As we melt into level two cheeky, chirpy Roberto Romanello is sat behind 58,000 chips. The enigmatic Welshman told us that three people saw an all-spade king-high flop in a three bet pot. The aggressor fired out a c-bet of 3,000 and Romanello was the only remaining player to call. The turn saw the aggressor fire out a bet of 6,000 and Romanello once again called. On the river the aggressor bet 5,000, Romanello put him all-in and the aggressor called.
Romanello
Eliminated Player
Romanello, who now has 58,000 chips, was telling us how excited he was for EPT Prague, which comes up in a few weeks time. Romanello will be the defending champion going into that event and he has half of Wales travelling over to support him.
Not the best of starts for the former EPT San Remo champion, he's just paid off a bet on the river of a board against Joe Elpayaa, the American player flipping for a full house to scoop a pot worth a couple of thousand chips.
Chris Moorman is one of the fifteen or so late arrivals so far to this Day 1A as the starting number jumps from 121 to 136 currently with just over an hour left to register.
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Casey Kastle eliminated early at EPT Loutrakis
Casey Kastle check-called three streets on a before check-raising the river against Roman Makhlin but the Russian moved all in and Kastle eventually made the call. Makhlin turned over for the nut full house and Kastle mucked, presumably the case jack.
Former EPT Champion Kent Lundmark has just received a nice early Christmas present from Paul Ribaud. In fact Ribaud was so eager to hand his presents to Lundmark he didn't even wrap them. 20,000 chips - thank you very much!
Lundmark opened under-the-gun to 325 and Ribaud made it 1,350 two seats to his left. A third player called on the button before the action fell back to Lundmark who four-bet to 4,425. Paul Ribaud moved all-in, the player on the button took a side-step and Lundmark made the call.
Lundmark
Ribaud
Ribaud moved into an unlikely lead when the dealer gave us the flop of , but the turn and river came to the rescue of our previous champion. The and giving Lundmark a straight and he was up to around 50,000 in chips. Ribaud was a goner.
McLean Karr has already moved his chips into the middle of the table, as early as level one. Here is how the hand went down:
Karr raised to 225 in early position and the player seated on the button three-bet to 675. The small blind folded and the big blind cold-called before the action returned to Karr. Karr took his time before four-betting to 2,175 and both opponents quickly called. The dealer placed right next to the 6,575 in the pot and the big blind checked to Karr who bet 4,875. All eyes moved onto the player on the button and he raised to 12,000. The big blind folded his hand and Karr placed his remaining chips into one huge tower and moved them across the line. The player on the button went into the tank and when he came out he decided to fold his hand.
A flop of was checked to Mclean Karr who fired out 525 and was called by the button before Elias Brussianos, who had checked the flop from the big blind, now raised to 1,300. Karr made the call and the button folded leaving us with two players to the turn. Brussianos thought long and hard before checking once more and Karr continued on with a bet of 2,275 - it was all too much for Brussianos who elected to fold handing the pot over to his compatriot.
The first player to act in the hand limped from under the gun before David Vamplew raised a few seats to his left. The price was 300 and only the limper paid it, and the two of them shared a flop of which they both checked. The turn was the and the under the gun limper bet 300 and Vamplew called. The final card to be shown was the and both players checked. The player under the gun showed and Vamplew mucked his cards unseen.
The title is not referring to the female attendees at EPT Loutraki because at the moment there are none. Instead we are referring to the superstars of world poker who have turned up on time to play in level one.
Here is a list that includes four former EPT champions: Kent Lundmark, Roberto Romanello, Rupert Elder and David Vamplew.
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board against Joe Elpayaa, the American player flipping 
for a full house to scoop a pot worth a couple of thousand chips.
and 
giving Lundmark a straight and he was up to around 50,000 in chips. Ribaud was a goner.
right next to the 6,575 in the pot and the big blind checked to Karr who bet 4,875. All eyes moved onto the player on the button and he raised to 12,000. The big blind folded his hand and Karr placed his remaining chips into one huge tower and moved them across the line. The player on the button went into the tank and when he came out he decided to fold his hand.
was checked to Mclean Karr who fired out 525 and was called by the button before Elias Brussianos, who had checked the flop from the big blind, now raised to 1,300. Karr made the call and the button folded leaving us with two players to the 
turn. Brussianos thought long and hard before checking once more and Karr continued on with a bet of 2,275 - it was all too much for Brussianos who elected to fold handing the pot over to his compatriot.
which they both checked. The turn was the 
and the under the gun limper bet 300 and Vamplew called. The final card to be shown was the 
