2009 PokerStars.net EPT Kyiv

€5,000 EPT Kyiv Main Event
Day: 1a
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Event Info

2009 PokerStars.net EPT Kyiv

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
4♥9♦
Prize
€330,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€4,700
Prize Pool
€1,391,200
Entries
296
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
5,000

Room To Move

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Tables in the foreground with the spectators looking on from above
Tables in the foreground with the spectators looking on from above
The Kyiv Sports Palace that is hosting this opening EPT event is vaguely reminiscent of a large high school gymnasium. We've heard a few mumbled complaints about the venue, but all in all, things aren't so bad. There is a huge main floor which is covered with an admittedly ghastly light blue carpet. Underneath, your feet can feel the wood floor and the creaking of metal spacers that have been put in place. The tournament is taking up less than a quarter of the floor space, and there are a side event and a few sit-n-go's occupying another quarter. A full half of the palace is curtained off for the media and other logistical offices.

Along the rail, a procession of spectators has been shuffling in and out. The day began with a strong cheering section up in the bleachers, but the crowd has begun to thin a bit as the day has progressed. We can't imagine why; it's awfully exciting to watch a poker tournament from 50 yards away.