San Francisco Busboy Betrays Thorson
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The news wasn't good. He showed up
, in bad shape against the 
of Minieri.The board ran
, and Thorson's baby kicker was not good enough. He's been eliminated from Day 1b.
2009 PokerStars.com EPT Warsaw
PokerStars.com EPT Warsaw Championship Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 PokerStars.com EPT Warsaw
Buy-in
23,500 PLN
Entries
203
Level
25
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
4,000
The news wasn't good. He showed up
, in bad shape against the of Minieri.The board ran
, and Thorson's baby kicker was not good enough. He's been eliminated from Day 1b.
Mizzi Update
and the preflop raiser checked. Mizzi fired 2,100 which got Nguyen to muck. The other player came along to see the hit the turn.Here, both players checked and then the
completed the board. The first player bet 6,000 into Mizzi. MIzzi was slow to do so, but eventually released his hand, dropping to 22,000.
That's All for Thater
Lighting it Up Like a Roman-ello Candle
It brought
, and action checked to the raiser. He continued out with a bet of 2,000 into the pot of 2,775. Roberto Romanello called from the small blind, but Steen Hella stuck in a check-raise to 5,700. That was enough to fold Mattes, but Romanello came right along with the call.The turn was the
, and both players checked. The 
on the river double-paired the board, and Romanello fired out 11,000 chips. Mattes took one last look at his cards before returning them to the dealer, and Romanello picks up another pot.That latest grab moves him up to about 65,000.
Minieri and Sepman Do Battle
and the Sepman continued with a bet of 1,400. Minieri raised to 3,800 and Sepman called.The turn went check, check after the
fell to see the 
fall on the river. Sepman fired 2,275 and Minieri folded, dropping to 23,000.A few minutes later on a flop of
, William Thorsen fired a bet of 2,125. Minieri was next in line and he raised to 5,300. Sepman was also in the hand and put in a reraise, moving all in for 23,175 total. Thorsen tanked, with 2,600 behind, before folding. Minieri also tanked.After getting a count, Minieri asked Sepman where he was from. Sepman didn't respond at all. After a couple of minnutes, Minieri flipped over
and announced a fold. Sepman didn't show and raked in the pot. Minieri now has about 16,000 chips.
By the Numbers
The tournament will pay out the final 24 places, with the bottom level being worth 28,620 Zlotych. Players who make the final eight-handed table will all be guaranteed at least 133,570, and the top three spots are all worth more than a half-million Zlotych.
The last man or woman left standing with every chip in play will earn 1,493,170 (€358,944), the etched glass EPT trophy, an entry into the Grand Final in Monte Carlo next spring, and the bragging rights that go along with being an EPT champion.
Seban Gets the Better of Cena
and Seban checked. Cena fired 1,300 and Seban made the call.The turn was the
and Seban passed to Cena. Cena fired 2,600 this time. Seban check-raised to 6,200. Cena called.The river was the
and Seban checked. Cena checked right behind and then mucked his hand after Seban tabled 
for a set of jacks.Cena is down to 33,425 while Seban jumped to 45,000.
The Unbluffable Antony Lellouche
We walked up to the table to see more than 20,000 chips stacked in the middle and the board reading
. Antony Lellouche had checked, and after some debate, Jim Collopy had moved all in for 16,700.Lellouche went into the tank for several minutes as Collopy sat like a statue. The call represented nearly half of Lellouche's stack, and he eventually plunked the chips into the pot.
Collopy sighed and flung his cards high into the air. The
landed on the felt to reveal his bluff, and Collopy stood and prepared to exit. He just wanted to see the hand that beat him. Lellouche tabled 
for the baby pair, and Collopy let out a loud, "What the f**k?!" He quickly ducked under the ropes and out of the room as Lellouche stacked that big pot.The French pro is up around 75,000 after that monster call.
Back In Action
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25