EPT Polish Open Main Event Day 1a | 2008 PokerStars.com EPT Warsaw

11-15-2008 15:56 UTC+2

A Few More Runners

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Also now spotted at the tables: Ilari Sahamies, who was actually smoking in the hallway with his buddies while the TD was announcing shuffle up and deal, Albert Iversen, sleepily tilting a cappuccino to his mouth with both hands, Alan Smurfit, resplendent in green, and Richard Gryko, not really doing or wearing anything notable for the moment.

11-15-2008 16:09 UTC+2

Luck's a Lady for Sousa

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The casino stereo is set up in such a manner that while the the back room where most of the players are huddled is bathed in the solemn sound early morning chip riffling, the outer tables are being treated to the very best in party music.

So with this in mind, four-way to the turn of the {9-Diamonds}

board and with 825 in the pot, Ricardo Sousa bet out 625. He received just one caller. The song pumping out of the stereo was Tom Jones' "She's a Lady", and what could be more appropriate as the dealer turned over the {Q-Hearts}

river and started tapping the table in time to the music. Sousa bet 1,600 as the song faded out, and his opponent called as the intro of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" started up. Sousa turned over {Q-Spades}

to happily take the pot. His opponent mucked, but did, as it turned out, survive.

Tags: Ricardo Sousa

11-15-2008 16:11 UTC+2

99 Runners

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Today's field has been officially announced as just 99 players. More are expected tomorrow, with the total number from both days expected to reach around 290.

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

11-15-2008 16:30 UTC+2

Mattern Cracks Aces

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On a flop of {10-Clubs}

, a middle position player led out for 400, Arnaud Mattern raised to 1,250, and the MP player called. The turn brought the {5-Spades}

and both players quickly checked. The river was the {Q-Diamonds}

. The MP player fired another 1,000-chip bullet, Mattern raised to 2,850, and the MP player snap-called.

Mattern turned up {8-Diamonds}

for trips and his opponent disgustedly mucked his {A-Hearts}

face-up before cursing under his breath in his native tongue.

Tags: Arnaud Mattern

11-15-2008 16:33 UTC+2

More Chips for Mattern

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Arnaud Mattern has further bumped up his stack to around the 18,000 mark. With the board reading {9-Hearts}

, it checked it Mattern who bet a chunky 2,500. After giving it some thought, his opponent reluctantly folded and Mattern raked in the chips.

Tags: Arnaud Mattern

11-15-2008 16:35 UTC+2

Ziigmund and Zaggin'

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With the action folded to Ilari "Ziigmund" Sahamies on the button, he raised to 150 and both blinds called. The flop was {10-Spades}

. The small blind checked, the big blind bet 250, Sahamies called and the small blind called. The turn fell the {9-Hearts}

and both blinds quickly checked, while Sahamies fired out an 850-chip bet which was called by both opponents. The river was the {4-Clubs}

and once again the blinds checked to Sahamies, who thought over the situation for several minutes before betting 500. The small blind folded and the big blind called.

Sahamies is up to 12,000 and off to a nice start.

Sahamies turned up the winner with {A-Hearts}

and the big blind mucked.

Tags: Ilari Sahamies