EPT San Remo Day 1a | 2008 PokerStars.net EPT San Remo

04-01-2008 15:34 UTC+2

Match Ups:

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The draw has thrown up some interesting player match ups. The most fascinating table has 5 good well known players all seated in a row. Tommy Pavlicek, a young Canadian who has cashed twice this season is seated next to recently turned pro Irishman John O'Shea. To John's left is one of the top UK players Nick Gibson who in turn has Markus Golser to his left. Finishing off with position on them all is Steve Jelinek who was an EPT Monte Carlo final table finisher.

Other match ups have thrown the aggressive Roland De Wolfe and Julian Thew together whilst Steve Zolotow has Sorel Mizzi to his right. Former EPT winner Peter Jepsen has Irish professional poker player Peter Roche at his table.

Level: 1

Blinds: 25/50

Ante: 0

04-01-2008 15:20 UTC+2

Shuffle Up and Deal

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The cards are in the air!

04-01-2008 15:09 UTC+2

An Amazing Venue

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San Remo is a popular resort in Liguria on Italy's north west coast. The town, which has a population of 57,000, is celebrated for its mild climate and is often called the City of Flowers ("la Cittá dei Fiori"). The town is home to an international flower market and the production of olive oil is also a key element in its economy. San Remo is also widely accepted as the birthplace of the five-card stud variation "Telesina". It is dealt like normal five-card stud but with an additional final round where a sixth community card is dealt. The game is played with a stripped deck (8s and better) and flushes beat full houses.

The medieval old town centre, known locally as "La Pigna", includes the Russian Orthodox Church, the Romanesque-gothic Cathedral of San Siro, the Casino, the Borea d'Olmo Ducal Palace, the Villa Nobel and the Villa Ormond with its luxuriant botanical garden. Local attractions include an 18-hole golf course, horse-back riding, tennis clubs, and the ancient "Porto Vecchio" marina. Residents have included Monet, Garibaldi and Alfred Nobel.

04-01-2008 15:05 UTC+2

Play To Begin Soon...

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With just over ten minutes until the scheduled start of this event, things seem to be on pace for a relatively on-time start. Dealers are receiving their last minute instructions and players are loitering in the hallway until the final preparations have been made. Stay tuned as we bring you action LIVE from San Remo.

04-01-2008 15:01 UTC+2

Playing Today...

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As Thomas Kremser ushers the players into their seats so he can get the tournament started we have spotted some well known poker players from all over the world.

Australians Mel Judah and Tino Lechich are here. Steve Zolotow is among the Americans who have made the trip and from the UK there is strong contenders such as Julian Thew, Joe Grech, Steve Jelinek, Nick Gibson and Graham Clarkson in attendance.

Making the trip across the border from France today are Nicholas Levi, Anthony Roux and Guilluame de la Gorce.

04-01-2008 12:03 UTC+2

2008 PokerStars.net EPT San Remo

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The European Poker Tour will be invading Italy for the first time ever come Tuesday, April 1st and that's no joke. Casino San Remo will play host to Italy's inaugural EPT event, a €4,700 + 300 buy-in (roughly $7,252 US) no-limit hold'em tournament, which is also the last event of the season before the Grand Final in Monte Carlo later this month.

Team PokerStars pros Daniel Negreanu, Vanessa Rousso, Raymond Rahme, Tom McEvoy and Dario Minieri are just a few of the big names expected to attend this sold-out event.

Tune in to PokerNews.com at 3:00 p.m. local time (GMT +1) Tuesday afternoon for live updates, chip counts, photos and all the latest news direct from the tournament floor here in beautiful San Remo, Italy.

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