Break
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
Gus Hansen Rumor Dispelled
New Leader
Battle Team PokerStars
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, Thor Hansen check-called a bet from fellow-TeamPokerStars Pro Dario Minieri. The turn came the 
, and after another check, Minieri fired 3,950 more chips at the pot. Hansen paused for a bit before flicking in the call.The river was the
, and Hansen passed again. Minieri bet 6,450, but the dealer announced, "Six thousand nine hundred fifty." Shaun Deeb corrected him, but the dealer repeated the same wrong amount. Deeb repeated himself, and the dealer finally nodded in agreement that it was, in fact, 6,450. Hansen shook his head back and forth and eventually folded.As Minieri pulled in the pot, he pleaded with the dealer, "Please try to pay a little more attention, okay? That's six times now..."
The dealer half-apologized, and Minieri added, "It's very important. If you have to announce the bet amount..." He was trailing off, but it appeared that the dealer understood. Minieri shouldn't have too much reason to complain; he's on about 54,000 after that pot.
Shaun Deeb had the last word. "Yeah, who's going to announce the bet amounts when I bust?"
King-High Kitai
. Cena made the call.The turn was the
and Cena checked. Kitai checked right behind him.After the
hit the felt on the river, Cena fired out 3,200. Kitai tanked for some time. He went back and forth between looking like he was going to call to looking like he was going to fold. In the end, Kitai made the call. Cena just shooked his head, quickly flashed his cards, and then flung them into the muck. Kitai then tabled 
for just king high and raked in the pot.Kitai is sitting on 22,000 chips now.
Nitsche Scoops One
and action checked to Nitsche. He fired a continuation bet of 1,500 and only the cutoff seat called.The turn paired the top card on board, adding the
. Nitsche and his opponent checked.The river put a third ten out there when the
fell. Nitsche reached for some chips and laid out a bet of 2,800. HIs opponent went into the tank. After about a minute, the player started shaking his head and then mucked his hand. Nitsche is up to 43,000 chips.
Level: 4
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 0
Roberto Romanello is On a Boat
. Sebastian Bauer was first to speak, and he checked. Roberto Romanello put out a bet of 600, and Bauer made the call.The turn was the
, and Bauer led out into the pot with a bet of 1,000. Romanello shot a glance to his right before sticking in a raise to 2,500. After a bit of hesitation, Bauer grabbed enough chips to cover his opponent and flung them into the middle. Before they even hit the felt, Romanello said, "I call," committing his final 11,550 chips to the pot.Showdown
Bauer:
Romanello:
Romanello needed only to fade a king to stay alive, and the river was a safe
. That spells a double up for Romanello, and it puts him right back to his starting stack of 30,000.
ElkY Getting Chips Back
The flop came down
. ElkY checked and then Gryko checked behind.The turn added the
to the board. ElkY checked once more and Gryko tapped the table right behind him.The river was the
. ElkY was first to act and opted for a bet of 3,300. Gryko paused for thought, but then slid his cards into the middle. After having dropped some chips recently, ElkY is back up to 41,000.
Lacay Wins Without Showing
as the first player act. Aleksey Yuzikov fired 3,000 and then Ludovic Lacay called. ElkY folded.The river brought the
and Yuzikov checked. Lacay checked behind and then instantly, Yuzikov mucked his hand. Lacay asked if he needed to show and the dealer informed him that he didn't need to. Lacay was awarded the pot without showing and is now back up over the starting stack amount to 30,500.