That's A Wrap!
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That is the end of Day 1A of a brand new EPT season at a brand new location. 181 players started today in the Swissotel in beautiful Tallinn. Amongst the players were Vanessa Selbst, making her EPT debut as a Team Pokerstars Pro member as well as Arnaud Mattern (nursing a injured leg still) and Annette Obrestad.
Neither of the two ladies managed to make it through the day, Obrestad busting just before the end when she flopped a flush but lost out when her opponent managed to make a bigger flush on the river.
After a strong WSOP series, the Brits were hoping to make a good impression in the EPT but both bracelet winner Praz Bansi and Irish Open champion James Mitchell were among the early casualties, however the talented Javed Abrahams made it through.
Russian Matvey Linov lead the tournament for much of the day, his relentless aggression affording him a huge stack, but he was pipped by the end of play by Ali Tekintamgac. The German won the WPT in Barcelona in May and racked up an astonishing 203,200 in chips by the end of play, leaving him as the only player to pass the 200,000 mark.
Tomorrow we'll restart all over again with Dario Minieri and ElkY amongst those doing battle. Play will begin at 12pm (GMT+2) and the Pokernews Live Reporting Team will once more be bringing you all the action!