£5,000 EPT London Main Event Day 1b | 2009 PokerStars.com EPT London

10-03-2009 21:51 UTC+2

Direct Hand Commentary - Live With Neil Channing

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Board reads:

{4-Diamonds}

Check check.

{7-Clubs}

Neil Channing, "You've checked so you've got nothing...I'm going to represent...I'm not sure what I'm representing but I'll bet this much." He bets 2,600. His Brazilian opponent raises to 6,500. Suddenly Channing paid a bit more attention and made the call.

The river was the {K-Clubs}

and Channing check-folded to an 11,000 before turning to Matt Stout, "So how does he play? Very well! He wins every pot!"

10-03-2009 21:48 UTC+2

Brenes Loses Whole Stack, Almost Loses Plastic Shark Too

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A preflop raising war between Humberto Brenes and another player culminated in the other player moving all in and Brenes, the stacks almost even, dwelling for many minutes. Eventually he called.

Brenes: {A-Hearts}

Mr. Opponent: {Q-Clubs}

"I folded ace-queen," said another player cheerfully, which didn't make either player feel any better.

Board: {J-Hearts}

"NO!" shouted Brenes, but yes. The dealer counted the stacks, and it looked as though she was going to give Brenes some change -- but it was just his plastic shark that she was handing back to him. The dealer's count confirmed that he was out, and he and his plastic shark took their leave.

Tags: Humberto Brenes

10-03-2009 21:41 UTC+2

Maceiras Macerated by Obrestad

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Juan Maceiras raised to 1,600 and it folded right around to Annette Obrestad in the big blind who very calmly made it 5,100. Maceiras stared at her for a while, possibly enjoying the contrast of Obrestad's youthful vitality to the old-school shabbiness of a sleeping Yilfer Shevket in the next seat along, and eventually he called.

They saw a {4-Spades}

flop and Obrestad paused, before betting out 6,625. A defeated Maceiras passed, and Obrestad picked up the pot to put her up to 35,000.

Maceiras is hardly in trouble, though, on 40,500.

Tags: Annette Obrestad Juan Maceiras

10-03-2009 21:36 UTC+2

Tommi Guns Down Opponent

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Finnish EPT fixture Tommi Etelapera has doubled up to over 50,000 when his {A-Hearts}

four-flushed his opponent's {J-Clubs}

, the board coming down a particularly cruel {J-Diamonds}

. His woeful opponent is reduced to shrapnel.

Tags: Tommi Etelapera

10-03-2009 21:33 UTC+2

If You Weren't Already Aware...

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The London EPT is being held at a new location in the Hilton Hotel on Edgeware Road...

10-03-2009 21:30 UTC+2

Pomroy Pummels the Opposition

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He might look like he's not old enough to play poker, even in Europe, but our current chip leader Sonny Pomroy has a stack to fear -- he's sitting on a monstrous 175,000.

Tags: Sonny Pomroy

10-03-2009 21:25 UTC+2

Regicide!

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Michael Martin appears to have been eliminated just before the dinner break, meaning we'll be crowning a new EPT London champion in a few days time.

10-03-2009 21:24 UTC+2

Dyer Straits For Akenhead

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Has an Akenhead after celebrating the recent success.

James Akenhead has apparently busted, just before the dinner break according to friend Praz Bansi.

Greg Dyer apparently called three barrels on a {K-?}