2009 PokerStars.com EPT Warsaw

PokerStars.com EPT Warsaw Championship Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2009 PokerStars.com EPT Warsaw

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a7
Prize
1,493,170 PLN
Event Info
Buy-in
23,500 PLN
Entries
203
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
4,000

Tulchinskiy Takes a Small One

Voitto Rintala opened with a raise to 500 from middle position, and the button called, as did Mikhail Tulchinskiy in the small blind. The three men saw the flop come out {4-Spades} {Q-Spades} {4-Diamonds}, and action checked to the button. He put out a bet of 1,100 before Tulchinskiy stuck in a raise to 3,300.

That quickly folded Rintala, and the button would eventually release his hand as well, flashing the {Q-Hearts} as he returned his cards to the dealer. Tulchinskiy is up to about 38,000.

Tags: Mikhail Tulchinski

Manole Back to Starting Stack

Mihai Manole raised to 500 from the button before an opponent out of the big blind three-bet him to 1,850. Manole made the call.

The flop came down {10-Diamonds} {7-Clubs} {2-Hearts} and the big blind fired 2,700. Manole took his time, being a very methodical player if you remember our EPT Barcelona coverage, but eventually folded his hand. He's slipped back down to the starting stack of 30,000.

Tags: Mihai Manole

Pagano Picks One Up

Luca Pagano in action
Luca Pagano in action
An under-the-gun player raised to 550 and Luca Pagano made the call from middle position. The two players were heads up to a flop of {8-Clubs} {8-Hearts} {2-Clubs}. The preflop raiser fired 650 and Pagano called.

The turn brought the {K-Diamonds} and the first player led with a bet again into Pagano. The bet was for 1,100 and Pagano opted to raise to 3,000. This sent his opponent into the tank and he eventually folded. Pagano is up to 44,000 chips.

Tags: Luca Pagano

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Staying Occupied

Marcin Horecki is sitting quietly at his table reading an Ian Fleming James Bond book. Horecki hasn't really done much at the table during the first couple levels here and is sitting with just over his starting stack at 31,000. Maybe the book is just more interesting.

Tags: Marcin Horecki

Mexico vs. France

Manuel Bevand
Manuel Bevand
The preflop action wasn't absolutely clear when we joined this hand, but it appeared that Manuel Bevand had limped into the pot under the gun, and Angel Guillen was content to take a free flop from the big blind.

The flop came out {J-Clubs} {4-Spades} {5-Spades}, and Guillen check-called a bet of 500. On the turn, the {5-Spades} drew a check from both players, and the {6-Diamonds} on the river double paired the board. Guillen checked again, and Bevand put out a bet of 1,275. Guillen would take a minute or two to think it over before flicking in the calling chips.

Bevand tabled {J-Diamonds} {10-Spades}, and Guillen checked his cards twice more before sending them into the muck. He's down to about 24,500 now, while Bevand moves ahead over 35,000.

Tags: Angel GuillenManuel Bevand

Chip Counts

Here are some updated chip counts from around the room.

Peter Bosen - 58,000
Carter Phillips - 51,000
JC Alvarado - 50,400
Peter Hedlund - 37,000
Marcin Horecki - 31,000
Viotto Rintala - 30,000
Michel Abecassis - 30,000
Luca Pagano - 28,500
Angel Guillen - 28,150
Alexander Kravchenko - 27,200
Atanas Gueorguiev - 24,800
Mihai Manole - 23,000
Peter Eastgate - 20,075
Arnaud Mattern - 11,000