1

10-29-2008 22:58 UTC+3

One More Level

[user24788]

We will be playing one more level tonight.

10-29-2008 22:58 UTC+3

Haller is Definitely Chip Leader

[user46392]

After busting a player -- who called all in with {J-?}

on the river of a {7-?}

board only for Haller to turn over {J-?}

for the nuts -- Christoph Haller is without doubt our current chip leader, his newly-expanded stack just shy of 80,000. As the busted player wandered off, Ricardo Sousa piped up: "Now you have to share your chips with us..."

Tags: Christoph Haller

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

10-29-2008 22:55 UTC+3

Some Chip Counts for You

[user46392]

Michael Keiner: OUT
Joseph Serock: 13,000 and in contention with Kara Scott for Grinder of the Day award.
Praz Bansi: 55,000 -- "I might finally cash in an EPT!"
Alex Kravchenko: 12,000
Philipp Roch: 6,500
Alan Smurfit: 10,500
Claudio Cecchi: 26,000
Pierre Husson: an enormous 65,000
Claudio Pagano: 18,000
Chris Moorman: 9,000
Kara Scott: 14,500
Ricardo Sousa: 16,500
William Thorson: 23,000

10-29-2008 22:53 UTC+3

128 Players and Counting

[user24788]

The bust-outs are happening at a steady pace. We're down to 128 players and should get under 100 by the completion of Day 1b. A total of 532 runners are in this event.

10-29-2008 22:45 UTC+3

Big Stacks

[user24788]

Christoph Haller might be the chip leader with over 65,000. Sitting in seat 9 at his table is Milan Andrejkovics. I saw Milan win a small pot. On a board of {Q-Clubs}

with around 6,000 in the pot, he fired out 5,000 on the river. His opponent tanked for a bit then folded. Milan dragged the pot and now has around 55,000.

10-29-2008 22:36 UTC+3

Huge Pot for Husson

[user46392]

Pierre Husson moved in on the turn of a {9-Clubs}

board with over 25,000 already in the pot, driving Jonas Klausen deep into the well of dwell. When he came out again (the time in-between made more interesting by Ivo Donev for no apparent reason taking photos of the board), he passed -- leading to an almighty sigh of relief from Husson.

Tags: Jonas Klausen Pierre Husson