€5,000 EPT Kyiv Main Event Day 2 | 2009 PokerStars.net EPT Kyiv

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

08-20-2009 13:25 UTC+3

Hold the Clock

[user66118]

We've reached the end of the first level today, and the players are taking a 15-minute break. During the down time, those pesky green T25 chips will be colored up and raced off.

08-20-2009 13:24 UTC+3

Jason Kudron -- in the top ten in chips when Day 2 began -- had a rough first level today and found himself down to just 15,000 when he was moved to Katja Thater's table. Soon afterwards he doubled through Thater, moving back up over 30,000 and leaving Thater with just a piddling 400 chips.

Forced to go all in from the small blind, Thater found herself heads up with {10-Clubs}

against an opponent's {A-Hearts}

. The first four community cards came {K-Spades}

, and Thater started to stand up. But the river was the {10-Spades}

and she retook her seat.

On the next hand, a player in early position raised to 2,300, then Luca Falaschi reraised to 12,000 from the hijack seat. Thater looked at her cards, shrugged, and pushed her tiny stack all in. The blinds and original raiser folded, Falaschi showed {Q-Hearts}

, and Thater {8-Diamonds}

.

The flop came {7-Hearts}

, eliciting a few "oohs" from the table. The turn was the {3-Clubs}

, and Thater looked comfortable remaining in her seat. But the river brought the {Q-Clubs}

, stealing the hand away and eliminating the German. Falaschi now has 46,000.

Tags: Katja Thater

08-20-2009 13:22 UTC+3

Demidov Sliding

[user66118]

The action for this hand isn't exactly clear as we walked up with a flop already out on board. It showed {K-Diamonds}

, and there were 21,300 chips already in the middle of the table.

In front of Yulius Sepman were laid all 17,300 of his chips putting himself all in pending the decision of his lone opponent, Ivan Demidov. It would take several minutes for the Team PokerStars Pro to mull over his decision as he once or twice flashed that familiar eye roll of his. "It's like... sometimes he has eight-nine here... or king-ten..." he trailed off, talking to nobody in particular. Finally, he dropped the calling chips into the pot with a regretful look on his face.

At least he knew he was wrong. Sepman tabled {A-Spades}

, and Demidov turned over {K-Hearts}

with a shake of the head. The turn was a blank {9-Spades}

, and the

that filled out the board was a useless card as well. Sepman's overpair holds, doubling him up close to 60,000 while that slip-up drops Demidov back down to 17,000.

Tags: Ivan Demidov Yulius Sepman

08-20-2009 13:14 UTC+3

Ziv Picked Off

Shamus

David Jaoui raised from middle position, and it folded around to Oleksandr Ziv of the Ukraine who called from the big blind. The flop came {A-Diamonds}

and both players checked. The turn brought the {3-Hearts}

and a bet of 3,000 from Ziv. Jaoui counted out his stack -- about 30,000 -- then made the call.

The river brought the {10-Hearts}

. Ziv quickly fired 6,000, then settled behind his large sunglasses. Jaoui fretted for a couple of minutes before finally making the call. Ziv continued to sit motionless until Jaoui repeated he had called, thus inviting Ziv to show his hand. The Ukrainian sheepishly turned over {6-Diamonds}

. Jaoui showed {A-Spades}

and claimed the pot.

Ziv is still quite healthy, though, with a stack of 85,000. Jaoui now sits with 45,000.

Tags: Oleksandr Ziv

08-20-2009 13:03 UTC+3

Scheduling Note

[user66118]

Day 2 is well underway now, and the players have begun to settle into their seats. Today's levels are 75 minutes, and that's how they'll stay for the rest of the event. Tournament Director Thomas Kremser initially announced that we would play five or six levels today, depending on how play progressed.

It took just about a half hour for Kremser to realize that five levels would be enough as players are following each other out the exit door at a brisk pace. That means we'll finish up after the 1,000/2,000 level somewhere around 7pm.

08-20-2009 13:01 UTC+3

Lunkin Sunk

Shamus

Vitaly Lunkin began the day with just 19,500 chips, and during the first half of our first level today was unsuccessful in his attempt to gather any momentum. In short order he found his stack down around 10,000.

Just now the Russian found himself in a hand versus his fellow countryman, Alekseu Tsessarsky. With the board showing {A-Spades}

, Tsessarsky announced he was all in, and Lunkin called with his remaining short stack. Tsessarsky showed {A-Diamonds}

for top pair, while Lunkin showed {J-Clubs}

for jacks and a straight draw.

The river was the {2-Clubs}

, and Lunkin was eliminated. He came around to shake hands with Tsessarsky and wish him well.

We've quickly lost 30 players here in the first level of play today. There are 173 remaining.

Tags: Alekseu Tsessarsky Vitaly Lunkin

08-20-2009 12:55 UTC+3

Climbing Mt. Evdakov

[user66118]

We join a three-handed pot in progress as the dealer spread out a flop of {9-Diamonds}

. Big blind Albert Iverson checked, and Maxim Lykov made a bet of 3,300 from the cutoff seat. On the button, Nikolay Evdakov put in the call while Iverson quickly ducked out of the way.

Heads up now, the turn card came the {9-Clubs}

to pair the board. Lykov passed this time, and he would eventually call a bet of 6,000 from Evdakov. The last card off was the {6-Diamonds}

, and Lykov checked again. Evdakov slid another 7,000 chips into the pot, and his opponent would ponder carefully before making the call. Evdakov tabled {K-Diamonds}

, and his king-high flush was the winner.

That pot lifts the Russian up to 69,000.

Tags: Nikolay Evdakov

08-20-2009 12:38 UTC+3

Calling the Clock on Andrew Feldman

[user66118]

Andrew Feldman comes into Day 2 with a top-third chip stack, sitting just shy of 100,000. As play concluded last night, he took a moment with Gloria for a little thing we like to call, "Calling the Clock". Check it:

08-20-2009 12:34 UTC+3

Guerra Goes Out

[user66118]

Zhukov Vyacheslav opened the pot with a middle-position raise, and Cristiano "crisbus81" Guerra moved all in for just less than 20,000. When the table folded back around, Vyacheslav quickly called with {A-Clubs}