2009 PokerStars.com EPT San Remo
€5,300 EPT San Remo Main Event
Day: 2
Hitting the Stelmak
Board: a harmless
A Little Seat Change Controversy
"Alex, Alex," he said. "Let's just get it right. Call the floor." TD Thomas Kremser was summoned to the table and quickly ruled that Chen's seat card should be Seat 8. Chen took his seat to Kravchenko's right and play resumed.
Kang Grits His Teeth
"What do you have?" Kang asked.
"Good play," responded his opponent.
"Good play or good cards?" Kang queried. He hoisted his massive German frame out of his chair to consider his options, briefly alarming the Italian. The Italian then stood up as well, not even coming to the top of Kang's shoulder. Seeking to remedy that situation, the Italian stood on his chair! He was just barely taller than Kang.
The whole table had a good laugh at the antics, including Kang. "Show me one card," Kang asked as he mucked his hand. Kang's opponent showed , causing Kang to grit his teeth.
"I run so bad in flips."
Kang still has 68,000 chips.
Day 2 Concludes
Those who fell by the wayside today include reigning champion Jason Mercier who barely lasted a few minutes of the first level. Katja Thater, Isabelle Mercier, Liam Flood, David Saab and Marcel Luske also failed to make the grade, and won't be going any deeper in this tournament.
On the other hand, it's been an incredibly good day for serial shirt-changing Croatian chip monster Dragan Galic. He started the day as chip leader and he's ending it that way too -- after an extraordinary run and four or five different shirts he's now on around 560,000, barring last minute accidents or surges during the last few hands when the press were ejected from the tournament area. Also doing very well indeed are emotional Italian Giuseppe Argento, and entertaining young Dutchman Constant Rijkenberg.
Join us back here for all the action tomorrow, internet connection permitting, of course.
€5,300 EPT San Remo Main Event
Day 2 Completed