PokerStars.com EPT Warsaw Championship Main Event | 2009 PokerStars.com EPT Warsaw

10-25-2009 16:07 UTC+3

Vaserfirer Stays Aggressive

donpeters

Oleksandr Vaserfirer raised to 55,000 from middle position and Clayton Mozdzen called from the cutoff seat. From the small blind, Alfio "aLFioSn0b" Battisti reraised to 155,000. Action fell back on Vaserfirer and he first pulled back his original raise and then stuck out two big stacks of chips, totaling 370,000. Mozdzen folded, as did Battisti.

Vaserfirer moved to over 2.5 million. Battisti slipped to 600,000.

Tags: Alfio Battisti Clayton Mozdzen Oleksandr Vaserfirer

10-25-2009 16:12 UTC+3

Pagano Picks Up Some Chips

donpeters

From the button, PokerStars SuperNova Elite Alfio "aLFioSn0b" Battisti raised to 55,000. Christophe Benzimra called out of the small blind and then Luca Pagano, member of Team PokerStars PRO Italy, reraised to 185,000 from the big blind. Both Battisti and Benzimra folded, moving Pagano back to 970,000.

Tags: Alfio Battisti Christophe Benzimra Luca Pagano

10-25-2009 16:16 UTC+3

Mozdzen Gets Check-Raised

donpeters

Oleksandr Vaserfirer limped in from the small blind and Clayton Mozdzen checked his option in the big blind. The two players went to the flop and saw it come {K-Diamonds}

.

First, Vaserfirer checked and then Mazdzen fired 20,000, the minimum bet. Vaserfirer made the call before the {9-Diamonds}

fell on the turn. He checked again to Mozdzen, who fired 70,000.

Vaserfirer has been aggressive all tournament long and wasn't going to switch up during this hand. He check-raised Mozdzen on the turn to 200,000 and Mozdzen snap-folded {K-Clubs}

with disgust.

Mozdzen is down to 615,000.

Tags: Clayton Mozdzen Oleksandr Vaserfirer

10-25-2009 16:19 UTC+3

Mozdzen Raised Off Another Hand

donpeters

Clayton Mozdzen called a 55,000-chip raise from under-the-gun Alfio "aLFioSn0b" Battisti. Mozdzen was in the small blind and first to act after the flop of {J-Clubs}

. He checked to Battisti, who also checked.

The turn brought the {8-Diamonds}

. Mozdzen fired 75,000 into the pot. Dario Minieri looked on from the rail behind Battisti as he watched his fellow Italian stick in a raise to 230,000. Mozdzen folded {Q-Spades}

, letting his top pair go again. He's now down to 470,000.

Tags: Alfio Battisti Clayton Mozdzen

10-25-2009 16:23 UTC+3

Mozdzen Fearful of Aces

donpeters

Luca Pagano raised to 55,000 from under the gun before Clayton Mozdzen moved all in for for about 470,000 total. This was the third hand in a row that Mozdzen was involved in.

Pagano folded and Mozdzen flashed two red aces saying, "I haven't had this hand all tourament. I told myself I was going to bust with it."

Tags: Clayton Mozdzen Luca Pagano

10-25-2009 16:30 UTC+3

Rough Go for Mozdzen

donpeters

Mozdzen can't stay out of the line of fire even under his hood

From under the gun, Clayton Mozdzen raised to 55,000. Oleksandr Vaserfirer called out of the big blind and the flop came {10-Clubs}

. Both players checked.

The turn was the {Q-Clubs}

and Vaserfirer checked again. Mozdzen fired 70,000 before Vaserfirer check-raised to 170,000, prompting a snap-fold from Mozdzen.

"Check-raise, check-raise, check-raise!" complained Mozdzen, slipping down to 430,000.

Tags: Clayton Mozdzen Oleksandr Vaserfirer

10-25-2009 16:33 UTC+3

'A Very Good Fold'

[user66118]

For the second hand in a row, Christophe Benzimra opened the pot with an early-position raise to 65,000. He took down the pot on the first hand, but he found action from Luca Pagano on the second go-round.

Pagano asked Benzimra for an estimate of his remaining stack, which was right at 500,000 behind. Satisfied by the answer, Pagano stuck in a re-raise to 215,000, enough to fold the table back around to his opponent.

Benzimra leaned back in his chair with a big sigh, then leaned forward again to eye up Pagano's stack. "You have more chips than me, no?"

The answer was a quick, "Yep," from Pagano who had his man well covered.

"I fold," said Benzimra confidently, flipping his {9-Diamonds}

face-up in the middle of the table.

"It was a very good fold," said Pagano, passing his two cards in between his hands slowly. He showed up the {10-Diamonds}

, adding a few more chips to his stack.

Tags: Christophe Benzimra Luca Pagano

10-25-2009 16:44 UTC+3

Vaserfirer Sends Benzimra Tanking

[user66118]

Christophe Benzimra made it 65,000 once again, this time first-in from the button. Big stack Oleksandr Vaserfirer came along with the call from the big blind, and the two men watched the flop roll out {6-Diamonds}

. They both checked, and Vaserfirer fired out 65,000 when the turn revealed the {6-Clubs}

.

Benzimra quickly called, and the river was the {7-Spades}

. Vaserfirer delayed for a bit this time, but he eventually slid out a healthy bet of 180,000, representing a big chunk of his opponent's stack. Benzimra would sit deep in the tank for several minutes as the break clock ticked away.

Vaserfirer finally called time after about five solid minutes, and Benzimra elected to let his hand go and keep his chips intact as the players headed off for refreshments.

10-25-2009 16:45 UTC+3

Hold the Clock

[user66118]

The remaining 6 players are on their first 15-minute break of the day.

Level: 23

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 2,000