2008 PokerStars.com EPT Warsaw
EPT Polish Open Main Event
Day: 1b
Reversal of Fortune
Dario's first leap in chip count came when he landed on the good end of a coinflip, his flopping top pair against his opponent's . One more double-up and a few small pots later, he's good for second in chips, behind Roland de Wolfe, who has ground his stack up past 40,000-- all while enjoying a massage that has now past the six-hour mark.
Germany vs. Sweden
Ruthenberg is now on 23,000 while Thorson dips to 8,500.
The Ups, Downs, and Ups of Nicolas Levi
I wander off for a moment and come back to find Levi doubling up an opponent, his no good against the opponent's after the board came out . "Not a ton any more," says Levi sadly, examining his remaining 6,000 in chips. "But plenty."
And in fact, he got his 'plenty' chips across the line in the very next hand, shoving from the button to an under the gun raise from Jonas Molander.
Molander:
Levi:
Board: an exciting-on-the-turn but ultimately surprise-free
Levi doubles back up to a ton (13,000 in the usual terminology).
Ruthenberg Rues His Aces
Ruthenberg:
The lucky doubler-upper:
Level: 6
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Hot in Herre
It may be 39 degrees outside, but in here, players and media folks alike are rolling up their sleeves and chugging down water like it's Vegas in July.
Assorted Chip Counts
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier 45,000
Roland de Wolfe 37,000
Sebastian Ruthenberg 31,000
Outhouse:
Dario Minieri 7,000
Michael Martin OUT
Markus Golser OUT
Minieri Doubles Through Jelassi; Jelassi Can't Recover
Flop:
Minieri: "Wow."
Jelassi: "Sorry, Dario."
Turn:
Whistling noises from the Wall Of Media.
River: an absolute blank in the shape of the .
Minieri doubled up to around 7,500; Jelassi meanwhile was down to a similarly sized 7,000 stack. Indeed Jelassi couldn't make a comeback and got his chips in with against an opponent's on a jack-high board a few hands later. Out he goes.
Who's Afraid of De Wolfe?
De Wolfe:
Pusher:
Board:
With that, De Wolfe's stack moves up towards the 30,000 mark.