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

Level: 3

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

04-01-2008 17:39 UTC+2

Shuffle Up and Deal

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Play Resumes.

04-01-2008 17:51 UTC+2

Graham Clarkson Doubles Up

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Graham Clarkson just flopped a set of tens on a {10-Hearts}

flop and managed to get almost full value from his opponent who had pocket queens. There was a third player in the pot who stayed for 2,000 on the flop but got out of the way when Graham and the other player put 5,000 each in on the jack turn. Graham was surprised when the other player folded on a blank river for just 3,000 into a 19,000 chip pot.

04-01-2008 17:57 UTC+2

Roland De Wolfe Looks Down the Barrel of Elimination

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After an unknown raise preflop, Roland De Wolfe and his opponent saw a flop of {10-Hearts}

. De Wolfe checked and his opponent bet 3,000. De Wolfe asked the man "ace-king?" before calling. The turn brought the {4-Diamonds}

and De Wolfe moved all in for his last 2,625. His opponent quickly counted out the bet as if to call but stopped short of pushing out the chips. He contemplated the decision for roughly two minutes; checking his hole cards repeatedly and counting his chip stack minus the call. De Wolfe waited casually until his opponent eventually folded. De Wolfe stacked the pot and now works with about 11,000 chips.

Tags: Roland De Wolfe

04-01-2008 18:15 UTC+2

337 Players Started Today

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This is the first EPT in Italy and the players have turned out in massive numbers. 337 started today and more are expected to start on Day 1b. 700 is the predicted final number of players starting this tournament.

40 players have already departed today including young Canadian Tommy Pavlicek.

04-01-2008 18:19 UTC+2

Lost Prop Bets...

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Kara Scott, the EPT TV presenter played the last tournament as it was not televised. She did not make it through day one and as a forfeit she had to wear a bunny suit today.

Tags: Kara Scott

04-01-2008 18:22 UTC+2

Dario Minieri Aggressive As Always

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After winning the previous two hands uncontested with a preflop raise, Dario Minieri raised a third hand in a row, this time from the button. The big blind called and the two took a flop of {K-Diamonds}

. The big blind checked and Minieri wasted no time throwing out 600 chips. He was quickly called and the {7-Spades}

came off on the turn. Both players checked and the {4-Diamonds}

hit the river. Again both men checked and the big blind turned up {3-Hearts}

. Minieri then confidently flipped up the {8-Clubs}

and took down the pot.

Tags: Dario Minieri

04-01-2008 18:29 UTC+2

The Next Chris Moneymaker?

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The prize may not be as big, nor will the winner likely become a household name, but there is a decent chance that the champion of this event won his or her seat on Pokerstars.com. Of the 700 entrants registered in this event, 164 of them won their seats on Pokerstars.com

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

04-01-2008 18:39 UTC+2

"Gli inglesi Soltanto Alla Tavola"

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Despite being a tour spanning a continent not known primarily for it's English speaking, the EPT does adhere to the "English only" rule. Today's field consists of players from 24 different nationalities and while it goes without saying, over a dozen different languages are represented. Conversational chit-chat in a foreign tongue is permitted, but during a hand the rule is "English Only At the Table."