PokerStars.com EPT Warsaw Championship Main Event Day 1a | 2009 PokerStars.com EPT Warsaw

10-20-2009 18:08 UTC+3

Breaking Things

[user66118]

The players are on a 15-minute break.

10-20-2009 17:40 UTC+3

On a recent pass of the room, a new chip leader has been spotted. Sitting at JC Alvarado's table is [Removed:40]. Vitagliano has amassed a stack of 81,000 over the early couple of levels here in Warsaw.

Tags: JC Alvarado

10-20-2009 17:25 UTC+3

Flopping Sets Like it's His Job

[user66118]

We joined a three-way pot in action as the dealer ran out a flop of {9-Diamonds}

. Peter Eastgate was first to speak, and he led out with a bet of 1,475. Mikael Lundell quickly called as the third player ducked out of the way.

The turn was the {4-Clubs}

, and Eastgate fired again, 2,500 this time. Lundell instantly called, and the river was the {K-Diamonds}

. Another bet of 6,000 from Eastgate saw Lundell nearly beat him into the pot with one final call. Eastgate tabled {J-Clubs}

, and that was plenty good enough to win himself a nice pot.

The Team PokerStars Pro has bounced back from his early woes. He's up to 44,000 now.

Tags: Mikael Lundell Peter Eastgate

10-20-2009 17:19 UTC+3

Barcelona Participants

donpeters

EPT Barcelona champion, Carter Phillips, is playing today

In the beginning of September, the PokerStars.net European Poker Tour made it's stop in Barcelona, Spain. Carter Phillips came out victorious and is doing well in the event today, sitting on just under 50,000. The third-place finisher, Santiago Terrazas, is also playing today. He has right around 36,000. Mihai Manole finished right behind Terrazas in fourth and is currently yielding a stack size of 26,000.

Tags: Barcelona Carter Phillips European Poker Tour Mihai Manole PokerStars.net Santiago Terrazas Spain

10-20-2009 17:15 UTC+3

Bosen Wins One Back

donpeters

Peter Bosen raised to 550 from early position and was called by Tomasz Krzesiński. The flop came down {10-Diamonds}

and Bosen checked. Krzesiński fired an even 1,000. Bosen made the call.

The turn was the {J-Diamonds}

and both players checked to see the river come the {3-Spades}

. Bosen reached into his stack and fired out 2,200. Krzesiński folded, moving Bosen up to 49,000.

Tags: Peter Bosen Tomasz Krzesiński

10-20-2009 17:07 UTC+3

Bosen Sliding

donpeters

Peter Bosen raised to 700 from middle position and was called in two spots. Poland's Tomasz Krzesiński called on the button and the small blind called as well. The flop was {10-Diamonds}

for the three players and action checked around.

The turn brought the {9-Spades}

and Bosen checked after the small blind had checked. Krzesiński fired 1,700 in position and got both players to fold. He is now up to 32,000. Bosen slipped to 47,500 and has been steadily decreasing since winning that massive pot early on and doubling his stack.

Tags: Peter Bosen Tomasz Krzesiński

Level: 4

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 0

10-20-2009 16:52 UTC+3

Crazy Eights for Eastgate

[user66118]

Three players, including Peter Eastgate, limped into the pot before the button made a raise to 1,200. That was enough to get him heads up with Eastgate whether he intended to or not.

The flop came {8-Hearts}

, and Eastgate tapped the table. He watched his opponent continue out with a bet before sticking in a small check-raise. His opponent shoved his stack forward, and Eastgate called all in for his last 15,000 or so. His opponent tabled {Q-Spades}

, and Eastgate's {8-Clubs}

had outflopped him in a big way. The turn was a safe {K-Diamonds}

, and the extremely safe {8-Diamonds}

spiked the river to improve the defending WSOP champ to the winning quad eights.

That double up moves Eastgate back over the starting stack to about 33,000.

Tags: Peter Eastgate

10-20-2009 16:46 UTC+3

Flight Day 1a

donpeters

Last year, 99 players sat down to play Day 1a of the PokerStars.net EPT Warsaw Main Event. This year, the number of participants on the first day is down slightly with 88 entrants taking to the felt. There is expected to be many more entrants in tomorrow's field, but it's going to be a toss up whether or not the total number of entrants from last year (217) will be surpassed.

10-20-2009 16:40 UTC+3

Mattern Doubles Up

donpeters

There was a raise from under the gun to 550 and a call before Arnaud Mattern reraised to 2,425. Action folded all the way back around to the player under the gun and he put in a large reraise to 23,750. The next player folded and action fell to Mattern. He thought for a minute or two before sticking all of his chips into the middle to make the call.

Mattern was the player at risk holding {K-Clubs}