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

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

10-21-2009 15:51 UTC+3

Back In Action

donpeters

The players have returned to their seats and the cards are back in the air.

Tags: Gus Hansen

10-21-2009 15:57 UTC+3

Registration is over and Day 1b has 115 players added to the field. That makes for 203 total entrants, slightly less than last year's 217. We'll be sure to post all of the payout information once it's received.

10-21-2009 16:19 UTC+3

Van Den Berg Picks Up Three Ladies

[user66118]

We caught up with this hand a bit late, but here's what we know. On a board showing {3-Diamonds}

, Thierry Van Den Berg got all 11,400 of his remaining chips into a pot of more than 30,000. Jeremie Zawadzki had the covering stack, and he tabled {K-?}

. Van Den Berg was in trouble, all in with his {Q-Diamonds}

.

Salvation would come, though, as the dealer ripped the {Q-Clubs}

off on the river to improve the Team PokerStars Pro to the winning trip queens. Zawadzki slammed the felt with his fist and walked away as Van Den Berg tried to justify his actions to the table.

"I knew I was in trouble," he said, "but I had to pay 11,000 for 70,000. I have to go all in." It wasn't quite 70,000, but Van Den Berg had a valid point. "It's really unlucky for him, but I had to go all in. I never suck out either. You can look at all the blogs. If you can find a hand where I sucked out, I'll pay your next buyin."

Van Den Berg has doubled his way up to about 60,000 courtesy of that two-outer on the river.

Tags: Jeremie Zawadzki Thierry Van Den Berg

10-21-2009 16:35 UTC+3

No Gus

donpeters

Whatever was said earlier, forget about it because Gus Hansen is not here. Rumors had spread that he was in the field today and his name even appeared on the entrant list prior to the start of action. We've yet to spot him down on the tournament floor all day long, in the casino, or even in the hotel.

Tags: Gus Hansen

10-21-2009 16:39 UTC+3

Lacay Wins Without Showing

donpeters

Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier checked the board of {8-Diamonds}

as the first player act. Aleksey Yuzikov fired 3,000 and then Ludovic Lacay called. ElkY folded.

The river brought the {K-Hearts}

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.

Tags: Aleksey Yuzikov Ludovic Lacay

10-21-2009 16:44 UTC+3

ElkY Getting Chips Back

donpeters

Richard Grace raised to 600 from the hijack seat. Sami "LarsLuzak" Kelopuro called in the cutoff. Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier called from the small blind and then action fell to the big blind, Richard Gryko. Gryko reraised to 2,550. Grace folded and then Kelopuro folded next. ElkY stayed in, electing to see the flop with Gryko.

The flop came down {K-Clubs}

. ElkY checked and then Gryko checked behind.

The turn added the {9-Spades}

to the board. ElkY checked once more and Gryko tapped the table right behind him.

The river was the {K-Diamonds}

. 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.

Tags: "ElkY""LarsLuzak"Bertrand Grospellier Richard Grace Richard Gryko Sami Kelopuro

10-21-2009 16:55 UTC+3

Roberto Romanello is On a Boat

[user66118]

We joined a heads-up pot in progress as the flop came out {9-Spades}

. 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 {7-Spades}

, 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: {K-Hearts}

Romanello: {7-Hearts}

Romanello needed only to fade a king to stay alive, and the river was a safe {5-Clubs}

. That spells a double up for Romanello, and it puts him right back to his starting stack of 30,000.

Tags: Roberto Romanello

Level: 4

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 0

10-21-2009 17:05 UTC+3

Nitsche Scoops One

donpeters

Dominik Nitsche raised the action preflop to 750 and was called in three spots: the cutoff, small blind, and big blind. The three players took a flop of {10-Spades}

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 {10-Diamonds}

. Nitsche and his opponent checked.

The river put a third ten out there when the {10-Clubs}

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.

Tags: Dominik Nitsche