2010 EPT Snowfest Main Event Day 1a | 2010 PokerStars.net EPT Snowfest

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 75

03-22-2010 00:31 UTC+2

Perner Pouncing

Mickey Doft

Bernhard Perner is far and away chip leading at this point on Day 1a. He recently held {10-?}

and busted an opponent who had {6-?}

. The details are a bit of a mystery, but the board did have a ten and a six.

Perner won the hefty pot and is now on a stack of 210,000.

Tags: Bernhard Perner

03-22-2010 00:27 UTC+2

Heinz Kamutzki opened for 1,300 and a super-short-stacked player shoved behind for around 4,000. The action moved around to Fatima de Melo in the small blind, who reshoved. Kamutzki squirmed for a bit, but eventually folded.

De Melo: {Q-Clubs}

Mr. All In Short Stack: {A-Spades}

Board:

De Melo dipped back down to around 30,000 while Mr. Short Stack doubled up to stay in the game. "I had an ace," said Kamutzki sadly.

Tags: Fatima de Melo

03-22-2010 00:23 UTC+2

Glo and Jesper

[user66118]

Jetsetting around the globe, prop betting with Peter Eastgate, and organized snowball fighting. Oh, he talks a little about poker too. Check it out:

Tags: Jesper Hougaard

03-22-2010 00:21 UTC+2

Caramatti Clubbed

[user46392]

Nicolo Caramatti raised in mid position and then called a reraise from Jonathan Villeneuve in the cutoff.

Flop: {J-Clubs}

Carametti checked and Villeneuve bet 4,575. Carametti now check-raised to 12,500, and after a moment Villeneuve called.

Turn: {9-Clubs}

Both players checked, and they proceeded.

River: {5-Clubs}

That's an awful lot of clubs for one board. Carametti checked again. Villeneuve checked his hole cards, and then bet 16,000. Carametti dwelled up. "How big is your club?" he asked eventually, which elicited a few smiles from inappropriately-minded media personnel but no reaction from Villeneuve. "I have a really really good hand," said Carametti sadly, but continued to dwell. Eventually the clock was called on him. He folded violently enough for his cards to fly right off the table; he immediately apologized and made some this-felt-is-very-slippery-isn't-it gestures.

"Show me your club," he pleaded, but Villeneuve grinned and mucked.

Tags: Jonathan Villeneuve Nicolo Carametti

03-22-2010 00:14 UTC+2

Chip Counts From Around The Room

Mickey Doft

Luca Falaschi - busted
Kristoffer Thorsson - 110,000
Aaron Gustavson - busted
Jesper Hougaard - 52,000
Fatima de Melo - 26,000
Bernhard Perner - 140,000
Johannes Strassmann - 60,000

03-22-2010 00:11 UTC+2

Good Morning, Daniel

[user66118]

Casper Toft opened to 1,500 from middle position, and he found action only from Daniel Negreanu. In the big blind, he shrugged, said "Okay, if you say so..." and threw in the extra 900 chips to see a flop.

It came out {2-Spades}

, and Negreanu checked. As soon as Toth motioned at the pot, Negreanu flung his cards into the muck with a quickness. But he wasn't sure Toft saw the fold, and Negreanu tried the ol' fold-shove, moving his chips into the pot with no cards. Toth was indeed paying attention, though, and the two men smirked at each other as the dealer pushed the pot to Toth.

Negreanu took the chance to regale his table with the story of the time Antonio Esfandiari pulled that same angle against him. It looks like Negreanu's waking up a bit over there.

03-22-2010 00:07 UTC+2

Dara Doubles Up

[user46392]

We're not sure when the chips went in, but we arrived just in time to see Dara O'Kearney (button) doubling up through the gent in the small blind.

O'Kearney: {Q-Clubs}

Mr. Small Blind: {A-Clubs}

Board:

O'Kearney doubled to 34,000 while his opponent made a face.

Tags: Dara O'Kearney

03-22-2010 00:02 UTC+2

Kastle's Towers Under Construction

[user66118]

Darko Babic was first into the pot from the cutoff seat, and he made a healthy raise to 3,100. Action passed to big blind Casey Kastle, and he announced a re-raise. He threw the calling chips out there first, then added four yellowbirds for a total wager of 23,100.

That sent Babic deep into the tank, contemplating a decision for most of his own chips. He asked for a count of Kastle's remainder, and he learned he and his opponent had both started the hand with about 41,000. Babic counted down his own stack again just to be sure, and he tried to coerce some info from across the table. Kastle was stonewalling him, though, offering a quiet, "There's only one way to find out."

After another minute or so, Babic reluctantly released his cards to end the drama.

Kastle's on about 44,000 now.

03-21-2010 23:45 UTC+2

Negreanu Pressure Forces Queens to Fold

Mickey Doft

Daniel Negreanu raised to 1,375 in middle position and was called by both the players on the button and in the big blind.

The flop came down {J-Diamonds}